County profile
Murray County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#2118 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 77% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$721.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,175
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
269
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,942
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$74.0k±$4.0k
Bachelor's degree+
23.5%±2.3%
Poverty rate
9.3%±1.5%
Business applications
56 · 2025
Retail establishments
37
46.1/10k 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
Manufacturing28%
Health care21%
Retail trade21%
Wholesale trade10%
Construction10%
Other services10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,942
residents · 2025 · -2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $69.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−166
International migration+36
Natural change−107
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$543.3M2019
$515.5M2020
$534.7M2021
$624.9M2022
$656.7M2023
$721.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$185.4k±$10.8k
Median gross rent
$810/mo±$48/mo
Vacancy rate
18.0%±1.8%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$8.2M
18 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
19.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 78Winter weather 76Hail 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1802016
2152017
2122018
2292019
2212020
2442021
2762022
3192023
3432024
3692025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -40% since 2021302021
372022
222023
222024
182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
42.8 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
21.8 km
RCPE
Nearest port
183.3 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
92.5 km
JOE FOSS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Murray?
Murray's economy produced $721.5M in 2024, growing 9.9% year over year — faster than 90% 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.