County profile
Branch County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#1306 of 3,127 US counties by GDP45th-percentile growthmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,376
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
833
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
45,993
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$63.7k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
17.3%±1.0%
Poverty rate
16.4%±2.0%
Business applications
421 · 2025
Retail establishments
143
31.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Century Financial CorporationFinancial Services$30.2M58C2Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———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
Manufacturing25%
Retail trade18%
Information17%
Transportation14%
Food & accommodation13%
Health care13%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
45,993
residents · 2025 · +2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $47.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−252
International migration+865
Natural change+418
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.4B2020
$1.6B2021
$1.7B2022
$1.9B2023
$1.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$162.5k±$4.5k
Median gross rent
$959/mo±$40/mo
Vacancy rate
19.4%±1.3%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$13.3M
44 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
51.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 80Tornado 74Strong wind 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3142016
3152017
3482018
3662019
3752020
4192021
5002022
5282023
5762024
6012025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 26% since 2021352021
3532022
412023
432024
442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.9 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
IN
Nearest port
118.7 km
RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION CENTRAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
53.9 km
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.6k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Branch?
Branch's economy produced $1.9B in 2024, growing 3.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.