County profile
Oconee County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#695 of 3,127 US counties by GDP51st-percentile growthmore diversified than 67% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
22,175
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,761
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
83,775
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$62.4k±$4.3k
Bachelor's degree+
28.7%±2.0%
Poverty rate
17.6%±1.8%
Business applications
1,014 · 2025
Retail establishments
292
35.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Oconee Federal Financial Corp.Financial Services———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
Manufacturing32%
Retail trade23%
Health care14%
Food & accommodation13%
Admin & support9%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
83,775
residents · 2025 · +6.3% since 2020
Income per capita $61.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,109
International migration+1,176
Natural change−2,372
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.9B2019
$3.9B2020
$4.1B2021
$4.7B2022
$5.0B2023
$5.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$237.1k±$9.0k
Median gross rent
$881/mo±$38/mo
Vacancy rate
18.0%±1.6%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$320.8M
753 units · 9.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$941/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Ice storm 90Landslide 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2372016
2462017
2642018
2792019
2952020
3332021
4062022
4392023
4632024
4932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 17% since 20216432021
8332022
6122023
6482024
7532025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
29.0 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
2.4 km
NS
Nearest port
140.9 km
C. REED DAVIS CONTRACTORS,PORT OF TELLICO BGE WHF
Nearest commercial airport
63.0 km
DONALDSON FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.5k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Oconee?
Oconee's economy produced $5.2B in 2024, growing 4.4% 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.