County profile
Suffolk County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#35 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$139.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
592,580
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
50,748
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$74.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,546,090
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$130.7k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
40.2%±0.5%
Poverty rate
6.4%±0.3%
Business applications
21,701 · 2025
Retail establishments
6,079
39.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Henry Schein, Inc.Healthcare$13.2B77B+2MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.Industrials$3.8B74B3Comtech Telecommunications Corp.Technology$499.5M51D4Jaco Electronics Inc.Technology$193.7M——5Napco Security Technologies, Inc.Industrials$181.6M78B+6Air Industries GroupIndustrials$47.9M43D7Evome Medical Technologies Inc.Healthcare$46.4M——8Hauppauge Digital Inc.Technology$34.0M——9CVD Equipment CorporationIndustrials$25.8M52D10AmpliTech Group, Inc.Technology$25.2M49D11Intellicheck, Inc.Technology$22.7M72B12Orbit International Corp.Industrials$22.4M39D13Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$19.9M57C14Forward Industries, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$18.2M35D15Iconic Brands, Inc.Consumer Defensive$14.7M——16Global Payment Technologies Inc.Industrials$11.6M——17United-Guardian, Inc.Consumer Defensive$10.5M73B18Sentry Technology Corp.Industrials$6.6M——19Surge Components, Inc.Technology$5.7M58C20Scientific Industries, Inc.Technology$5.1M40D21Cyber Digital, Inc.Technology$3.9M——22BNB Plus Corp.Healthcare$2.1M33D23Canal Capital Corporation PFD EXCH $1.30Real Estate$2.0M——24Andrea Electronics CorporationTechnology$2.0M——25Gyrodyne, LLCReal Estate$1.8M——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 care31%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation14%
Manufacturing13%
Construction13%
Professional services10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,546,090
residents · 2025 · +1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $92.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−25,623
International migration+37,846
Natural change+11,104
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$105.1B2019
$108.0B2020
$117.6B2021
$125.1B2022
$131.3B2023
$139.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$578.4k±$2.9k
Median gross rent
$2.3k/mo±$27/mo
Vacancy rate
11.7%±0.3%
Affordability
7.7× wages
Residential permits
$1.0B
1,399 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Coastal flooding 99Strong wind 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8952016
9362017
9952018
10392019
10832020
11992021
13582022
14542023
15872024
16732025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -4% since 20211,4592021
1,4922022
1,2202023
1,4072024
1,3992025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.6 km
I-495
Nearest freight rail
1.2 km
LI
Nearest port
19.6 km
BELLPORT-DAVIS PARK FERRY CO PIER
Nearest commercial airport
22.8 km
LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):2,528,059 short tons/yr · Port Jefferson, NY
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR41 filings from 14 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$74.8k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Suffolk?
Suffolk's economy produced $139.0B in 2024, growing 5.9% 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.