County profile
Rutland County, VT
United States · GDP 2024
#849 of 3,127 US counties by GDP72nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 82% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
22,482
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,945
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
59,653
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$68.6k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
35.3%±1.9%
Poverty rate
11.8%±1.1%
Business applications
600 · 2025
Retail establishments
344
57.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Casella Waste Systems, Inc.Industrials$1.8B70BHQ-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%
Retail trade22%
Manufacturing18%
Food & accommodation16%
Arts & recreation9%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
59,653
residents · 2025 · -1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $66.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+829
International migration+62
Natural change−1,675
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.7B2019
$2.7B2020
$3.0B2021
$3.3B2022
$3.6B2023
$3.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$229.4k±$6.7k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$49/mo
Vacancy rate
25.5%±1.2%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$24.1M
89 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
50.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 83Hurricane 70Avalanche 67
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2772016
2792017
2912018
2982019
3122020
3542021
4132022
4662023
5192024
5192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 46% since 2021612021
662022
1052023
1352024
892025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
45.8 km
I-89
Nearest freight rail
1.5 km
CLP
Nearest port
82.9 km
MCNEIL COVE VT FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
9.0 km
RUTLAND/SOUTHERN VERMONT RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.9k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Rutland?
Rutland's economy produced $3.8B in 2024, growing 6.4% 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.