County profile
Wayne County, UT
United States · GDP 2024
#2960 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 11% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$160.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
779
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
118
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,587
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$76.6k±$7.7k
Bachelor's degree+
27.7%±5.5%
Poverty rate
10.6%±4.9%
Business applications
52 · 2025
Retail establishments
19
72.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1SunPower CorporationEnergy$1.7B——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
Construction28%
Food & accommodation27%
Retail trade27%
Health care13%
Transportation3%
Other services2%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,587
residents · 2025 · +3.3% since 2020
Income per capita $60.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+76
International migration−3
Natural change+9
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$109.6M2019
$112.6M2020
$126.5M2021
$145.5M2022
$158.5M2023
$160.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$411.8k±$57.5k
Median gross rent
$884/mo±$216/mo
Vacancy rate
33.4%±6.5%
Affordability
10.2× wages
Residential permits
$10.9M
29 units · 11.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
1.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 94Winter weather 74Avalanche 57
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2024
1332014
1462015
1562016
1562017
1782018
1942019
2092020
2352021
3112022
3062024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -17% since 2021352021
292022
202023
242024
292025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
57.6 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
93.5 km
UP
Nearest port
816.1 km
DANA POINT
Nearest commercial airport
110.9 km
CANYONLANDS RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.5k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wayne?
Wayne's economy produced $160.3M in 2024, growing 1.2% year over year — slower than 75% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.