Wood County

What Wood County does

Wood County, Ohio is a county-level government entity and political subdivision of the State of Ohio, established in 1840 and headquartered at One Courthouse Square, Bowling Green, OH. It provides a comprehensive suite of mandated public services to county residents through more than 24 operating departments and subsidiaries, including public safety (Emergency Management Agency), health services (Health Department, ADAMHS), solid waste management (Wood County Landfill, Solid Waste Management District), land-use planning (Planning Commission, Building Inspection), courts (Domestic Relations Court, Public Defender), elections administration (Board of Elections), human services (Job & Family Services, Child Support Enforcement Agency, Board of Developmental Disabilities), veterans services, and cultural/heritage functions (Wood County Museum, Park District). The county employs between 501 and 1,000 people.

The county's primary digital channel is its official website (woodcountyohio.gov), built on the CivicPlus Content Management System (CivicEngage platform), which serves as the central citizen portal for departments, quick links, GIS maps (powered by Schneider Corp), public records, online auctions, and a CivicAlerts emergency notification system. The site is designed to comply with WCAG 2.0 A/AA and Section 508 accessibility standards.

Wood County is funded through public taxation and fees — specifically property taxes, sales taxes, user fees (e.g., landfill, building permits), and state/federal allocations — with no commercial pricing for services. There is no parent company, no equity ownership, and no venture or private equity involvement; governance rests with an elected Board of County Commissioners under Ohio state law. Operating geographies are limited to a single county jurisdiction within Ohio, USA, with no global footprint.

Name

Wood County

Legal name

Wood County, OH

Website

https://woodcountyohio.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1840

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Wood County, Ohio is a county-level government entity providing mandated public services — including public safety, health, waste management, courts, elections, and human services — to Wood County residents, funded by taxes and fees and operated through 24+ departments under an elected Board of County Commissioners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bowling Green

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. County Government Revenue: County government funded through property taxes, sales taxes, fees, and state/federal allocations to provide public services to residents.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wood County, Ohio is a county-level government entity that delivers public administration and human services to county residents. Its offerings span public safety and emergency management, public health, solid waste management and landfill operations, planning and zoning, building inspection, veterans services, job and family services, elections administration, and parks/recreation, accessed via a CivicPlus-powered government website and physical offices.

Product overview

Wood County, OH operates a government county website that provides public services and information to residents through its online platform. The site is built on the CivicPlus Content Management System and serves as a portal for various county departments and services including government information, departments, quick links, and citizen resources. The county offers services such as solid waste management, recycling, land services, employee information, and various public records through this website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solid Waste Management District
• Wood County Landfill
• Emergency Notification System (CivicAlerts)
• Emergency Management Agency
• GIS Maps (Beacon/Schneider Corp)
• Building Inspection
• Planning Commission
• Health Department
• Job & Family Services
• Veterans Service Office
• Board of Elections
• Park District

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Ottawa County, Ohio: Neighboring Ohio county on the Lake Erie shoreline; provides parallel county government functions including solid waste management, planning, and health services to a similar-sized constituency.
• Putnam County, Ohio: Neighboring rural Ohio county offering the same suite of county-level services (emergency management, health, planning, veterans) under an analogous three-commissioner governance structure.
• Hardin County, Ohio: West-central Ohio county of similar population scale; delivers parallel county government services (sheriff, health district, planning commission, emergency management) to a comparable constituency.
• Lucas County, Ohio: Neighboring Ohio county government headquartered in Toledo; provides a comparable portfolio of county-level public services (public safety, health, social services, planning, elections) to a larger urban-adjacent population.
• Sandusky County, Ohio: Adjacent Ohio county government providing comparable public administration services including a solid waste management district and health department to a similarly sized resident base.
• Allen County, Ohio: Northwestern Ohio county of comparable scale and service mix; operates a similar range of departments (health, emergency management, building inspection, veterans services) under an elected-commissioner governance model.
• Hancock County, Ohio: Adjacent Ohio county with a similar mid-sized county government structure; offers comparable departmental services and CivicPlus-style digital portal to a similarly scaled population.
• Henry County, Ohio: Small neighboring Ohio county with a comparable county government footprint and departmental structure; serves as a useful benchmark for rural Ohio county operations.
• Seneca County, Ohio: Neighboring mid-sized Ohio county; delivers the same core county government service portfolio (public safety, planning, job & family services, solid waste) to a similarly rural/suburban population.

Others

• CivicPlus: Vendor of the CivicPlus Content Management System that powers Wood County's official website; comparable as the technology platform enabling digital government service delivery for hundreds of U.S. municipalities and counties.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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