County profile
Grundy County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#647 of 3,127 US counties by GDP55th-percentile growthmore diversified than 87% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
17,169
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,202
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$68.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
54,052
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$92.2k±$7.3k
Bachelor's degree+
23.6%±1.8%
Poverty rate
6.0%±1.1%
Business applications
527 · 2025
Retail establishments
155
28.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1First America Resources CorporationFinancial Services$18.8M43DHQ-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
Transportation21%
Health care21%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing14%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
54,052
residents · 2025 · +2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $63.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,238
International migration+259
Natural change+36
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.4B2019
$4.4B2020
$4.9B2021
$5.3B2022
$5.8B2023
$6.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$271.7k±$10.4k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$59/mo
Vacancy rate
3.7%±0.8%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$35.5M
114 units · 2.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 94Tornado 69Strong wind 63
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2742016
2832017
2972018
3032019
3112020
3352021
3702022
3992023
4202024
4482025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 46% since 2021782021
532022
552023
882024
1142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.5 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
4.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
6.3 km
Material Service Corp., Yard 34 Loading Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
78.5 km
CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$68.3k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Grundy?
Grundy's economy produced $6.0B in 2024, growing 4.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is transportation.
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.