County profile
Towns County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2275 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 52% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$600.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,053
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
320
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
13,285
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$59.1k±$7.5k
Bachelor's degree+
31.0%±3.6%
Poverty rate
13.3%±3.7%
Business applications
164 · 2025
Retail establishments
56
42.5/10k 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
Food & accommodation31%
Health care23%
Education17%
Retail trade12%
Construction9%
Professional services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
13,285
residents · 2025 · +5.8% since 2020
Income per capita $55.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,443
International migration+49
Natural change−735
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$397.2M2019
$379.2M2020
$440.8M2021
$495.2M2022
$537.2M2023
$600.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$316.1k±$26.0k
Median gross rent
$808/mo±$113/mo
Vacancy rate
32.7%±3.7%
Affordability
7.7× wages
Residential permits
$41.1M
84 units · 6.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
39.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 90Cold wave 74Ice storm 55
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1922016
1982017
2162018
2332019
2382020
2782021
3512022
3732023
3972024
4052025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -14% since 2021982021
1002022
1292023
982024
842025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
67.0 km
I-985
Nearest freight rail
32.0 km
GSM
Nearest port
87.9 km
C. REED DAVIS CONTRACTORS,PORT OF TELLICO BGE WHF
Nearest commercial airport
102.1 km
MC GHEE TYSON
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.0k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Towns?
Towns's economy produced $600.7M in 2024, growing 11.8% year over year — faster than 94% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.