County profile
Morris County, NJ
United States · GDP 2024
#73 of 3,127 US counties by GDP49th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$74.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
301,249
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
16,518
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$99.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
524,251
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$137.3k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
57.8%±0.9%
Poverty rate
4.9%±0.4%
Business applications
7,886 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,633
31.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1PBF Energy Inc.Energy$29.3B63C2Avis Budget Group, Inc.Industrials$11.7B58C3Zoetis Inc.Healthcare$9.5B82B+4Solstice Advanced Materials Inc.Basic Materials$3.9B54D5Conduent IncorporatedTechnology$3.0B56C6B&G Foods, Inc.Consumer Defensive$1.8B53D7AdvanSix Inc.Basic Materials$1.5B72B8Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.5B——9Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.Utilities$1.4B58C10Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.4B67B11Embecta Corp.Healthcare$1.1B67B12Lincoln Educational Services CorporationConsumer Defensive$518.2M72B13Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$175.1M47D14Interpace Biosciences, Inc.Healthcare$38.7M74B15electroCore, Inc.Healthcare$32.0M57C16Celularity Inc.Healthcare$26.6M31D17Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.Healthcare$13.1M45D18Emerson Radio Corp.Technology$6.3M47D19Cellectar Biosciences, Inc.Healthcare———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
Professional services23%
Health care21%
Retail trade15%
Management15%
Admin & support13%
Wholesale trade12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
524,251
residents · 2025 · +3.2% since 2020
Income per capita $119.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,971
International migration+13,737
Natural change+4,170
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$57.9B2019
$57.5B2020
$62.7B2021
$68.1B2022
$71.3B2023
$74.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$582.5k±$5.6k
Median gross rent
$1.9k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
3.1%±0.4%
Affordability
5.9× wages
Residential permits
$321.4M
1,324 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 97Winter weather 96Cold wave 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8862016
8992017
9272018
9442019
9602020
10392021
11672022
12842023
13872024
14692025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -38% since 20212,1272021
2,1632022
1,4792023
2,0552024
1,3242025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.4 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
2.2 km
NJT
Nearest port
34.1 km
LINDE-GRIFFITH CONSTRUCTION CO. WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
36.9 km
NEWARK LIBERTY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR33 filings from 13 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$99.5k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Morris?
Morris's economy produced $74.4B in 2024, growing 4.3% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.
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.