County profile
Bradford County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#597 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 42% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
18,842
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,334
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
59,600
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$63.7k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
20.6%±1.2%
Poverty rate
12.6%±1.2%
Business applications
508 · 2025
Retail establishments
229
38.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Peoples Ltd.Financial Services$36.7M57CHQ-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 care36%
Manufacturing23%
Retail trade17%
Transportation9%
Food & accommodation9%
Management5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
59,600
residents · 2025 · -0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $51.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+155
International migration+347
Natural change−859
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.8B2019
$3.3B2020
$4.8B2021
$5.7B2022
$6.3B2023
$6.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$187.5k±$6.4k
Median gross rent
$901/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
16.5%±0.9%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$17.8M
62 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
73.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 91Landslide 81Hurricane 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2662016
2782017
2742018
2842019
2952020
3092021
3452022
3542023
3872024
3942025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -24% since 2021822021
812022
512023
922024
622025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
23.7 km
I-86
Nearest freight rail
2.7 km
LRWY
Nearest port
143.9 km
MILLERSBURG FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
51.7 km
ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.1k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bradford?
Bradford's economy produced $6.8B in 2024, growing 8.2% 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.