Hampshire County Development Authority
"Steeped in Tradition & Prepared for Transition" in Hampshire County, West Virginia
Economic Profile of Hampshire County
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Imhauser Brass Tubing Employee
"Gourmet Central" food processing
"Coffee Cupboard" of Romney
Population |
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| 2005 | 21,099 |
| 2010 est. | 21,951 |
| Annual Growth Rate | 1.5% |
Labor & Wage Data |
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| Civilian Work Force | 9,630 |
| Force Participation Rate | 58.3% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.9% |
| Annual Job Growth Rate | 2.1% |
| Ave. Annual Wage (2005) | $24,254 |
Worker Commuting Patterns |
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| Reside & Work in County | 3,638 |
| Reside in, Work outside | 4,752 |
| Net Commutation | -3,792 |
| Mean commute time | 39.7 min |
Employment by Industry (%) |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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* Commercial |
CSX & South Branch Valley |
* Passenger |
Amtrak & Potomac Eagle |
| Air | |
Cumberland Regional & five general airstrips |
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| Bus | |
Potomac Valley Transit |
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Industrial Parks (Acres) |
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| HC Industrial Park | 57.9 |
| Capon Bridge Park | 90 |
Major Employers (# employees) |
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| Public | |
| Board of Education | 500 |
| Deaf & Blind School | 400 |
| Potomac Center | 150 |
| Bank of Romney | 98 |
| Committee on Aging | 87 |
| Regional Jail | 75-80 |
| Genesis Eldercare | 80 |
| County Government | 61 |
| Special Services | 30 |
| Private | |
| Memorial Hospital | 135 |
| Mill Branch Industries | 65 |
| Koppers Industries | 53 |
| Food Lion Grocery | 50 |
| Hampshire Manufacturing | 40 |
| Allegheny Power | 32 |
| Frontier | 26 |
| Shingleton Timber/Trucking | 24 |
| Dyno Nobel | 22 |
| Riverside Mulch | 20 |
| Capon Springs Resort | 20 |
| S.J. Morse | 18 |
| Gourmet Central | 15 |
| Imhauser Corp. | 10 |
| Fancy Hardwoods | 10 |
| Camp Rim Rock | 60 seasonal |
91 South High Street
Romney, WV 26757
304.822.4320 (phone)
304.822.7672 (fax)
E-mail: hampcodo@frontiernet.net
Bent River Woodworks of Capon Bridge (Left) and Brickwood Hearth Restaurant of Romney.
Mario's Italian Restaurant on High Street, Romney (Left) and "El Puente" Mexican Restaurant on Rt 50 in Capon Bridge