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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Other Services (except Public Administration) in West Virginia, 2026 Edition

NAICS 81
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
4,212
Employees
21,788
Annual payroll
$699.7M

2. National context

West Virginia accounts for 0.53% of the 797,836 US establishments in this sector and ranks 39th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

WV avg annual wage
$32,112
US avg annual wage
$41,702

West Virginia sector wages are -23.0% versus the national average for NAICS 81.

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 Other Services (except Public Administration). Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Kanawha County5753,524
#2Wood County2551,474
#3Monongalia County2361,748
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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.