Glynn County, Georgia

• Elevated poverty: At 16.1%, the rate is in economically distressed territory and supports federal funding narratives (CDFI, NMTC, EDA).
• Aging population: Median age of 43 is materially above the U.S. norm; succession planning and senior-services demand are real factors.

• Largest sector: Accommodation and Food Services employs 7,532 workers (23.8% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $32,877.
• Economic scale: Regional GDP of $6.3B (2024).
• Wage stratification: Manufacturing averages $82,469 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $32,877, a 2.5x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.

• Top specialization: Support Activities for Transportation concentrates at 5.55x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
• Cluster depth: 8 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base rather than reliance on a single employer or sector.
• Attraction whitespace: 8 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.

• In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 4.3x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
• Elevated vacancy: 18.3% vacancy rate. In resort, rural, and seasonal markets much of this is recreational/seasonal (second homes), not available supply; confirm the vacancy-by-reason split before treating it as a redevelopment opportunity.
• Affordable rent tiers: 4 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom tiers sit below the 30%-of-median-income affordability threshold (~$1,745/mo).

• Succession risk is real: 24.1% of working-age residents are 55-64. Plan for retirements over the next decade and pair attraction strategy with talent retention.
• Low participation: 58.6% labor force participation suggests untapped capacity; workforce development programs may unlock supply.
• Short commutes: 20.0-minute mean commute is a quality-of-life and labor-access advantage worth surfacing for site selectors.
• Talent pipeline: 6 regional institutions feed the workforce; the top three combined produce 31,835 annual credentials.

Glynn County shows strong potential for support activities for transportation attraction, with a 5.55x concentration and 1,261 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally. Near-term succession risk is elevated, with 24.1% of the working-age population within 10 years of retirement age.

The interconnected base across support activities for transportation, accommodation, and scenic and sightseeing transportation creates supply-chain attraction leverage rather than single-employer risk, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.