County profile
Surry County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#886 of 3,127 US counties by GDP45th-percentile growthmore diversified than 47% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
32,143
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,661
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
72,287
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$55.7k±$3.3k
Bachelor's degree+
20.4%±1.3%
Poverty rate
16.8%±1.7%
Business applications
749 · 2025
Retail establishments
312
43.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Insteel Industries, Inc.Industrials$647.7M73BHQ-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
Construction34%
Retail trade19%
Health care17%
Manufacturing14%
Food & accommodation11%
Professional services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
72,287
residents · 2025 · +1.3% since 2020
Income per capita $54.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,683
International migration+803
Natural change−1,614
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.6B2019
$2.6B2020
$2.9B2021
$3.2B2022
$3.4B2023
$3.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$177.6k±$7.3k
Median gross rent
$761/mo±$23/mo
Vacancy rate
11.5%±1.2%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$54.8M
244 units · 3.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
73.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 92Strong wind 84Ice storm 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2362016
2372017
2492018
2572019
2642020
2952021
3532022
3972023
4372024
4352025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 88% since 20211302021
2582022
2102023
2432024
2442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.7 km
I-74
Nearest freight rail
7.9 km
YVRR
Nearest port
198.6 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
52.1 km
SMITH REYNOLDS
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.4k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Surry?
Surry's economy produced $3.5B in 2024, growing 4.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.