County profile
Monroe County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#87 of 3,127 US counties by GDP69th-percentile growthmore diversified than 94% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$65.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
350,205
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
17,484
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
750,506
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$76.4k±$1.2k
Bachelor's degree+
41.5%±0.7%
Poverty rate
13.6%±0.6%
Business applications
7,603 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,190
29.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Constellation Brands, Inc.Consumer Defensive$9.1B71B2Paychex, Inc.Industrials$5.4B——3USA TODAY Co. Inc.Communication Services$2.3B70B4Monro Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.2B56C5Eastman Kodak CompanyIndustrials$1.1B53D6Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.Real Estate$454.1M63C7Transcat, Inc.Industrials$331.9M68B8Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc.Technology$28.1M44D9Vinco Ventures, Inc.Industrials$9.8M——10Infinite Group, Inc.Technology$6.6M——11Bexil CorporationFinancial Services$3.1M66B12Winmill & Co. IncorporatedFinancial Services$2.4M66B13Arista Power, Inc.Industrials$2.2M——14Vaccinex, Inc.Healthcare$601.0k——15Sunset Capital Assets, Inc.Financial Services$12.4k——16Safeplus International Holdings LimitedHealthcare$0——17Imagexpres Corp.Industrials———18Foxby Corp.Financial Services———19Rochester Community Baseball Inc.Communication 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
Health care30%
Retail trade17%
Manufacturing15%
Education13%
Food & accommodation13%
Professional services11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
750,506
residents · 2025 · -1.0% since 2020
Income per capita $67.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−16,770
International migration+10,112
Natural change−1,190
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$50.0B2019
$50.1B2020
$54.1B2021
$57.7B2022
$61.4B2023
$65.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$213.7k±$2.2k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$12/mo
Vacancy rate
6.2%±0.4%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$284.4M
755 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Winter weather 95Heat wave 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3822016
3982017
4202018
4352019
4562020
5132021
5922022
6642023
7242024
7722025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -29% since 20211,0672021
1,7402022
1,0962023
1,1562024
7552025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.2 km
I-490
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
11.0 km
LEHIGH HEIDELBERG CEMENT CORP
Nearest commercial airport
3.6 km
FREDERICK DOUGLASS/GREATER ROCHESTER INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR10 filings from 5 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.4k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Monroe?
Monroe's economy produced $65.1B in 2024, growing 6.0% 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.