County profile
Jefferson County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#210 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$27.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
105,009
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,710
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
254,321
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.6%
Median HH income
$60.0k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
19.7%±0.9%
Poverty rate
19.5%±1.1%
Business applications
3,272 · 2025
Retail establishments
937
36.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.Technology$5.6M34DHQ-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 care22%
Manufacturing19%
Retail trade19%
Construction18%
Food & accommodation14%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
254,321
residents · 2025 · -0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $53.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−8,815
International migration+4,804
Natural change+2,198
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$21.5B2019
$16.7B2020
$20.4B2021
$24.9B2022
$25.2B2023
$27.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$169.5k±$4.1k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
13.7%±0.9%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$104.6M
341 units · 1.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 100Tornado 99Hurricane 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3782016
3902017
4122018
4312019
4462020
4802021
5322022
5512023
5742024
5842025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -63% since 20219112021
6642022
4272023
3562024
3412025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.0 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
9.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
12.5 km
JACK'S SHRIMP HOUSE, TAYLOR BAYOU WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
15.6 km
JACK BROOKS RGNL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):133,954,017 short tons/yr · Beaumont, TX, Sabine Pass Port Authority, TX, Port Arthur, TX
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.4k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jefferson?
Jefferson's economy produced $27.1B in 2024, growing 7.6% year over year — faster than most 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.