County profile
Jackson County, WI
United States · GDP 2024
#1581 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 69% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+29.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,983
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
400
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,999
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$68.1k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
15.9%±1.5%
Poverty rate
12.4%±1.3%
Business applications
187 · 2025
Retail establishments
52
24.7/10k 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
Retail trade22%
Health care20%
Transportation18%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction13%
Manufacturing12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,999
residents · 2025 · -0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $53.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−28
International migration+71
Natural change−121
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$906.9M2019
$880.6M2020
$945.7M2021
$1.1B2022
$1.1B2023
$1.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$196.1k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$787/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
15.1%±1.2%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$18.9M
64 units · 3.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
48.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 86Cold wave 81Hail 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1562016
1632017
1712018
1772019
1772020
1942021
2162022
2502023
2822024
2952025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 23% since 2021522021
1532022
702023
512024
642025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.8 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
0.8 km
UP
Nearest port
64.6 km
LACROSSE MUNICIPAL TERMINAL
Nearest commercial airport
60.8 km
LA CROSSE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.4k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jackson?
Jackson's economy produced $1.4B in 2024, growing 29.5% year over year — faster than 99% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.