County profile
Wayne County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#44 of 3,127 US counties by GDP44th-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$129.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
665,558
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
33,699
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$74.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,769,038
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.5%
Median HH income
$60.5k±$602
Bachelor's degree+
27.6%±0.4%
Poverty rate
20.8%±0.5%
Business applications
39,517 · 2025
Retail establishments
5,635
31.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Ford Motor CompanyConsumer Cyclical$187.3B63C2General Motors CompanyConsumer Cyclical$168.0B67B3DTE Energy CompanyUtilities$12.6B65B4Masco CorporationBasic Materials$7.6B82B+5Dauch Corp.Consumer Cyclical$5.8B45D6Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.Consumer Cyclical$2.7B54D7Alta Equipment Group Inc.Industrials$1.8B46D8Gentherm IncorporatedConsumer Cyclical$1.5B70B9Ally Financial Inc.Financial Services$1.2B61C10DT Midstream, Inc.Energy$1.2B71B11Federal Screw WorksConsumer Cyclical$97.6M56C12The Detroit Legal News CompanyCommunication Services$52.5M75B+13Amesite Inc.Technology$110.5k19D14Rocket Companies, Inc.Financial Services———15Mucinno Holding, Inc.Basic Materials———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 care24%
Manufacturing20%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation15%
Professional services13%
Transportation11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,769,038
residents · 2025 · -1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $55.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−67,930
International migration+41,416
Natural change+5,453
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$101.9B2019
$97.0B2020
$103.2B2021
$114.1B2022
$125.1B2023
$129.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$178.5k±$1.8k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$8/mo
Vacancy rate
12.5%±0.2%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$605.2M
3,922 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 100Strong wind 100Tornado 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4022016
4312017
4602018
4822019
5002020
5562021
6232022
6632023
7092024
7472025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 75% since 20212,2402021
2,3812022
1,9042023
2,6292024
3,9222025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.9 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
AMTK
Nearest port
1.8 km
Detroit-Wayne County Port, MI
Nearest commercial airport
9.6 km
DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):10,113,741 short tons/yr · Detroit-Wayne County Port, MI
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR15 filings from 8 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$74.0k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wayne?
Wayne's economy produced $129.9B in 2024, growing 3.9% 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.