County profile
Summit County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#768 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 21% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
22,915
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,306
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
31,517
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$109.8k±$11.4k
Bachelor's degree+
55.0%±4.5%
Poverty rate
7.7%±2.2%
Business applications
818 · 2025
Retail establishments
311
98.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-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
Food & accommodation41%
Arts & recreation20%
Retail trade16%
Health care10%
Real estate8%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
31,517
residents · 2025 · +0.9% since 2020
Income per capita $112.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,018
International migration+1,365
Natural change+875
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.9B2019
$2.7B2020
$3.2B2021
$3.7B2022
$4.0B2023
$4.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$939.9k±$84.7k
Median gross rent
$1.9k/mo±$114/mo
Vacancy rate
61.1%±2.0%
Affordability
16.9× wages
Residential permits
$163.0M
318 units · 10.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
60.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Avalanche 99Landslide 94Lightning 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6072016
6612017
7252018
7852019
7982020
8972021
10732022
12162023
12852024
13082025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -22% since 20214072021
4002022
5452023
2582024
3182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.8 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
25.6 km
UP
Nearest port
871.8 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
68.6 km
EAGLE COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.6k
avg. annual pay · +33% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Summit?
Summit's economy produced $4.3B in 2024, growing 7.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.