County profile
Leelanau County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#1745 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,239
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
796
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
22,982
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$99.4k±$6.7k
Bachelor's degree+
51.8%±2.5%
Poverty rate
6.5%±0.9%
Business applications
314 · 2025
Retail establishments
122
53.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-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 & accommodation26%
Retail trade18%
Construction16%
Health care15%
Manufacturing15%
Professional services10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
22,982
residents · 2025 · +3.0% since 2020
Income per capita $92.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,415
International migration+41
Natural change−764
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$829.5M2019
$788.5M2020
$899.2M2021
$971.9M2022
$1.0B2023
$1.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$458.4k±$13.2k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$90/mo
Vacancy rate
38.8%±1.8%
Affordability
9.8× wages
Residential permits
$40.6M
159 units · 6.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
48.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 93Winter weather 90Landslide 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3362016
3582017
3892018
4072019
4252020
4782021
5952022
6922023
7182024
7862025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -15% since 20211862021
1782022
2072023
2012024
1592025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
86.9 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
11.5 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
10.8 km
LELAND
Nearest commercial airport
27.6 km
CHERRY CAPITAL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Leelanau?
Leelanau's economy produced $1.1B in 2024, growing 8.2% 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.