County profile
McLeod County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#1129 of 3,127 US counties by GDP48th-percentile growthmore diversified than 27% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
14,890
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
956
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
36,631
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$80.1k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
20.2%±1.6%
Poverty rate
8.7%±1.4%
Business applications
328 · 2025
Retail establishments
127
34.5/10k 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
Manufacturing40%
Health care22%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation10%
Other services6%
Transportation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
36,631
residents · 2025 · -0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $63.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−230
International migration+257
Natural change−141
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.8B2020
$2.0B2021
$2.2B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$246.1k±$6.1k
Median gross rent
$941/mo±$58/mo
Vacancy rate
4.7%±1.4%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$47.8M
206 units · 5.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
46.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$999/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 83Cold wave 79Hail 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2262016
2402017
2582018
2672019
2762020
3042021
3432022
3702023
3942024
3942025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 79% since 20211152021
642022
782023
502024
2062025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
64.4 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
6.8 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
72.1 km
CARGILL WEST, SAVAGE ELEVATOR WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
82.1 km
ST CLOUD SKY CENTRAL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.9k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of McLeod?
McLeod's economy produced $2.4B in 2024, growing 4.2% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.