County profile
Jefferson County, ID
United States · GDP 2024
#1584 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,599
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
739
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
35,297
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$86.7k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
27.4%±2.7%
Poverty rate
9.7%±2.7%
Business applications
606 · 2025
Retail establishments
63
18.1/10k 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
Construction28%
Manufacturing23%
Retail trade15%
Wholesale trade14%
Food & accommodation11%
Health care10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
35,297
residents · 2025 · +13.6% since 2020
Income per capita $50.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,950
International migration+235
Natural change+1,029
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$897.9M2019
$941.0M2020
$1.0B2021
$1.3B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$408.4k±$21.9k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$85/mo
Vacancy rate
5.4%±1.7%
Affordability
9.7× wages
Residential permits
$84.8M
312 units · 8.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
40.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 83Cold wave 82Earthquake 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2402016
2642017
2902018
3282019
3542020
4272021
5052022
5082023
5162024
5492025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -17% since 20213772021
2282022
1812023
2812024
3122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.3 km
I-15
Nearest freight rail
13.7 km
UP
Nearest port
468.2 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
39.2 km
IDAHO FALLS RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.9k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jefferson?
Jefferson's economy produced $1.4B in 2024, growing 1.3% year over year — slower than 75% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.