County profile
Macomb County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#109 of 3,127 US counties by GDP40th-percentile growthmore diversified than 73% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$54.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
328,741
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
19,593
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$68.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
886,221
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$77.8k±$1.0k
Bachelor's degree+
27.7%±0.5%
Poverty rate
10.4%±0.5%
Business applications
14,265 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,657
30.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.Industrials$1.6B48D2Saga Communications, Inc.Communication Services$107.1M65BHQ-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
Manufacturing28%
Professional services19%
Health care17%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
886,221
residents · 2025 · +0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $60.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,746
International migration+12,789
Natural change−5,033
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$41.7B2019
$40.0B2020
$43.6B2021
$47.6B2022
$52.3B2023
$54.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$243.9k±$1.8k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$13/mo
Vacancy rate
3.9%±0.3%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$576.1M
1,931 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 99Cold wave 99Strong wind 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3872016
4162017
4432018
4632019
4802020
5392021
6022022
6342023
6772024
7042025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 12% since 20211,7272021
1,4702022
1,2632023
1,3172024
1,9312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.1 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
7.4 km
CN
Nearest port
33.6 km
HARSEN IS MOLESWORTH DK
Nearest commercial airport
40.1 km
OAKLAND COUNTY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$68.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Macomb?
Macomb's economy produced $54.2B in 2024, growing 3.5% 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.