County profile
Plymouth County, MA
United States · GDP 2024
#164 of 3,127 US counties by GDP68th-percentile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$36.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
180,733
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
13,421
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$67.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
546,829
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$114.2k±$1.8k
Bachelor's degree+
41.8%±0.7%
Poverty rate
7.1%±0.5%
Business applications
5,427 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,808
33.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Hingham Institution for SavingsFinancial Services$236.8M61C2Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products, Inc.Industrials$1.0M——3Microbot Medical Inc.Healthcare$116.9k54DHQ-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 care29%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction13%
Professional services9%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
546,829
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $87.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,574
International migration+13,657
Natural change+372
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$27.8B2019
$27.1B2020
$29.9B2021
$32.5B2022
$34.8B2023
$36.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$556.0k±$6.7k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$38/mo
Vacancy rate
6.9%±0.5%
Affordability
8.3× wages
Residential permits
$307.7M
931 units · 1.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Coastal flooding 94Strong wind 93Hurricane 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
9832016
10422017
10992018
11442019
11822020
13322021
15112022
16292023
17372024
18132025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -63% since 20212,4892021
1,3272022
1,0142023
1,2562024
9312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.4 km
I-495
Nearest freight rail
5.8 km
MC
Nearest port
28.5 km
WEST BOAT BASIN USCE
Nearest commercial airport
33.1 km
NEW BEDFORD RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR10 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$67.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Plymouth?
Plymouth's economy produced $36.9B in 2024, growing 6.0% year over year — faster than most 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.