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Real estate businesses in Wetzel County, WV
How Wetzel County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,201 of 2,229 scored counties
#20 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $83M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,579 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 240
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 66% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,734
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 real estate businesses in Wetzel County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 66% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $13,579 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Wetzel County spend about $83M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.4 times the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Wetzel County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wetzel County declined 4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Wetzel County is 47 (lower middle), #1,201 of 2,229 scored counties and #20 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Wetzel County compares
The same measures for West Virginia and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Wetzel County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 16.6 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 240 | 193 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,183 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,579 | $13,873 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $56,836 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Wetzel County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Wetzel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,734−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,113
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 358 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $56,836+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,103
- Median home value
- $107,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,984
- Daytime population
- 12,900Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morgan County, WV | 73 | 13 | 17.7 | 187 | +5.5% | #149 of 2,229 |
| 2Hampshire County, WV | 69 | 13 | 15.0 | 214 | +4.4% | #238 of 2,229 |
| 3Preston County, WV | 66 | 9 | 7.0 | 454 | −0.6% | #323 of 2,229 |
| 4Mason County, WV | 64 | 7 | 6.9 | 441 | −2.7% | #388 of 2,229 |
| 5Mineral County, WV | 64 | 13 | 11.7 | 280 | −0.4% | #394 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, WV | 64 | 15 | 13.0 | 241 | −1.0% | #402 of 2,229 |
| 7Marion County, WV | 61 | 35 | 15.0 | 219 | −1.2% | #536 of 2,229 |
| 8Mercer County, WV | 58 | 30 | 12.4 | 247 | −3.4% | #648 of 2,229 |
| 9Lewis County, WV | 57 | 6 | 8.6 | 370 | −3.7% | #693 of 2,229 |
| 10Hancock County, WV | 57 | 21 | 16.4 | 195 | −4.5% | #713 of 2,229 |
| 20Wetzel County, WV | 47 | 8 | 13.1 | 240 | −4.6% | #1,201 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Wetzel County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Wetzel County, WV?
Wetzel County has 8 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Wetzel County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wetzel County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $83M a year, or $13,579 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.4 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,113 households in Wetzel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wetzel County, WV compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Wetzel County has 13.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 240, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Wetzel County would have about 19, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Wetzel County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wetzel County at 13,734 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,113 households. The median household income in Wetzel County is $56,836 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Wetzel County scores 47 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,201 of 2,229 scored counties.
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