County profile
Westmoreland County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#266 of 3,127 US counties by GDP32nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 94% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$19.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
124,843
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,428
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
349,324
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$74.1k±$1.3k
Bachelor's degree+
32.8%±0.8%
Poverty rate
10.3%±0.6%
Business applications
3,036 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,130
32.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Commercial National Financial CorporationFinancial Services$17.1M43DHQ-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 care23%
Manufacturing23%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation16%
Transportation9%
Professional services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
349,324
residents · 2025 · -1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $66.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+5,053
International migration+677
Natural change−10,501
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$15.6B2019
$14.9B2020
$16.4B2021
$17.9B2022
$18.9B2023
$19.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$203.5k±$3.0k
Median gross rent
$879/mo±$20/mo
Vacancy rate
8.2%±0.5%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$139.5M
421 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 96Landslide 91Strong wind 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4232016
4332017
4452018
4582019
4772020
5162021
5782022
6152023
6442024
6822025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -38% since 20216792021
4082022
3582023
4142024
4212025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
14.5 km
I-76
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
NS
Nearest port
32.1 km
RIVER MATERIALS INC
Nearest commercial airport
6.4 km
ARNOLD PALMER RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.3k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Westmoreland?
Westmoreland's economy produced $19.4B in 2024, growing 2.4% year over year — slower than 68% 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.