County profile
Thomas County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#3096 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growth
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$50.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+14.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
151
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
23
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
639
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$65.0k±$10.5k
Bachelor's degree+
28.7%±6.1%
Poverty rate
8.9%±3.8%
Business applications
13 · 2025
Retail establishments
4
61.6/10k 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
Food & accommodation60%
Retail trade24%
Other services17%
share of top-3 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
639
residents · 2025 · -4.8% since 2020
Income per capita $71.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−30
International migration+0
Natural change−3
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$34.0M2019
$34.6M2020
$36.5M2021
$40.6M2022
$43.7M2023
$50.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$109.2k±$32.5k
Median gross rent
$638/mo±$190/mo
Vacancy rate
14.8%±5.4%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$341.7k
1 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
0.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 42Drought 34Hail 20
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -67% since 202132021
22022
02023
12024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
91.0 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
7.1 km
BNSF
Nearest port
348.4 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
88.2 km
NORTH PLATTE RGNL/LEE BIRD FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.8k
avg. annual pay · +3% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Thomas?
Thomas's economy produced $50.1M in 2024, growing 14.9% year over year — faster than 97% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.