Barber shops in West Virginia 17 establishments · 83 employees · 2024

Firms (WV)

Employment

Avg Annual Pay

$38,903

State Rank

#46 of 52

How West Virginia compares to national

Metric	West Virginia	National	West Virginia vs. U.S.
Establishments	17	8,216	0.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$38,903	$38,389	+$514 (+1.3%)
Location quotient	0.40	1.00	60% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)	4.9	4.2	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-19.0%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.40 means barber shops are 60% under-represented in West Virginia's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for barber shops

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	New York	954	$30,404
2	Florida	848	$36,281
3	Texas	726	$41,096
4	California	661	$38,021
5	New Jersey	515	$32,298
6	Pennsylvania	330	$36,803
7	Illinois	328	$37,565
8	Georgia	268	$37,132
9	Virginia	262	$39,482
10	North Carolina	224	$42,484

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 812111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json