County profile
Franklin County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#33 of 3,127 US counties by GDP63rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$142.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
695,387
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
30,700
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$70.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,361,536
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$75.2k±$980
Bachelor's degree+
42.1%±0.6%
Poverty rate
14.7%±0.5%
Business applications
28,573 · 2025
Retail establishments
3,600
26.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Cardinal Health, Inc.Healthcare$222.6B83B+2American Electric Power Company, Inc.Utilities$21.7B73B3Vertiv Holdings CoIndustrials$10.2B74B4Bath & Body Works, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$7.3B76B+5Victoria's Secret & Co.Consumer Cyclical$6.6B55C6Abercrombie & Fitch Co.Consumer Cyclical$5.3B82B+7Big Lots, Inc.Consumer Defensive$4.7B——8M/I Homes, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$4.4B76B+9Mettler-Toledo International Inc.Healthcare$4.0B80B+10Worthington Steel, Inc.Basic Materials$3.1B——11Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Industrials$3.1B63C12Installed Building Products, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$3.0B69B13Designer Brands Inc.Consumer Cyclical$2.9B49D14The Wendy's CompanyConsumer Cyclical$2.2B67B15McGraw Hill, Inc.Consumer Defensive$2.1B49D16The Marzetti CompanyConsumer Defensive$1.9B76B+17Huntington Bancshares IncorporatedFinancial Services$1.6B62C18Root, Inc.Financial Services$1.5B61C19Worthington Industries, Inc.Industrials$1.2B——20Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$649.0M50D21Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.Financial Services$577.2M71B22Core Molding Technologies, Inc.Basic Materials$273.8M75B+23SCI Engineered Materials, Inc.Technology$19.6M72B24Intellinetics, Inc.Technology$16.6M55C25Green Growth Brands Inc.Healthcare$15.7M——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 care32%
Food & accommodation16%
Retail trade15%
Transportation13%
Professional services12%
Admin & support12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,361,536
residents · 2025 · +2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $66.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−52,686
International migration+59,812
Natural change+30,897
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$105.3B2019
$106.0B2020
$117.1B2021
$125.9B2022
$134.5B2023
$142.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$288.4k±$2.7k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$9/mo
Vacancy rate
7.1%±0.3%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$1.8B
10,494 units · 7.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 99Heat wave 99Hail 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4502016
4832017
5192018
5482019
5782020
6472021
7472022
8032023
8472024
8742025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 58% since 20216,6522021
8,0422022
7,2522023
8,1222024
10,4942025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.5 km
I-670
Nearest freight rail
0.2 km
CSXT
Nearest port
135.1 km
B P OIL CO SCIOTOVILLE
Nearest commercial airport
10.4 km
JOHN GLENN COLUMBUS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR46 filings from 19 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$70.1k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Franklin?
Franklin's economy produced $142.0B in 2024, growing 5.6% 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.