Page 50 - Garrett County 2023/2024 Visitors Guide

Employment* (2019 Avg., by place of work)
Industry
Avg. # of Reporting Units
Annual Avg. Empl.
Empl. %
Avg. Wkly. Wage
Government sector total 64
Federal government 12 Local government 46 Natural resources and mining 36 Manufacturing 47
Information 8
Leisure and hospitality 106
Overall total 948
1,703 14.1%
69 0.6% 1,379 11.4% 330 2.9% 1,035 8.6%
147 1.2%
1,920 15.9%
12,075 100.0%
$ 814
1,074 796 1,305 769
643
360
$ 694
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Six industrial/business parks, with access to major highways and underlying infrastructure in place, are strategically located throughout Garrett County. Acreage is still available in the 240-acre Keysers Ridge Business Park off I-68, and the 135-acre park located adjacent to the Garrett County Airport. One lot (4.2 acres) is still available in the Southern Garrett Business & Technology Park located along MD Route 135 in Oakland. Both the Keysers Ridge Business Park
and the Southern Garrett Business & Technology Park are located in state- designated Enterprise and federal Opportunity Zones.
Located on the Garrett College campus, the Garrett Information Enterprise Center offers incubator space to new and expanding technology-based businesses and is the perfect environment for facilitating the successful development of technology-intensive companies.
The MEDCO Spec Building located in the McHenry Business Park offers flex space for lease.
TRANSPORTATION
Highways: MD Routes 135 and 495; U.S. Routes 40, 50 and 219; Interstate-68; easy access to Interstates 70,79 and 81.
Rail: CSX Transportation
Truck: 131 local and long-distance
trucking establishments in Western Maryland; major companies include Pitt Ohio Express, Overnite Transportation Company, Larry Wagner Trucking, Jones Trucking, Marple Trucking, Savage Industries and R&R Trucking.
Water: Port of Baltimore, a leading
U.S. automobile and break-bulk port; closest Atlantic port to major midwestern population and manufacturing centers; port for Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise lines; seven public terminals, including a state-of-the-art Intermodal Container Transfer Facility and the Cruise Maryland Terminal; 190 miles from Oakland.
Air: Garrett County Airport near Deep Creek Lake: runway open 24/7; 5,000’ runway with parallel taxiway; new terminal building is handicap-accessible and includes a pilots’ lounge, snack room
and lobby area; scheduled services
at Morgantown, WV (40 miles from Oakland) and Pittsburgh International Airport (100 miles from Oakland).
State government
6
255
2.1%
842
Private sector total
884
10,371
85.9%
$ 674
Construction
155
935
8.0%
894
Trade, transportation and utilities
224
2,555
21.2%
614
Financial activities
52
513
4.2%
629
Professional and business services
123
847
7.0%
886
Education and health services
77
1,719
14.2%
727
Other services
52
320
2.7%
632
*Includes civilian employment only
Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Workforce Information and Performance
Income (2015-2019)
Distribution
Garrett County
Maryland
U.S.
Under $25,000 $50,000-$74,999 $100,000-$149,999 $200,000 and over Average household
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Land – cost per acre
Industrial
Percent Households
20.5 13.1 19.2
18.6 15.3
14.4 19.0 15.1 3.6 12.7 7.7 $71,004 $111,417 $88,607
$25,000-$49,999
26.7
17.0
21.2
17.2
$75,000-$99,999
12.6
13.2
12.7
$150,000-$199,999
3.6
10.5
6.9
Median household
$52,617
$84,805
$62,843
Per capita
$30,617
$42,122
$34,103
Total income (millions)
$895
$245,697
$10,699,831
Market Profile Data (2021)
Low
High
Average
Source: Garrett County Department of Business Development
$15,000 $50,000
$30,000
Rental rates – per square foot
Warehouse/Industrial
$5.00
$10.00
$8.00
Flex/R&D/Technology
$10.00
$18.00
$14.00
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