County profile
Ontario County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#488 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$8.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
45,420
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,895
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$61.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
113,130
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$82.3k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
38.0%±1.4%
Poverty rate
9.0%±0.9%
Business applications
856 · 2025
Retail establishments
486
43.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Canandaigua National CorporationFinancial Services$326.7M57CHQ-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
Retail trade25%
Health care24%
Manufacturing19%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction11%
Professional services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
113,130
residents · 2025 · +0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $68.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,336
International migration+475
Natural change−1,149
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.6B2019
$6.7B2020
$7.2B2021
$7.8B2022
$8.3B2023
$8.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$222.9k±$5.1k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
9.5%±1.0%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$133.4M
467 units · 4.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
63.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 77Strong wind 76Drought 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2562016
2642017
2802018
2862019
2982020
3292021
3782022
4142023
4482024
4802025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 7% since 20214372021
5472022
3102023
2872024
4672025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
14.4 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
4.2 km
FGLK
Nearest port
48.9 km
LEHIGH HEIDELBERG CEMENT CORP
Nearest commercial airport
42.3 km
FREDERICK DOUGLASS/GREATER ROCHESTER INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$61.5k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ontario?
Ontario's economy produced $8.9B in 2024, growing 7.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.