County profile
Baker County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#3069 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growth
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$88.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
252
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
28
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,725
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$46.0k±$14.7k
Bachelor's degree+
16.7%±5.7%
Poverty rate
26.3%±7.3%
Business applications
39 · 2025
Retail establishments
6
22.1/10k 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
Retail trade43%
Wholesale trade31%
Finance & insurance16%
Other services10%
share of top-4 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,725
residents · 2025 · -4.3% since 2020
Income per capita $52.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−54
International migration+57
Natural change−125
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$73.9M2019
$69.6M2020
$81.7M2021
$86.5M2022
$80.7M2023
$88.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$119.5k±$24.7k
Median gross rent
$631/mo±$144/mo
Vacancy rate
19.7%±5.4%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
9.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 76Drought 69Cold wave 42
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
84.5 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
19.0 km
HAL
Nearest port
131.6 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
33.3 km
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.2k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Baker?
Baker's economy produced $88.2M in 2024, growing 9.3% 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.