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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services in West Virginia, 2026 Edition

NAICS 56
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
1,526
Employees
32,418
Annual payroll
$1.26B

2. National context

West Virginia accounts for 0.34% of the 450,481 US establishments in this sector and ranks 45th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

WV avg annual wage
$38,730
US avg annual wage
$56,285

West Virginia sector wages are -31.2% versus the national average for NAICS 56.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
845
SAM debarred/excluded
1,233

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Kanawha County2195,060
#2Monongalia County1163,347
#3Cabell County1003,586
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.