County profile
Grainger County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#2071 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 8% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$753.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,812
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
258
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
25,739
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$50.5k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
15.9%±2.5%
Poverty rate
17.1%±2.6%
Business applications
237 · 2025
Retail establishments
51
20.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Manufacturing50%
Retail trade17%
Construction11%
Food & accommodation8%
Other services8%
Health care7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
25,739
residents · 2025 · +9.2% since 2020
Income per capita $48.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,690
International migration+28
Natural change−580
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$447.2M2019
$473.8M2020
$608.9M2021
$692.2M2022
$702.9M2023
$753.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$189.2k±$36.5k
Median gross rent
$746/mo±$151/mo
Vacancy rate
18.4%±2.4%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$12.2M
65 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
18.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$941/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 90Earthquake 68Wildfire 49
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1292016
1322017
1392018
1462019
1522020
1752021
2122022
2382023
2512024
2572025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -21% since 2021822021
692022
682023
682024
652025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
24.3 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
7.7 km
KXCG
Nearest port
46.5 km
Burkhart Enterprises, Knoxville Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
67.7 km
MC GHEE TYSON
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.4k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Grainger?
Grainger's economy produced $753.6M in 2024, growing 7.2% year over year — faster than most 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.