Gastonia, NC

Gastonia's ZIP area supports 58,847 jobs across 3,493 businesses, with workers earning an average of $49K per year, 2% above the Gaston County average. The economy is well-diversified (0.88 index), led by retail trade and healthcare. 82.5% of businesses have fewer than 20 employees, and each business employs an average of 16.8 people. Jobs grew 1.5% from the prior year while business count declined 0.1%.