County profile
Bristol County, MA
United States · GDP 2024
#167 of 3,127 US counties by GDP58th-percentile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$36.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
201,320
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
13,221
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
593,640
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$85.6k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
30.8%±0.7%
Poverty rate
11.3%±0.5%
Business applications
4,899 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,966
33.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Sensata Technologies Holding plcTechnology$3.7B72BHQ-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 care28%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation16%
Manufacturing15%
Wholesale trade11%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
593,640
residents · 2025 · +2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $69.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,779
International migration+14,406
Natural change−1,932
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$27.9B2019
$27.8B2020
$31.0B2021
$32.4B2022
$34.3B2023
$36.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$451.2k±$3.4k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$19/mo
Vacancy rate
4.6%±0.4%
Affordability
7.2× wages
Residential permits
$208.6M
1,156 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 91Earthquake 89Heat wave 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7892016
8322017
8762018
9122019
9472020
10662021
12072022
12962023
13952024
14522025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 33% since 20218662021
7512022
7612023
8632024
1,1562025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.8 km
I-195
Nearest freight rail
3.1 km
MC
Nearest port
7.3 km
NRG SOMERSET POWER, SOMERSET OPERATIONS WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
18.6 km
NEW BEDFORD RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.3k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bristol?
Bristol's economy produced $36.0B in 2024, growing 5.0% 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.