Laurens County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Laurens County, Georgia has a population of 49,798 across 807 square miles, up 1.4 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $2.70 bn in 2024, 1,106 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals worth $17.2 m.
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Laurens County
How many people live in Laurens County
- Population49,798
- Households18,592
- Average household size2.68
- Median household income$55,010
- Median age39.2
- Median gross rent$863 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$154,500
- Home value to household income2.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over33,532
- Population under 1812,231
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over9,144
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6428,423
- Civilian labor force22,206
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over59.1 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties42nd of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents1016th
Laurens County is the 42nd largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 2.8 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 24.6 percent against 18.4 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laurens County
Is Laurens County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base1.44 percent
- Census 2020 base population49,573
- Births, 2024602
- Deaths, 2024630
- Natural change, 2024-28
- Net domestic migration, 2024301
- Net international migration, 202484
- Total net migration, 2024385
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024942
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1354th
The county has grown 1.44 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Laurens County
Where people moving to Laurens County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving979
- People arriving, from those returns1,863
- Adjusted gross income arriving$48.7 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$49,774
- Largest single originLaurens County Non-migrants (16,585 households)
- Largest single destination (16,585 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurens County Non-migrants | 16,585 | 34,991 | $992.9 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 324 | 602 | $14.3 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 315 | 616 | $18.2 m |
| Other flows - South | 206 | 387 | $10.6 m |
| Johnson County | 54 | 111 | $2.1 m |
| Dodge County | 43 | 87 | $1.1 m |
| Houston County | 43 | 79 | $1.8 m |
| Bibb County | 42 | 68 | $4.6 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Laurens County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Laurens County
What the Laurens County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$2.70 bn
- County GDP, 2023$2.54 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20246.6 percent
- GDP change over five years41.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among Georgia counties44th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents1053rd
- GDP per resident$54,296
Output grew 6.6 percent in the latest year and 41.2 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Laurens County
Who employs people in Laurens County
- Covered employment, annual average19,708
- Establishments reporting1,224
- Average annual pay$52,584
- Average weekly wage$1,011
- Sector 44-45, employment2,814
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$34,967
- Sector 31-33, employment2,279
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$66,183
- Sector 72, employment1,787
- Sector 72, average annual pay$20,104
- Sector 56, employment1,011
- Sector 56, average annual pay$46,772
- Sector 23, employment882
- Sector 52, employment357
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 44-45 | 2,814 | 228 | $34,967 |
| Sector 31-33 | 2,279 | 54 | $66,183 |
| Sector 72 | 1,787 | 109 | $20,104 |
| Sector 56 | 1,011 | 61 | $46,772 |
| Sector 23 | 882 | 89 | $60,729 |
| Sector 52 | 357 | 60 | $74,130 |
| Sector 81 | 354 | 82 | $36,166 |
| Sector 48-49 | 352 | 32 | $45,995 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 2,814 jobs, 14.3 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Laurens County
What businesses operate in Laurens County
- Establishments, all industries1,106
- Employment at those establishments15,684
- Annual payroll$768.5 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents22.2
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Laurens County
What is being built in Laurens County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202453
- Declared construction value permitted$8.6 m
- Single family units authorised29
- Multifamily units authorised24
- Multifamily share of units45.3 percent
- Average declared value per unit$161,380
- Units authorised per 1,000 households2.9
Multifamily is 45.3 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is being built for renters rather than buyers.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Laurens County
How much SBA lending happens in Laurens County
- 7(a) approvals recorded26
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$17.2 m
- Average 7(a) approval$660,142
- Median 7(a) approval$488,000
- 10th percentile approval$82,900
- 90th percentile approval$1,800,000
- Largest single approval$2,358,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)243
- Jobs per approval9.3
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active13
- Distinct industries receiving approvals19
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer34.6 percent
- Loans on real estate terms9
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter14
- Franchise loans4
- Franchise share of approvals15.4 percent
- Leading industry by approval countBed-and-Breakfast Inns (3)
- Most active lenderBank of Dudley (8)
- 504 approvals recorded9
- 504 gross approval dollars$4.5 m
- Average 504 approval$498,111
- Median 504 approval$418,000
- Distinct CDCs active4
- 504 jobs per approval10.9
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved21.9
- Most active CDCFlorida Business Development Corporation (4)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals74.3 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$21.6 m
The average approval of $660,142 sits close to the median of $488,000, so lending here is fairly evenly sized rather than driven by a few large deals. 34.6 percent of approvals run on real estate terms of 240 months or more, so this is a market where SBA credit is buying buildings, not just funding operations.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Laurens County
Do SBA loans in Laurens County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded11
- Paid in full11
- Charged off0
- Charge off rate on resolved loans0.0 percent
- Status: Paid in full11
- Status: Exempt from disclosure12
- Status: Cancelled3
Of the 11 loans that have reached a final outcome, 0.0 percent were charged off. This is computed only over resolved loans, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed and counting it either way would be wrong.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Laurens County
Which parts of Laurens County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending3
- Dublin, approvals21
- EAST DUBLIN, approvals4
- Rockledge, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 21 | $13,313,700 |
| EAST DUBLIN | 4 | $3,700,000 |
| Rockledge | 1 | $150,000 |
Dublin accounts for 21 approvals against 4 in EAST DUBLIN. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Laurens County
How big is Laurens County
- Land area807 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties3rd of 159
- Width, east to west33.8 mi
- Height, north to south39.3 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land62
- Establishments per square mile1.37
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Laurens County
What hazards affect Laurens County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book9
- Of those, participating in the NFIP5
- NFIP participation rate55.6 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Laurens County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Laurens County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population49,798
- Households18,592
- Average household size2.68
- Median household income$55,010
- Median age39.2
Common questions
Laurens County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Laurens County, Georgia?
49,798, in 18,592 households, ranking 42nd of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Laurens County growing?
The population has grown 1.44 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 602 births against 630 deaths, with net migration of 385. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Laurens County?
$55,010. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $154,500, which is 2.8 times income, and median gross rent is $863 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Laurens County?
1,106 establishments, employing 15,684 people with an annual payroll of $768.5 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Laurens County?
Average annual pay is $52,584, or $1,011 a week, across 19,708 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Laurens County?
26 7(a) approvals totalling $17.2 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, with a median approval of $488,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $4.5 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans in Laurens County get paid back?
Of the 11 loans that have reached a final outcome, 11 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded, because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
What is being built in Laurens County?
53 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $8.6 m. Multifamily was 45.3 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Laurens County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Laurens County come from?
The largest single origin is Laurens County Non-migrants, with 16,585 households. Arriving households report an average income of $49,774 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Laurens County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Laurens County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.