Places/MA/Norfolk County, MA
County profile

Norfolk County, MA

United States · GDP 2024
#72 of 3,127 US counties by GDP59th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$75.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
337,287
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
20,745
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$81.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
739,749
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$130.7k±$2.6k
Bachelor's degree+
58.8%±0.8%
Poverty rate
6.7%±0.4%
Business applications
8,350 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,379
32.3/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation15%
Finance & insurance14%
Professional services12%
Construction11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
739,749
residents · 2025 · +2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $119.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration12,498
International migration+23,916
Natural change+4,282

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$56.8B
2019
$56.3B
2020
$61.5B
2021
$66.9B
2022
$71.4B
2023
$75.1B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$683.9k±$5.7k
Median gross rent
$2.1k/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
4.0%±0.3%
Affordability
8.4× wages
Residential permits
$411.0M
1,194 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 92Earthquake 92Ice storm 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
1020
2016
1073
2017
1128
2018
1171
2019
1203
2020
1318
2021
1483
2022
1592
2023
1689
2024
1740
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-51% since 2021
2,418
2021
2,314
2022
887
2023
1,224
2024
1,194
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.6 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
21.0 km
C H SPRAGUE DOCK QUINCY TERMINAL(SOUTHERN ARTERY ST.)
Nearest commercial airport
27.8 km
GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$81.6k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
The read

What is the GDP of Norfolk?

Norfolk's economy produced $75.1B in 2024, growing 5.1% year over yearabout 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.