County profile
Lunenburg County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#2639 of 3,127 US counties by GDP69th-percentile growthmore diversified than 59% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$340.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,415
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
170
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,058
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$54.8k±$9.1k
Bachelor's degree+
11.6%±2.0%
Poverty rate
15.9%±3.9%
Business applications
128 · 2025
Retail establishments
30
24.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Benchmark Bankshares, Inc.Financial Services———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
Manufacturing24%
Retail trade23%
Health care21%
Wholesale trade12%
Construction11%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,058
residents · 2025 · +0.9% since 2020
Income per capita $42.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+301
International migration+116
Natural change−297
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$249.9M2019
$255.9M2020
$307.7M2021
$294.2M2022
$321.1M2023
$340.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$150.1k±$14.4k
Median gross rent
$742/mo±$121/mo
Vacancy rate
19.2%±3.3%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$5.5M
27 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
19.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$914/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 92Hurricane 77Strong wind 59
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1192016
1242017
1362018
1402019
1382020
1462021
1662022
1852023
2082024
2122025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -36% since 2021422021
252022
142023
252024
272025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
25.1 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
19.5 km
BB
Nearest port
84.8 km
VULCAN MATERIALS, PUDDLEDOCK QUARRY WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
94.9 km
LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.9k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lunenburg?
Lunenburg's economy produced $340.5M in 2024, growing 6.0% 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.