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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area

The Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 128,481 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $7.2 billion that year.

Virginia3 countiesPart of Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
GDP, 2024$7.2B#338 of 387 · +4.7% nominal
Income per person, 2024$58,462#248 of 387
Unemployment, 20252.9%#31 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.1#266 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Staunton, VAUnited States
Staunton, VAUnited States
90K100K110K120K130K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 3 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate$1.1B14.6%13.7%
Government$834M11.6%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.4B19.9%9.5%
Finance & insurance$250M3.5%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care$647M9.0%7.5%
Wholesale trade$297M4.1%6.3%
Retail trade$558M7.8%5.9%
Information$78M1.1%5.7%
Construction$479M6.6%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$358M5.0%3.3%
Accommodation & food$227M3.2%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$184M2.6%3.0%
Other services$201M2.8%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$30M0.4%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$9M0.1%1.3%
Education$104M1.4%1.1%
Arts & recreation$23M0.3%1.0%
Agriculture$124M1.7%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Augusta CountyVirginiaCentral51015
Staunton cityVirginiaCentral51790
Waynesboro cityVirginiaCentral51820