County profile
Emporia city, Virginia
United States · US territory
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP
no BEA GDP
GDP growth (YoY)
1 yr only
Jobs tracked
3,805
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
218
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,447
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
7.4%
Median HH income
$51.9k±$7.8k
Bachelor's degree+
16.0%±4.7%
Poverty rate
15.8%±4.5%
Business applications
91 · 2025
Retail establishments
50
92.4/10k 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
Health care28%
Manufacturing25%
Food & accommodation18%
Retail trade16%
Admin & support8%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,447
residents · 2025 · -4.4% since 2020
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−152
International migration+5
Natural change−107
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$148.5k±$21.6k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$98/mo
Vacancy rate
20.9%±7.1%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$595.3k
4 units · 0.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 74Earthquake 38Ice storm 24
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2013–2025
1562013
1662014
1372015
1572016
1412017
1612019
1562020
1812021
1912022
2462025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 202162021
32022
52023
12024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.4 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
0.0 km
NS
Nearest port
59.4 km
PARKERS FERRY LANDING - SECONDARY ROAD 1306
Nearest commercial airport
92.1 km
RICHMOND INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.1k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is Emporia city’s economy like?
Emporia city is home to 5,447 residents and 3,805 jobs across 218 employers, led by health care. BEA does not publish state-level GDP for US territories, so no GDP figure is shown.
GDP: BEA (2025), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.