County profile
Kandiyohi County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#946 of 3,127 US counties by GDP48th-percentile growthmore diversified than 72% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
18,568
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,416
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
44,720
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$76.6k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
27.9%±1.6%
Poverty rate
9.1%±1.4%
Business applications
431 · 2025
Retail establishments
167
37.3/10k 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
Health care34%
Retail trade20%
Manufacturing16%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade9%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
44,720
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $66.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,424
International migration+2,012
Natural change+381
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.3B2019
$2.3B2020
$2.5B2021
$2.8B2022
$3.0B2023
$3.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$243.2k±$7.9k
Median gross rent
$909/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
13.4%±1.3%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$21.5M
73 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
51.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 87Hail 82Cold wave 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3212016
3292017
3422018
3542019
3612020
3932021
4522022
4832023
5272024
5222025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -78% since 20213272021
1712022
2172023
1942024
732025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
59.2 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
0.6 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
135.7 km
CARGILL WEST, SAVAGE ELEVATOR WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
86.0 km
ST CLOUD SKY CENTRAL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.2k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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nearest by GDPNearby & same-state counties
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What is the GDP of Kandiyohi?
Kandiyohi's economy produced $3.1B in 2024, growing 4.2% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.