County profile
Genesee County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#259 of 3,127 US counties by GDP47th-percentile growthmore diversified than 82% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$20.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
121,033
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
7,733
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
401,093
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.7%
Median HH income
$62.3k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
23.3%±0.8%
Poverty rate
16.4%±0.8%
Business applications
5,589 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,276
31.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Productivity Technologies Corp.Industrials$28.2M——2Zann Corp.Industrials$2.0M——3Drone Services USA, Inc.Industrials$034DHQ-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 trade21%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing15%
Admin & support11%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
401,093
residents · 2025 · -1.1% since 2020
Income per capita $53.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,356
International migration+2,495
Natural change−5,887
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$17.2B2019
$16.1B2020
$16.8B2021
$17.9B2022
$19.4B2023
$20.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$182.4k±$3.1k
Median gross rent
$989/mo±$19/mo
Vacancy rate
9.0%±0.5%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$127.8M
444 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 99Cold wave 98Strong wind 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3312016
3562017
3802018
3992019
4162020
4692021
5272022
5572023
5872024
6162025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -13% since 20215102021
4062022
3802023
4202024
4442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.8 km
I-475
Nearest freight rail
2.7 km
CSXT
Nearest port
50.9 km
SAGINAW ROCK PRODUCTS CO., SAGINAW DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
7.0 km
BISHOP INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.9k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Genesee?
Genesee's economy produced $20.2B in 2024, growing 4.2% 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.