County profile
Nobles County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#1328 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 14% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
8,853
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
574
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
22,338
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$66.1k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
17.9%±1.9%
Poverty rate
14.0%±2.9%
Business applications
163 · 2025
Retail establishments
92
41.4/10k 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
Manufacturing45%
Retail trade18%
Health care18%
Food & accommodation7%
Transportation6%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
22,338
residents · 2025 · +0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $61.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,836
International migration+1,143
Natural change+810
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.3B2019
$1.3B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.7B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$197.2k±$11.1k
Median gross rent
$896/mo±$82/mo
Vacancy rate
8.6%±2.2%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$14.8M
94 units · 4.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
50.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 92Winter weather 91Cold wave 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2432016
2492017
2792018
2892019
2862020
3182021
3672022
4142023
4462024
4532025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 944% since 202192021
202022
192023
182024
942025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.1 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
6.9 km
MSWY
Nearest port
146.8 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
80.3 km
JOE FOSS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.9k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Nobles?
Nobles's economy produced $1.9B in 2024, growing 9.7% 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.