County profile
Jones County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#874 of 3,127 US counties by GDP54th-percentile growthmore diversified than 30% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
23,634
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,306
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
66,496
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$52.2k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
20.7%±1.8%
Poverty rate
18.7%±2.4%
Business applications
868 · 2025
Retail establishments
255
38.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1CoJax Oil and Gas CorporationEnergy$963.6k37DHQ-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
Manufacturing42%
Health care19%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction7%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
66,496
residents · 2025 · -1.0% since 2020
Income per capita $51.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−818
International migration+395
Natural change−235
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.7B2019
$2.6B2020
$2.8B2021
$3.4B2022
$3.4B2023
$3.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$143.1k±$16.5k
Median gross rent
$869/mo±$41/mo
Vacancy rate
13.4%±2.0%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$575.2k
2 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
80.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$917/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 93Hurricane 91Strong wind 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1872016
1912017
1952018
1982019
2092020
2232021
2642022
2802023
2892024
3002025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -98% since 2021812021
472022
482023
32024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.6 km
I-59
Nearest freight rail
1.0 km
NS
Nearest port
98.4 km
HUNT REFINING CO NAHEOLA DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
23.4 km
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.6k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jones?
Jones's economy produced $3.6B in 2024, growing 4.8% 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.