County profile
Lawrence County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1603 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 55% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,385
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
689
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
39,401
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$61.2k±$5.0k
Bachelor's degree+
16.9%±1.8%
Poverty rate
14.5%±2.2%
Business applications
562 · 2025
Retail establishments
110
28.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Retail trade26%
Manufacturing25%
Health care17%
Food & accommodation16%
Construction8%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
39,401
residents · 2025 · +3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $44.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,545
International migration+13
Natural change−150
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$906.4M2019
$878.9M2020
$990.7M2021
$1.2B2022
$1.2B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$175.1k±$12.4k
Median gross rent
$800/mo±$57/mo
Vacancy rate
10.4%±2.0%
Affordability
3.9× wages
Residential permits
$32.2M
149 units · 3.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 92Ice storm 90Heat wave 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1922016
1932017
2092018
2202019
2312020
2572021
3082022
3352023
3502024
3562025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 144% since 2021612021
542022
722023
792024
1492025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.3 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
4.2 km
MNA
Nearest port
185.8 km
Tulsa-Rogers County Port, OK
Nearest commercial airport
42.3 km
SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON NTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.3k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lawrence?
Lawrence's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, growing 9.4% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.