County profile
Jones County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2211 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 48% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$651.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,165
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
354
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
29,171
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$75.5k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
19.9%±2.3%
Poverty rate
12.1%±2.5%
Business applications
389 · 2025
Retail establishments
49
16.8/10k 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
Health care27%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation20%
Construction14%
Admin & support9%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
29,171
residents · 2025 · +2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $48.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,122
International migration+35
Natural change−368
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$478.8M2019
$453.2M2020
$492.6M2021
$534.9M2022
$584.8M2023
$651.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$194.5k±$10.7k
Median gross rent
$964/mo±$85/mo
Vacancy rate
9.1%±2.6%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$13.9M
68 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
16.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 65Hurricane 63Wildfire 60
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1532016
1552017
1642018
1712019
1772020
1972021
2272022
2332023
2692024
2782025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -50% since 20211372021
1152022
982023
1062024
682025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
17.9 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
2.1 km
NS
Nearest port
245.2 km
SMURFIT - STONE CONTAINER CORP PORT WENTWORTH MILL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
37.8 km
MIDDLE GEORGIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.6k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jones?
Jones's economy produced $651.5M in 2024, growing 11.4% year over year — faster than 94% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.