County profile
Chautauqua County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#626 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 63% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
37,679
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,695
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
124,126
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$58.4k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
25.1%±1.2%
Poverty rate
17.4%±1.1%
Business applications
792 · 2025
Retail establishments
438
35.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$1.1M——2Humitech International Group, Inc.Industrials———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
Manufacturing28%
Health care24%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation16%
Other services7%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
124,126
residents · 2025 · -2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $52.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,469
International migration+513
Natural change−2,269
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.0B2019
$4.8B2020
$5.1B2021
$5.6B2022
$5.9B2023
$6.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$127.9k±$4.5k
Median gross rent
$812/mo±$21/mo
Vacancy rate
19.7%±1.2%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$48.2M
168 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
84.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$975/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 90Strong wind 84Tornado 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3602016
3742017
4002018
4212019
4392020
4792021
5492022
6142023
6312024
6752025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 91% since 2021882021
962022
1342023
1252024
1682025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.4 km
I-86
Nearest freight rail
14.5 km
WNYP
Nearest port
29.4 km
NRG DUNKIRK POWER DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
12.3 km
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.9k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Chautauqua?
Chautauqua's economy produced $6.3B in 2024, growing 7.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.