County profile
Essex County, NJ
United States · GDP 2024
#70 of 3,127 US counties by GDP71st-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$76.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
295,575
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
19,392
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$84.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
896,379
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$80.8k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
39.1%±0.6%
Poverty rate
14.6%±0.6%
Business applications
17,350 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,543
28.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Prudential Financial, Inc.Financial Services$60.8B66B2Automatic Data Processing, Inc.Technology$20.6B82B+3Public Service Enterprise Group IncorporatedUtilities$12.1B81B+4IDT CorporationCommunication Services$1.2B77B+5Genie Energy Ltd.Utilities$502.0M63C6IDW Media Holdings, Inc.Communication Services$36.1M——7Laser Master International, Inc.Industrials$19.5M——8Milestone Scientific Inc.Healthcare$9.0M41D9Gaxos.ai Inc.Technology$1.9M35D10BILI Social International, Inc.Communication Services$1.9M63C11Rafael Holdings, Inc.Real Estate$30.0k23DHQ-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 care32%
Transportation18%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation14%
Professional services11%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
896,379
residents · 2025 · +4.2% since 2020
Income per capita $82.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−45,986
International migration+64,457
Natural change+17,611
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$58.3B2019
$54.5B2020
$59.4B2021
$66.4B2022
$71.7B2023
$76.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$524.1k±$11.1k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$19/mo
Vacancy rate
5.1%±0.3%
Affordability
6.2× wages
Residential permits
$571.3M
3,657 units · 4.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 99Strong wind 99Winter weather 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
9332016
9692017
9992018
10332019
10722020
11772021
13192022
14632023
16022024
16952025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 7% since 20213,4172021
3,4702022
3,7812023
3,8272024
3,6572025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.2 km
I-280
Nearest freight rail
1.7 km
NJT
Nearest port
7.5 km
LINDE-GRIFFITH CONSTRUCTION CO. WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
12.2 km
NEWARK LIBERTY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR18 filings from 9 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$84.3k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Essex?
Essex's economy produced $76.2B in 2024, growing 6.3% year over year — faster than most 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.