County profile
Wayne County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#487 of 3,127 US counties by GDP56th-percentile growthmore diversified than 35% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
42,271
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,583
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
116,758
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$73.6k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
25.1%±1.2%
Poverty rate
9.4%±1.2%
Business applications
1,111 · 2025
Retail establishments
372
31.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The J. M. Smucker CompanyConsumer Defensive$9.1B64CHQ-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
Manufacturing42%
Health care19%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation11%
Construction7%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
116,758
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $61.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,055
International migration+893
Natural change+59
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.7B2019
$6.8B2020
$7.3B2021
$7.7B2022
$8.5B2023
$9.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$222.1k±$4.2k
Median gross rent
$881/mo±$23/mo
Vacancy rate
5.5%±0.8%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$77.9M
232 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 90Winter weather 86Ice storm 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3392016
3562017
3762018
3912019
4112020
4532021
5182022
5632023
6002024
6272025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 23% since 20211892021
2052022
2122023
2822024
2322025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.2 km
I-71
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
NS
Nearest port
72.9 km
CLEVELAND CLIFFS-CLEVELAND WORKS UPPER DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
38.6 km
AKRON-CANTON RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.9k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wayne?
Wayne's economy produced $9.0B in 2024, growing 4.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.