County profile
Suffolk County, MA
United States · GDP 2024
#19 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 89% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$190.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
720,353
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
22,034
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$124.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
791,891
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$95.6k±$1.8k
Bachelor's degree+
50.6%±0.8%
Poverty rate
16.2%±0.5%
Business applications
13,092 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,298
29.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1State Street CorporationFinancial Services$13.9B67B2Wayfair Inc.Consumer Cyclical$12.5B56C3Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedHealthcare$12.0B88A4Toast, Inc.Technology$6.2B66B5DraftKings Inc.Consumer Cyclical$6.1B49D6Cabot Corp.Basic Materials$3.7B78B+7PTC Inc.Technology$2.7B83B+8The Boston Beer Company, Inc.Consumer Defensive$2.1B77B+9Haemonetics CorporationHealthcare$1.3B79B+10Safety Insurance Group, Inc.Financial Services$1.3B74B11Klaviyo, Inc.Technology$1.2B59C12American Tower CorporationReal Estate$935.9M76B+13CarGurus, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$907.0M73B14BXP, Inc.Real Estate$872.1M54D15Rapid7, Inc.Technology$859.8M64C16STAG Industrial, Inc.Real Estate$845.2M69B17CRA International, Inc.Industrials$751.6M67B18Flywire CorpIndustrials$623.0M59C19Acadian Asset ManagementFinancial Services$563.7M63C20Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$351.4M47D21Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$296.2M78B+22American Well CorporationHealthcare$249.3M60C23Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$189.8M60C24Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.Healthcare$170.2M44D25Eastern Bankshares, Inc.Financial Services$134.1M47DHQ-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%
Professional services21%
Finance & insurance16%
Food & accommodation13%
Education12%
Retail trade8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
791,891
residents · 2025 · +0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $109.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−74,186
International migration+58,412
Natural change+16,748
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$144.2B2019
$146.7B2020
$159.7B2021
$171.4B2022
$179.7B2023
$190.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$705.8k±$8.1k
Median gross rent
$2.1k/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
8.4%±0.4%
Affordability
5.7× wages
Residential permits
$791.3M
2,338 units · 3.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 98Heat wave 97Earthquake 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
14352016
15632017
16782018
17742019
18232020
19552021
21912022
22252023
23762024
24572025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -37% since 20213,7382021
4,0692022
2,5902023
2,0072024
2,3382025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.2 km
I-93
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
AMTK
Nearest port
2.6 km
MASS PORT AUTH SO BOSTON PIER 5
Nearest commercial airport
5.8 km
GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):7,208,213 short tons/yr · Boston, MA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR152 filings from 47 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$124.4k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Suffolk?
Suffolk's economy produced $190.8B in 2024, growing 6.2% 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.