County profile
Blue Earth County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#670 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 69% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
35,883
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,992
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
70,634
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$74.5k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
34.2%±1.7%
Poverty rate
15.7%±1.5%
Business applications
678 · 2025
Retail establishments
280
39.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Winland Holdings CorporationTechnology$5.8M62CHQ-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
Health care32%
Retail trade23%
Manufacturing17%
Food & accommodation16%
Construction7%
Transportation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
70,634
residents · 2025 · +2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $56.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−198
International migration+1,075
Natural change+498
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.2B2019
$4.2B2020
$4.6B2021
$5.0B2022
$5.2B2023
$5.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$266.7k±$6.3k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$53/mo
Vacancy rate
7.6%±1.2%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$61.8M
274 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
72.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 95Winter weather 94Cold wave 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3652016
3862017
4082018
4192019
4272020
4642021
5212022
5572023
5672024
5942025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -15% since 20213212021
4142022
4722023
2712024
2742025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
41.4 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
12.9 km
UP
Nearest port
100.6 km
HARVEST STATE COOPERATIVES, SAVAGE ELEVATOR WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
114.1 km
MASON CITY MUNI
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.0k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Blue Earth?
Blue Earth's economy produced $5.6B in 2024, growing 7.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.