County profile
Bath County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#2661 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$327.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,825
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
127
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,076
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$56.2k±$19.9k
Bachelor's degree+
16.7%±4.7%
Poverty rate
23.8%±7.3%
Business applications
54 · 2025
Retail establishments
17
41.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Food & accommodation55%
Health care18%
Construction8%
Utilities7%
Manufacturing7%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,076
residents · 2025 · -2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $84.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+56
International migration+6
Natural change−165
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$233.6M2019
$206.2M2020
$236.8M2021
$276.6M2022
$302.9M2023
$327.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$206.7k±$38.3k
Median gross rent
$736/mo±$207/mo
Vacancy rate
43.6%±5.3%
Affordability
3.9× wages
Residential permits
$2.4M
6 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$977/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 84Lightning 75Avalanche 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2024
712014
792015
832016
912017
802018
872019
872020
932021
1002022
1132024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -67% since 2021182021
132022
182023
82024
62025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
23.0 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
14.4 km
BB
Nearest port
135.0 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
61.9 km
GREENBRIER VALLEY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.0k
avg. annual pay · +32% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bath?
Bath's economy produced $327.0M in 2024, growing 8.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.