County profile
Lawrence County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#783 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 62% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
24,349
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,865
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
83,911
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$61.9k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
23.4%±1.2%
Poverty rate
11.9%±1.2%
Business applications
795 · 2025
Retail establishments
250
29.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Axion Power International, Inc.Industrials$58.2k——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 care36%
Retail trade18%
Manufacturing17%
Food & accommodation13%
Construction8%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
83,911
residents · 2025 · -2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $55.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+622
International migration+92
Natural change−2,747
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.2B2019
$3.3B2020
$3.7B2021
$3.9B2022
$4.2B2023
$4.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$147.2k±$6.0k
Median gross rent
$831/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
8.8%±1.1%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
$20.7M
70 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 78Landslide 64Winter weather 50
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2692016
2732017
2852018
2952019
3062020
3312021
3742022
3902023
4312024
4592025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 4% since 2021672021
522022
482023
602024
702025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.7 km
I-376
Nearest freight rail
1.0 km
NCIR
Nearest port
33.0 km
BEAVER CONCRETE AND GRAVEL CO., EAST ROCHESTER DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
41.7 km
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.5k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lawrence?
Lawrence's economy produced $4.2B in 2024, growing 0.5% year over year — slower than 78% of 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.