County profile
Hudson County, NJ
United States · GDP 2024
#83 of 3,127 US counties by GDP56th-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$65.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
253,652
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
14,119
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$92.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
735,033
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$91.8k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
48.9%±0.9%
Poverty rate
14.9%±0.7%
Business applications
14,746 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,025
27.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedHealthcare$11.0B88A2Organon & Co.Healthcare$6.2B66B3Verisk Analytics, Inc.Technology$3.1B75B+4John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Communication Services$1.7B82B+5The Children's Place, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.2B40D6Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.0B48D7AvePoint, Inc.Technology$419.5M66B8Provident Financial Services, Inc.Financial Services$73.1M60C9Scientific Energy, Inc.Communication Services$68.6M54D10SCYNEXIS, Inc.Healthcare$20.6M60C11Franklin Credit Management CorporationFinancial Services$10.4M——12Equator Beverage CompanyConsumer Defensive$4.2M64C13Liquid Holdings Group, Inc.Technology$3.8M——14American Films, Inc.Communication Services$0——15BCB Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———16Copper Property CTL Pass Through TrustFinancial Services———17Rocket One Inc.Technology———18Metal Sky Star Acquisition CorporationFinancial Services———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
Finance & insurance29%
Health care18%
Transportation16%
Retail trade13%
Food & accommodation13%
Professional services11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
735,033
residents · 2025 · +1.8% since 2020
Income per capita $82.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−71,743
International migration+62,795
Natural change+23,918
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$50.2B2019
$48.5B2020
$53.7B2021
$58.5B2022
$62.7B2023
$65.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$539.7k±$11.2k
Median gross rent
$1.9k/mo±$17/mo
Vacancy rate
6.6%±0.4%
Affordability
5.9× wages
Residential permits
$593.2M
3,352 units · 4.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 99Strong wind 97Earthquake 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
9142016
9892017
10792018
11342019
11782020
12602021
14082022
15022023
15862024
17382025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -36% since 20215,2572021
6,0562022
5,3122023
5,1362024
3,3522025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.1 km
I-78
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
PATH
Nearest port
0.5 km
Eastern Terminal Ventures Pier.
Nearest commercial airport
9.3 km
NEWARK LIBERTY INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):132,289,509 short tons/yr · New York, NY & NJ
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR38 filings from 10 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$92.2k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hudson?
Hudson's economy produced $65.7B in 2024, growing 4.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is finance & insurance.
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.