County profile
Chittenden County, VT
United States · GDP 2024
#307 of 3,127 US counties by GDP63rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
88,131
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,665
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$70.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
169,115
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$96.8k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
56.8%±1.8%
Poverty rate
9.7%±0.8%
Business applications
2,407 · 2025
Retail establishments
734
43.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1BETA Technologies, Inc.Industrials$35.6M23D2Mach7 Technologies LimitedHealthcare———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
Health care28%
Retail trade21%
Manufacturing16%
Food & accommodation14%
Professional services13%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
169,115
residents · 2025 · +0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $80.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,995
International migration+2,480
Natural change+177
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$12.3B2019
$12.0B2020
$13.2B2021
$14.7B2022
$15.6B2023
$16.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$439.2k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
4.6%±0.7%
Affordability
6.2× wages
Residential permits
$329.0M
1,026 units · 6.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
63.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 85Lightning 83Avalanche 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6622016
6852017
7132018
7412019
7612020
8522021
9802022
11092023
11792024
12142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 20% since 20218562021
9402022
9422023
8802024
1,0262025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.6 km
I-89
Nearest freight rail
2.2 km
NECR
Nearest port
11.2 km
FERRY DOCK BURLINGTON VT
Nearest commercial airport
5.8 km
PATRICK LEAHY BURLINGTON INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$70.3k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Chittenden?
Chittenden's economy produced $16.4B in 2024, growing 5.5% 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.