County profile
Worcester County, MA
United States · GDP 2024
#97 of 3,127 US counties by GDP50th-percentile growthmore diversified than 93% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$60.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
319,255
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
19,181
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$68.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
888,502
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$95.9k±$1.1k
Bachelor's degree+
39.7%±0.6%
Poverty rate
10.3%±0.5%
Business applications
7,975 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,405
27.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.Consumer Defensive$21.5B70B2The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.Financial Services$6.6B82B+3Waters CorporationHealthcare$3.2B82B+4Aspen Aerogels, Inc.Basic Materials$271.1M53D5Kopin Corp.Technology$39.3M62C6Precision Optics Corporation, Inc.Healthcare$19.1M61C7Micron Solutions, Inc.Healthcare$17.5M——8SideChannel, Inc.Technology$7.4M49D9Vystar CorporationBasic Materials$54.8k27D10ThermoEnergy CorporationIndustrials$2.8k——HQ-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 care32%
Retail trade19%
Manufacturing17%
Food & accommodation13%
Professional services11%
Education8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
888,502
residents · 2025 · +3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $71.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−4,343
International migration+30,997
Natural change+4,853
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$45.8B2019
$46.2B2020
$50.9B2021
$55.0B2022
$58.4B2023
$60.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$423.7k±$3.4k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$19/mo
Vacancy rate
5.5%±0.3%
Affordability
6.2× wages
Residential permits
$442.1M
1,690 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 99Strong wind 97Hurricane 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8012016
8442017
8912018
9312019
9712020
11002021
12522022
13602023
14522024
15012025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -11% since 20211,8952021
2,1242022
1,2152023
2,5062024
1,6902025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.7 km
I-190
Nearest freight rail
2.9 km
PW
Nearest port
68.5 km
AMELIA EARHART DAM PIER
Nearest commercial airport
9.7 km
WORCESTER RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$68.6k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
Similar US counties
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by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Worcester?
Worcester's economy produced $60.9B in 2024, growing 4.4% 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.