Jurisdiction · WV

Starting a business in WV

The largest industries in WV by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 9 occupational licences are on record here across 8 distinct titles, 1 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Religious Organizations	1,509	6,919	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	1,284	25,463	licensing
Full-Service Restaurants	1,228	23,715	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	889	13,427	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	757	4,677	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	625	2,867	licensing
Commercial Banking	596	7,696	licensing
Residential Remodelers	523	1,898	licensing
Offices of Dentists	452	3,875	licensing
General Automotive Repair	440	1,796	licensing
Residential Intellectual and Developmental D	400	4,172	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	389	2,947	licensing
Child Care Services	385	4,807	licensing
New Single-Family Housing Construction (exce	379	1,448	licensing
Landscaping Services	371	1,915	licensing
Site Preparation Contractors	367	4,109	licensing
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Truc	328	2,314	licensing
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellin	317	933	licensing
Other Gambling Industries	286	2,095	licensing
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels	282	6,357	licensing

Operator and employment counts are from the US Census County Business Patterns; licence counts from the CareerOneStop register. Suppressed cells are excluded rather than counted as zero.