County profile
Waseca County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#1663 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 33% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,108
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
426
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,688
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$76.3k±$4.8k
Bachelor's degree+
21.0%±1.9%
Poverty rate
7.5%±1.5%
Business applications
155 · 2025
Retail establishments
55
29.5/10k 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
Manufacturing38%
Health care22%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation10%
Other services7%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,688
residents · 2025 · -1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $68.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−274
International migration+54
Natural change−64
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$712.4M2019
$746.3M2020
$858.5M2021
$1.1B2022
$1.1B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$220.8k±$8.6k
Median gross rent
$883/mo±$66/mo
Vacancy rate
5.6%±1.5%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$12.6M
62 units · 3.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
24.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 80Strong wind 73Hail 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3372016
3552017
3722018
3932019
3892020
4372021
4832022
5302023
5772024
5722025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 72% since 2021362021
422022
332023
252024
622025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
26.7 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
6.4 km
CPKC
Nearest port
86.7 km
HARVEST STATE COOPERATIVES, SAVAGE ELEVATOR WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
88.0 km
ROCHESTER INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.2k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Waseca?
Waseca's economy produced $1.3B 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.