County profile
Emmet County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#2382 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 31% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$519.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+13.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,726
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
268
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,107
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$63.7k±$8.5k
Bachelor's degree+
17.1%±2.7%
Poverty rate
9.9%±3.0%
Business applications
79 · 2025
Retail establishments
38
41.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.Industrials$23.0M57CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing31%
Health care28%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation8%
Other services7%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,107
residents · 2025 · -2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $56.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−114
International migration+12
Natural change−143
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$384.4M2019
$358.6M2020
$441.0M2021
$505.8M2022
$457.0M2023
$519.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$114.1k±$9.5k
Median gross rent
$733/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
10.1%±3.3%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$5.5M
14 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
42.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$919/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 97Cold wave 86Winter weather 63
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1902016
1972017
2102018
2152019
2142020
2382021
2702022
2882023
2912024
3042025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -81% since 2021752021
42022
92023
732024
142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
31.7 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
UP
Nearest port
173.8 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
100.1 km
FORT DODGE RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Emmet?
Emmet's economy produced $519.1M in 2024, growing 13.6% year over year — faster than 96% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.