County profile
Franklin County, VT
United States · GDP 2024
#1015 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 44% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,639
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,101
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
51,177
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.4%
Median HH income
$81.3k±$4.8k
Bachelor's degree+
30.2%±2.2%
Poverty rate
10.3%±1.5%
Business applications
444 · 2025
Retail establishments
164
32.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Peoples Trust Company of St. AlbansFinancial Services$21.4M56CHQ-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 care26%
Manufacturing25%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation13%
Wholesale trade9%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
51,177
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $60.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+942
International migration+108
Natural change+92
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.3B2019
$2.3B2020
$2.4B2021
$2.5B2022
$2.7B2023
$2.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$306.7k±$9.6k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$57/mo
Vacancy rate
13.3%±1.8%
Affordability
5.2× wages
Residential permits
$58.3M
209 units · 4.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
29.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 69Ice storm 67Lightning 66
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3362016
3362017
3492018
3602019
3752020
4162021
4822022
5342023
5802024
6212025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 21% since 20211732021
1622022
2292023
2002024
2092025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.2 km
I-89
Nearest freight rail
5.2 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
39.4 km
GRAND ISLE, VT - GORDON FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
46.9 km
PATRICK LEAHY BURLINGTON INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.2k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Franklin?
Franklin's economy produced $2.9B in 2024, growing 5.6% 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.