County profile
Worcester County, MD
United States · GDP 2024
#789 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 19% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
20,249
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,256
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
54,459
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$81.7k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
35.3%±2.1%
Poverty rate
9.9%±1.4%
Business applications
732 · 2025
Retail establishments
383
70.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc.Financial Services$51.2M67BHQ-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 & accommodation43%
Retail trade23%
Health care15%
Other services7%
Construction7%
Arts & recreation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
54,459
residents · 2025 · +3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $73.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,068
International migration+470
Natural change−1,568
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.0B2019
$2.8B2020
$3.3B2021
$3.6B2022
$3.8B2023
$4.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$374.7k±$9.5k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$85/mo
Vacancy rate
57.6%±1.0%
Affordability
8.5× wages
Residential permits
$93.0M
242 units · 4.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
68.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 92Coastal flooding 88Winter weather 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2832016
2942017
3042018
3222019
3322020
3782021
4392022
5062023
5252024
5392025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -48% since 20214622021
3042022
5082023
3542024
2422025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
135.0 km
I-595
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
MDDE
Nearest port
18.1 km
ELLIOTT JOS
Nearest commercial airport
20.8 km
SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.3k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Worcester?
Worcester's economy produced $4.1B in 2024, growing 8.6% year over year — faster than most 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.