County profile
Watonwan County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#2261 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 11% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$610.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,793
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
280
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,459
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$71.7k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
17.2%
Poverty rate
13.2%±3.2%
Business applications
85 · 2025
Retail establishments
39
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
Manufacturing52%
Health care15%
Retail trade11%
Construction8%
Other services7%
Food & accommodation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,459
residents · 2025 · +2.0% since 2020
Income per capita $56.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−582
International migration+505
Natural change+294
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$467.8M2019
$452.7M2020
$538.4M2021
$600.5M2022
$584.0M2023
$610.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$162.4k±$8.2k
Median gross rent
$834/mo±$59/mo
Vacancy rate
13.4%±2.9%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$3.0M
11 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
23.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 76Drought 75Cold wave 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1772016
1752017
1932018
2032019
2002020
2262021
2502022
2782023
2922024
2942025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 267% since 202132021
52022
182023
72024
112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
33.1 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
1.0 km
UP
Nearest port
134.1 km
CARGILL WEST, SAVAGE ELEVATOR WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
137.9 km
MASON CITY MUNI
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Watonwan?
Watonwan's economy produced $610.8M in 2024, growing 4.6% 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.