County profile
Gogebic County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#2217 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 36% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$648.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,072
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
365
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
14,285
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.9%
Median HH income
$52.7k±$3.9k
Bachelor's degree+
22.8%±2.5%
Poverty rate
14.4%±2.5%
Business applications
117 · 2025
Retail establishments
66
46.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Keweenaw Land Association, LimitedBasic Materials$487.0k72BHQ-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
Food & accommodation27%
Retail trade27%
Manufacturing22%
Health care16%
Admin & support5%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
14,285
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $53.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+482
International migration+23
Natural change−569
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$509.1M2019
$489.4M2020
$537.6M2021
$579.6M2022
$612.5M2023
$648.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$107.2k±$6.2k
Median gross rent
$623/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
32.8%±2.6%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$10.5M
23 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
25.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 83Winter weather 81Cold wave 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1972016
1932017
2032018
2142019
2122020
2482021
2912022
3422023
3662024
3932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 77% since 2021132021
222022
302023
302024
232025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
168.2 km
I-39
Nearest freight rail
15.9 km
GDLK
Nearest port
58.9 km
LAKE SHORE SYSTEMS INC ONTONAGON HARBOR MI
Nearest commercial airport
35.9 km
GOGEBIC/IRON COUNTY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.1k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Gogebic?
Gogebic's economy produced $648.6M in 2024, growing 5.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.