County profile
Jackson County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#1290 of 3,127 US counties by GDP74th-percentile growthmore diversified than 73% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,841
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
799
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
49,629
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$49.1k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
15.1%±1.5%
Poverty rate
19.5%±2.8%
Business applications
582 · 2025
Retail establishments
170
34.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Labor Smart, Inc.Consumer Defensive$7.2M——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
Retail trade28%
Health care25%
Transportation16%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction8%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
49,629
residents · 2025 · +5.4% since 2020
Income per capita $42.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,409
International migration+218
Natural change−1,254
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.4B2019
$1.4B2020
$1.5B2021
$1.7B2022
$1.9B2023
$2.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$120.8k±$6.7k
Median gross rent
$865/mo±$52/mo
Vacancy rate
14.2%±1.9%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
$27.4M
98 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
75.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 94Lightning 87Drought 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1772016
1892017
1962018
2052019
2192020
2422021
2852022
3122023
3232024
3242025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -5% since 20211032021
1262022
1432023
1452024
982025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.7 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
2.9 km
FGA
Nearest port
73.7 km
Panama City Port Authority, FL
Nearest commercial airport
62.5 km
DOTHAN RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.6k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jackson?
Jackson's economy produced $2.0B in 2024, growing 6.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.