County profile
Wayne County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#1066 of 3,127 US counties by GDP50th-percentile growthmore diversified than 60% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,374
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,355
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
51,703
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$62.4k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
23.4%±1.5%
Poverty rate
12.1%±1.7%
Business applications
598 · 2025
Retail establishments
193
37.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Dimeco, Inc.Financial Services$74.7M62C2Honat Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$67.2M60C3Norwood Financial Corp.Financial Services$8.0M54DHQ-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
Retail trade29%
Health care25%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction11%
Other services10%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
51,703
residents · 2025 · +1.1% since 2020
Income per capita $59.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,085
International migration+68
Natural change−1,589
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.0B2019
$2.0B2020
$2.1B2021
$2.4B2022
$2.5B2023
$2.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$242.1k±$7.2k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
35.1%±1.5%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$57.6M
150 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
56.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 76Landslide 74Strong wind 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2292016
2262017
2342018
2522019
2552020
2852021
3302022
3612023
3782024
3952025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 13% since 20211332021
1512022
1552023
1752024
1502025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.3 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
8.9 km
SBRR
Nearest port
109.1 km
GLOBAL CARGO NEWBURGH TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
42.7 km
SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.7k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wayne?
Wayne's economy produced $2.7B in 2024, growing 4.4% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.