County profile
Goodhue County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#821 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 55% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
18,951
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,294
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
48,195
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$84.2k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
27.9%±1.7%
Poverty rate
9.3%±1.3%
Business applications
448 · 2025
Retail establishments
178
37.0/10k 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
Manufacturing29%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation21%
Retail trade16%
Construction6%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
48,195
residents · 2025 · +1.3% since 2020
Income per capita $70.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+608
International migration+221
Natural change−188
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.9B2019
$3.0B2020
$3.4B2021
$3.7B2022
$3.9B2023
$3.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$285.1k±$7.1k
Median gross rent
$966/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
6.8%±1.3%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$27.4M
84 units · 1.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
43.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 83Hail 80Landslide 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3162016
3342017
3532018
3722019
3792020
4192021
4772022
4982023
5182024
5352025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -51% since 20211702021
1702022
502023
862024
842025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
45.4 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
19.0 km
CVRC
Nearest port
22.5 km
RED WING GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
58.5 km
ROCHESTER INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.9k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Goodhue?
Goodhue's economy produced $3.9B in 2024, growing 0.7% year over year — slower than 77% of 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.