County profile
Wythe County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#1331 of 3,127 US counties by GDP27th-percentile growthmore diversified than 49% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,944
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
691
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
27,983
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$57.7k±$4.6k
Bachelor's degree+
19.4%±2.3%
Poverty rate
15.2%±2.8%
Business applications
310 · 2025
Retail establishments
120
42.8/10k 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
Manufacturing27%
Retail trade27%
Food & accommodation18%
Health care16%
Wholesale trade6%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
27,983
residents · 2025 · -1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $49.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+617
International migration+10
Natural change−976
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.5B2020
$1.6B2021
$1.7B2022
$1.9B2023
$1.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$171.2k±$9.0k
Median gross rent
$764/mo±$48/mo
Vacancy rate
10.7%±2.1%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$16.8M
81 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
48.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$914/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 89Landslide 84Strong wind 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1862016
1852017
1942018
2002019
2102020
2282021
2642022
2902023
3072024
3202025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 102% since 2021402021
382022
352023
1182024
812025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.2 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
2.5 km
NS
Nearest port
136.8 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
96.9 km
RALEIGH COUNTY MEML
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.2k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wythe?
Wythe's economy produced $1.9B in 2024, growing 1.6% year over year — slower than 73% of 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.