$4.20B GDP
Current-dollar economic output produced in Indiana County in 2024.
Indiana CountyEconomics.
A deeper look at what the county produces, where people work, what jobs pay, and how Indiana County compares with Pennsylvania and the nation.
What does the economy look like now?
Indiana County produced $4.20B in 2024; its 2025 unemployment rate was 0.6 points above Pennsylvania, and its covered weekly wage was 22% lower.
4.9% Unemployment
2025 annual average; Pennsylvania and the U.S. were both 4.3%.
28,044 Covered Jobs
Annual-average jobs covered by unemployment insurance in 2025.
$1,110 Weekly Wage
22% below Pennsylvania's covered-employment average in 2025.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
How are work and pay changing?
Indiana County’s unemployment rate stayed above both benchmarks across the decade, while its private-sector wage gap with Pennsylvania widened from 20% to 26%.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Annual LAUS unemployment; nominal annual QCEW wages.
Where do jobs and pay stand apart?
The county’s largest industries show where work is concentrated, while occupational wage ranges show which broad kinds of work pay the most.
Private-sector industries
Top 10 industries by jobs, plus all others.
| Industry | Jobs | Estab. | Weekly Pay | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Social Care | 4,834 | 290 | $1,066 | +2.1% |
| Retail Trade | 3,598 | 252 | $690 | -1.9% |
| Lodging & Food | 2,696 | 158 | $381 | +6.5% |
| Manufacturing | 1,969 | 81 | $1,116 | -0.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,468 | 66 | $1,156 | -2.1% |
| Finance & Insurance | 1,460 | 92 | $1,774 | -0.9% |
| Other Services | 1,285 | 170 | $963 | +1.2% |
| Transport & Storage | 1,025 | 68 | $1,026 | +2.2% |
| Construction | 928 | 141 | $1,174 | +1.5% |
| Mining, Oil & Gas | 896 | 50 | $1,928 | +0.7% |
| All Other Industries | 3,113 | 387 | $1,443 | +2.0% |
Occupational wage ranges
Top 10 occupations by median annual wage in May 2025, plus all others.
| Occupation | Median | Entry | Experienced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | $97,700 | $56,310 | $143,600 |
| Architecture & Eng. | $78,690 | $55,220 | $100,520 |
| Legal | $78,480 | $46,860 | $154,740 |
| Computing & Math | $78,160 | $51,080 | $98,950 |
| Sciences | $77,060 | $50,470 | $96,260 |
| Education & Libraries | $73,540 | $36,300 | $87,550 |
| Health Professionals | $68,940 | $44,300 | $109,050 |
| Business & Finance | $64,640 | $45,540 | $90,770 |
| Maintenance & Repair | $57,170 | $37,560 | $71,870 |
| Protective Service | $56,340 | $39,430 | $75,460 |
| All Other Occupations | $28,550–$54,060 | $21,020–$42,190 | $35,720–$71,080 |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Industry: 2025; occupations: May 2025.
How much income goes toward housing?
The cost-burden chart shows the share of renters and owners spending 30% or more of income on housing. The adjacent home-value chart provides a separate ownership benchmark.
Housing-cost burden
Households spending 30% or more of income on housing, 2020–2024. Higher means less income left for other needs.
Median home value
Indiana County: $152,800. Pennsylvania: $254,500. The county estimate is 40% lower.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024. ACS five-year estimates. Home value is owner-reported, not a sale price.
Where do residents work?
County boundaries do not contain the whole local labor market. These counts describe primary jobs and their home-to-work connections.
13,544 Commute into the county
Primary jobs · 2023
13,006 Live and work here
Primary jobs · 2023
17,144 Commute out of the county
Primary jobs · 2023
Sources: Census LODES, 2023. Primary jobs, not all workers; counts are confidentiality-protected.
How have work and unemployment changed?
Indiana County’s labor force counts residents working or actively looking for work. Compare its size with the unemployment rate over 2016–2025.
Labor force
Residents working or looking for work.
Unemployment rate
Share of the labor force without work.
Sources: BLS labor force via FRED and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Annual estimates; unemployment is a share of the labor force.
What about businesses without employees?
A nonemployer business has no paid employees—often a self-employed person, freelancer, contractor, or owner-run shop. In 2023, Indiana County had 5,131 of these businesses with $284.1 million in receipts, work that does not appear in payroll-job counts.
Nonemployer Businesses by Industry
| Industry | Businesses | Receipts (2023 Dollars) |
|---|---|---|
| All Businesses | 5,131 | $284,128,000 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 193 | $11,946,000 |
| Mining & Extraction | 124 | $6,930,000 |
| Utilities | 5 | $945,000 |
| Construction | 810 | $62,611,000 |
| Manufacturing | 230 | $18,179,000 |
| Wholesale | 85 | $9,626,000 |
| Retail | 535 | $38,310,000 |
| Transport & Storage | 437 | $23,402,000 |
| Information | 41 | $930,000 |
| Finance & Insurance | 121 | $8,050,000 |
| Real Estate & Rental | 407 | $33,765,000 |
| Professional Services | 468 | $18,571,000 |
| Admin & Waste Services | 348 | $7,247,000 |
| Education | 140 | $1,881,000 |
| Health & Social Care | 306 | $12,527,000 |
| Arts & Recreation | 278 | $5,216,000 |
| Lodging & Food | 65 | $1,968,000 |
| Other Services | 538 | $22,024,000 |
Sources: Census Nonemployer Statistics 2023. Receipts are revenue, not wages or profit.
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