County profile
Garfield County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#716 of 3,127 US counties by GDP34th-percentile growthmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
21,223
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,705
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$63.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
63,474
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$91.1k±$5.6k
Bachelor's degree+
33.6%±2.2%
Poverty rate
8.2%±1.5%
Business applications
1,673 · 2025
Retail establishments
268
42.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Alpine Banks of ColoradoFinancial Services$370.9M52DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Construction23%
Health care22%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation19%
Professional services7%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
63,474
residents · 2025 · +2.7% since 2020
Income per capita $74.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,362
International migration+1,464
Natural change+1,576
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.8B2019
$3.5B2020
$4.4B2021
$5.2B2022
$4.9B2023
$5.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$527.8k±$29.9k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$107/mo
Vacancy rate
6.2%±1.3%
Affordability
8.3× wages
Residential permits
$97.7M
294 units · 4.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 99Wildfire 91Avalanche 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6662016
7132017
7552018
7852019
8192020
9222021
10872022
12102023
12712024
13332025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -53% since 20216312021
2402022
1552023
1742024
2942025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.2 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
10.4 km
UP
Nearest port
1015.4 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
75.4 km
GRAND JUNCTION RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$63.3k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Garfield?
Garfield's economy produced $5.0B in 2024, growing 2.8% year over year — slower than 66% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.