Charleston, WV · Law Firms
Law Firms in Charleston, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 163 law offices in the Charleston, WV Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,466 people with $122.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
163
138th most of 387 US metro areas
1,466
9.0 per business, against 6.9 across all metros
$122.3 million
$83,432 per employee
80%
of businesses, against 86% across all metros
-3.0%
in the number of businesses (168 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Charleston.
- Charleston ranks 138th of 387 US metro areas by number of law offices.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 9.0 employees each, against 6.9 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $83,432 per employee a year, against $128,457.
- The count fell by 5 businesses since 2022.
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Questions
Law Firms in Charleston
How many law offices are there in Charleston?
163 in the Charleston, WV Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,466 people and paid $122.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Charleston market for law firms growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 168 to 163 (-3.0%).
What does VERA do for law firms in Charleston?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Charleston business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is law offices, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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