County profile
Brown County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#1277 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 71% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,995
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
786
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
25,517
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$69.4k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
24.5%±1.8%
Poverty rate
8.5%±1.1%
Business applications
196 · 2025
Retail establishments
105
41.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Nuvera Communications, Inc.Communication Services$53.5M68BHQ-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
Manufacturing30%
Health care22%
Retail trade17%
Transportation13%
Food & accommodation11%
Education7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
25,517
residents · 2025 · -1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $66.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−199
International migration+113
Natural change−319
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.4B2020
$1.6B2021
$1.8B2022
$1.9B2023
$2.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$191.2k±$11.0k
Median gross rent
$890/mo±$72/mo
Vacancy rate
6.8%±1.5%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$12.5M
33 units · 1.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
50.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 90Winter weather 82Strong wind 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3312016
3472017
3582018
3762019
3802020
4122021
4592022
4852023
5132024
5432025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 74% since 2021192021
612022
222023
352024
332025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
63.1 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
6.0 km
CPKC
Nearest port
124.2 km
CARGILL WEST, SAVAGE ELEVATOR WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
138.9 km
MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.2k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Brown?
Brown's economy produced $2.0B in 2024, growing 7.0% year over year — faster than most 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.