County profile
Wabasha County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#1765 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,125
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
556
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,537
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$82.0k±$3.2k
Bachelor's degree+
26.5%±1.7%
Poverty rate
7.1%±1.2%
Business applications
176 · 2025
Retail establishments
74
34.3/10k 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
Manufacturing23%
Retail trade22%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation14%
Transportation12%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,537
residents · 2025 · +0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $65.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+152
International migration+76
Natural change−89
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$765.8M2019
$812.0M2020
$891.7M2021
$969.5M2022
$986.2M2023
$1.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$264.4k±$8.4k
Median gross rent
$830/mo±$52/mo
Vacancy rate
11.0%±2.0%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$17.9M
51 units · 2.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
45.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 82Hail 80Strong wind 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2842016
2962017
3122018
3222019
3362020
3642021
4272022
4522023
4892024
5142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -32% since 2021752021
662022
542023
642024
512025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
36.6 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
15.0 km
CPKC
Nearest port
25.5 km
DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE, ALMA POWER PLANT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
47.0 km
ROCHESTER INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.5k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wabasha?
Wabasha's economy produced $1.1B in 2024, growing 11.0% year over year — faster than 93% 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.