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Dakota

United States · GDP 2024
#161 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$37.1B
GDP growth
+4.6%
Jobs tracked
185,426
Employers
10,964
Avg. wage
$69.7k
Population
457,710
Labor & formation
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$106.3k±$1.5k
Business applications
5,697 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1CHS Inc.Consumer Defensive$35.5B63C2Blue Earth Resources, Inc.Energy$37.0M——3Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc.Industrials$9.4M——

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
Retail trade24%
Health care20%
Manufacturing17%
Food & accommodation14%
Finance & insurance13%
Transportation12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
457,710
residents · 2025 · +3.9% since 2020
Income per capita $77.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,394
International migration+7,579
Natural change+8,165

GDP trend

2019–2024 · nominal
$27.9B
2019
$26.9B
2020
$29.4B
2021
$33.4B
2022
$35.5B
2023
$37.1B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$381.0k±$3.1k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
2.5%±0.3%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
2,330 (5.1/1k pop)
FEMA risk score
89.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Hail 98Tornado 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
508
2016
537
2017
564
2018
588
2019
605
2020
665
2021
746
2022
768
2023
789
2024
801
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.9 km
I-35E
Nearest freight rail
6.2 km
UP
Nearest port
11.3 km
CF INDUSTRIES, PINE BEND AMMONIA TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
26.4 km
MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR

3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.

8-KCHS Inc.07-08
8-KCHS Inc.07-08
10-QCHS Inc.07-08
8-KCHS Inc.04-08
10-QCHS Inc.04-08
8-KCHS Inc.04-07
8-KCHS Inc.04-03
10-QCHS Inc.01-07
8-KCHS Inc.01-07
8-KCHS Inc.01-06
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$69.7k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Howard$37.1BKane$37.1BHamilton$37.3BPlymouth$36.9BMarin$36.9BRichland$37.4B
The read

Dakota's economy produced $37.1B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.

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.
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