County profile
Jones County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#1971 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 61% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$858.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-1.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,620
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
514
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,253
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$73.5k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
22.0%±2.4%
Poverty rate
12.0%±2.4%
Business applications
198 · 2025
Retail establishments
70
33.1/10k 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
Manufacturing27%
Health care21%
Retail trade20%
Construction12%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,253
residents · 2025 · +2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $56.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+713
International migration+22
Natural change−136
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$654.5M2019
$665.5M2020
$776.3M2021
$854.2M2022
$869.9M2023
$858.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$184.8k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$784/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
7.8%±2.0%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$6.9M
18 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
32.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$919/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 76Strong wind 74Hail 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2142016
2232017
2332018
2432019
2462020
2712021
2952022
3242023
3312024
3422025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 50% since 2021122021
222022
352023
202024
182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
45.6 km
I-380
Nearest freight rail
25.4 km
UP
Nearest port
56.0 km
ARTCO FLEETING SERVICES, MINES OF SPAIN FLEET
Nearest commercial airport
46.7 km
DUBUQUE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.6k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jones?
Jones's economy produced $858.3M in 2024, contracting 1.3% year over year — slower than 84% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.