County profile
Shenandoah County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#1178 of 3,127 US counties by GDP46th-percentile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,260
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
922
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
45,839
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$67.2k±$6.2k
Bachelor's degree+
21.6%±1.9%
Poverty rate
11.8%±1.8%
Business applications
516 · 2025
Retail establishments
138
30.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Shenandoah Telecommunications CompanyCommunication Services$357.9M65B2First National CorporationFinancial Services$14.3M45DHQ-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
Manufacturing31%
Retail trade20%
Health care17%
Food & accommodation15%
Admin & support9%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
45,839
residents · 2025 · +3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $59.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,817
International migration+446
Natural change−642
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.8B2019
$1.8B2020
$2.0B2021
$2.1B2022
$2.2B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$294.9k±$11.0k
Median gross rent
$984/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
16.0%±2.0%
Affordability
6.2× wages
Residential permits
$51.9M
191 units · 4.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
59.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 85Hurricane 80Strong wind 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2722016
2832017
2912018
3022019
3112020
3472021
3912022
4452023
4692024
4822025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -2% since 20211942021
1752022
1872023
2242024
1912025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.1 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
2.9 km
NS
Nearest port
117.2 km
VULCAN MATERIALS WOODBRIDGE VA
Nearest commercial airport
71.8 km
SHENANDOAH VALLEY RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.7k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Shenandoah?
Shenandoah's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, growing 4.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.