County profile
Long County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2688 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$308.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+12.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
565
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
116
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,557
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$68.8k±$7.1k
Bachelor's degree+
13.3%±2.7%
Poverty rate
17.3%±3.9%
Business applications
373 · 2025
Retail establishments
18
8.8/10k 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
Retail trade31%
Health care19%
Construction16%
Other services13%
Food & accommodation13%
Finance & insurance9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,557
residents · 2025 · +32.6% since 2020
Income per capita $42.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,376
International migration+128
Natural change+742
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$188.3M2019
$172.7M2020
$216.6M2021
$248.2M2022
$275.4M2023
$308.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$218.3k±$29.5k
Median gross rent
$976/mo±$92/mo
Vacancy rate
10.2%±3.9%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$65.4M
275 units · 12.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
8.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 79Wildfire 61Heat wave 43
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -21% since 20213492021
3012022
2852023
2982024
2752025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
33.9 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
3.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
49.1 km
MERIDIAN GA FERRY TERMINAL TO SAPELO ISLAND
Nearest commercial airport
60.9 km
BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.4k
avg. annual pay · +12% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Long?
Long's economy produced $308.5M in 2024, growing 12.0% year over year — faster than 94% of 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.