RANKING · 2024 ACS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Most self-employed workers, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Bluefield, WVWV9,15821.9%+2.8 pts

02St. Albans, WVWV10,21021.7%+3.6 pts

03Morgantown, WVWV30,29319.1%−1.2 pts

04Brookhaven, WVWV6,21218.3%+2.9 pts

05Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67118.0%+3.8 pts

06Beckley, WVWV16,37317.8%+1.9 pts

07Charleston, WVWV46,11717.1%−0.3 pts

08Hurricane, WVWV7,36717.0%+1.8 pts

09Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90216.9%−4.1 pts

10Princeton, WVWV5,57816.4%−0.2 pts

11Huntington, WVWV44,81516.4%+1.0 pts

12Weirton, WVWV18,13316.2%+6.5 pts

13New Martinsville, WVWV5,03916.1%+1.9 pts

14Elkins, WVWV6,62215.7%+0.6 pts

15Clarksburg, WVWV15,56215.5%+3.5 pts

16Bridgeport, WVWV9,42715.3%+2.0 pts

17South Charleston, WVWV13,07215.2%−1.5 pts

18Wheeling, WVWV25,68015.2%+0.5 pts

19Moundsville, WVWV7,65915.1%+4.4 pts

20Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98815.0%+5.6 pts

21Dunbar, WVWV7,05014.8%−4.1 pts

22Teays Valley, WVWV14,15113.8%−0.6 pts

23Fairmont, WVWV18,03512.9%−1.3 pts

24Martinsburg, WVWV19,21112.0%−1.7 pts

25Parkersburg, WVWV28,59311.0%+0.4 pts

26Charles, WVWV9,32911.0%−0.6 pts

27Oak Hill, WVWV7,62910.6%−4.1 pts

28Vienna, WVWV10,3219.8%−4.4 pts

29Buckhannon, WVWV5,0549.6%−8.5 pts

30Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8539.3%−8.3 pts

31Nitro, WVWV6,2708.0%+0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES