County profile
Bland County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#2733 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 9% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$283.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,282
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
70
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,151
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$61.2k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
18.4%±3.4%
Poverty rate
13.6%±6.4%
Business applications
53 · 2025
Retail establishments
13
21.0/10k 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
Manufacturing42%
Wholesale trade24%
Health care12%
Retail trade12%
Information5%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,151
residents · 2025 · -1.7% since 2020
Income per capita $49.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+146
International migration+0
Natural change−252
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$224.3M2019
$217.8M2020
$218.5M2021
$237.5M2022
$268.5M2023
$283.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$152.1k±$24.4k
Median gross rent
$644/mo±$271/mo
Vacancy rate
26.0%±5.8%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$2.0M
10 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
13.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$914/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 85Cold wave 64Avalanche 55
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2013–2025
912013
962014
942015
842016
1072018
852019
982020
1032021
1102022
1252025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 67% since 202162021
62022
142023
82024
102025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.7 km
I-77
Nearest freight rail
17.0 km
NS
Nearest port
112.3 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
72.7 km
RALEIGH COUNTY MEML
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.8k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bland?
Bland's economy produced $283.5M in 2024, growing 5.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.