County profile
Jones County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#2691 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 63% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$306.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
687
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
125
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,575
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$59.6k±$6.4k
Bachelor's degree+
19.8%±3.3%
Poverty rate
18.4%±4.1%
Business applications
115 · 2025
Retail establishments
20
21.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Construction27%
Retail trade25%
Health care19%
Wholesale trade10%
Food & accommodation9%
Manufacturing9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,575
residents · 2025 · +4.6% since 2020
Income per capita $54.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+678
International migration+30
Natural change−286
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$204.0M2019
$166.3M2020
$267.1M2021
$322.2M2022
$283.2M2023
$306.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$130.3k±$10.6k
Median gross rent
$747/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
12.2%±3.1%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$12.0M
46 units · 4.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 94Winter weather 72Wildfire 48
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1652016
1712017
1782018
1842019
1882020
2082021
2382022
3372023
3292024
3312025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 84% since 2021252021
272022
282023
392024
462025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
60.8 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
18.6 km
NS
Nearest port
29.2 km
MID STREAM MILE 34
Nearest commercial airport
29.0 km
COASTAL CAROLINA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.1k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jones?
Jones's economy produced $306.6M in 2024, growing 8.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.