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Johnson

United States · GDP 2024
#368 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 29% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$12.6B
GDP growth
+4.6%
Jobs tracked
68,965
Employers
3,490
Avg. wage
$62.4k
Population
160,044
Labor & formation
Unemployment
2.4%
Median HH income
$74.9k±$3.0k
Business applications
1,646 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1Heartland Express, Inc.Industrials$58.1M53D2Hills BancorporationFinancial 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 care43%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing10%
Admin & support6%
Transportation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
160,044
residents · 2025 · +4.6% since 2020
Income per capita $66.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,050
International migration+4,082
Natural change+3,909

GDP trend

2019–2024 · nominal
$10.1B
2019
$10.2B
2020
$10.9B
2021
$11.4B
2022
$12.1B
2023
$12.6B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$308.6k±$8.0k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
7.1%±1.0%
Affordability
4.9× wages
Residential permits
1,241 (7.8/1k pop)
FEMA risk score
87.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Tornado 98Hail 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
373
2016
384
2017
399
2018
408
2019
412
2020
434
2021
480
2022
521
2023
536
2024
560
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.0 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
IAIS
Nearest port
52.7 km
AGRI GRAIN MARKETING, MUSCATINE GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
25.9 km
THE EASTERN IOWA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR

14 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.

8-KHeartland Express, Inc.06-17
8-KHills Bancorporation05-20
8-KHeartland Express, Inc.05-19
8-KHills Bancorporation05-18
8-KHeartland Express, Inc.05-15
8-KHills Bancorporation05-15
10-QHills Bancorporation05-11
10-QHeartland Express, Inc.05-11
8-KHeartland Express, Inc.04-27
8-KHills Bancorporation04-24
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$62.4k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Ascension$12.7BStearns$12.6BMahoning$12.6BRock Island$12.6BSt. Charles$12.7BPitt$12.5B
The read

Johnson's economy produced $12.6B in 2024, growing 4.6% 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.
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