County profile
Emery County, UT
United States · GDP 2024
#1538 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 29% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,354
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
194
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,177
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$74.3k±$6.6k
Bachelor's degree+
18.3%±3.1%
Poverty rate
12.5%±2.8%
Business applications
127 · 2025
Retail establishments
37
36.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Superhero Scramble, Inc.Communication Services$2.7M——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
Mining & energy30%
Retail trade26%
Utilities16%
Food & accommodation13%
Health care10%
Professional services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,177
residents · 2025 · +3.4% since 2020
Income per capita $44.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+336
International migration+13
Natural change−18
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$961.4M2019
$1.0B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.8B2022
$1.4B2023
$1.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$218.7k±$8.6k
Median gross rent
$739/mo±$56/mo
Vacancy rate
16.2%±2.8%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$7.3M
77 units · 7.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
7.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 88Landslide 81Avalanche 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1432016
1452017
1592018
1802019
1842020
2122021
2652022
3022023
2882024
2982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 450% since 2021142021
402022
552023
552024
772025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.8 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
34.3 km
UP
Nearest port
876.1 km
Port of Los Angeles, CA
Nearest commercial airport
86.1 km
CANYONLANDS RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.4k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Emery?
Emery's economy produced $1.5B in 2024, growing 1.3% year over year — slower than 75% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
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.