County profile
Thomas County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#940 of 3,127 US counties by GDP55th-percentile growthmore diversified than 74% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
19,189
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,220
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
46,368
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$60.7k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
22.7%±2.1%
Poverty rate
17.9%±2.6%
Business applications
759 · 2025
Retail establishments
242
52.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Flowers Foods, Inc.Consumer Defensive$5.3B67B2Thomasville Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$148.8M67B3Globaltech Holdings, Inc.Real Estate$223.9k——4GGToor, Inc.Communication Services———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 care24%
Manufacturing20%
Management19%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation12%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
46,368
residents · 2025 · +1.3% since 2020
Income per capita $59.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+728
International migration+175
Natural change−338
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.2B2019
$2.3B2020
$2.6B2021
$2.8B2022
$3.0B2023
$3.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$196.7k±$14.6k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$53/mo
Vacancy rate
11.6%±1.8%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$61.5M
203 units · 4.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 92Lightning 78Cold wave 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2122016
2232017
2332018
2402019
2482020
2722021
3192022
3572023
3812024
3982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -41% since 20213462021
2332022
1752023
2132024
2032025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
42.1 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
CSXT
Nearest port
82.7 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
62.1 km
VALDOSTA RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.6k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Thomas?
Thomas's economy produced $3.2B in 2024, growing 4.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.