Labor & Wage Data
Civilian Work Force
7,100
Force Participation Rate
58.3%
Unemployment Rate
8.6%
Annual Job Growth Rate
??
Ave. Annual Wage (2008) $37,901
Worker Commuting Patterns
Reside & Work in County
3,638
Reside in, Work outside
4,752
Net Commutation
-3,792
Mean commute time 40 min
Employment by Industry (%)
Management/Professional
21.4
Service
14.6
Sales & Office
19.7
Agriculture
1.8
Construction/Extraction
16.1
Production/Transportation
26.4
Government* 17.5
* Public; not to be included with private industry
Transportation Options
Highways
Interstates
I-81 & I-66
U.S. Routes
50 & 220
WV Routes
28, 29, 127, 259
Trucking
Fed Ex, UPS, DHL, Roadway Express, ABF Freight, Yellow Transportation, & several local companies.
Rail
Commercial
CSX & South Branch Valley
Passenger
Amtrak
Potomac Eagle |
Air
Cumberland Regional &
five general airstrips
Bus
Potomac Valley Transit
Industrial Parks (Acres)
HC Industrial Park
57.9
Capon Bridge Park 90
Major Employers (# employees)
Public
Board of Education
526
Deaf & Blind School 187
Potomac Center
163
Bank of Romney 104
Committee on Aging 107
Regional Jail
75-80
Genesis Eldercare 100
County Government 80
Special Services 30
Hampshire County Health Department 10
Private
Memorial Hospital
135
Mill Branch Industries
38
Koppers Industries
51
Food Lion Grocery
67
Hampshire Manufacturing 5
Allegheny Power
32
Frontier
23
Shingleton Timber/Trucking
28
Dyno Nobel
20
Riverside Mulch 32
Capon Springs Resort
120
S.J. Morse
18
Gourmet Central 8
Imhauser Corp. 6
Fancy Hardwoods 15
Camp Rim Rock 19 seasonal |