County profile
Winona County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#990 of 3,127 US counties by GDP68th-percentile growthmore diversified than 69% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
23,937
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,145
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
50,523
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$70.7k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
32.7%±1.8%
Poverty rate
14.8%±1.8%
Business applications
347 · 2025
Retail establishments
146
29.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Fastenal CompanyIndustrials$8.2B90A2Merchants Financial Group, Inc.Financial Services$174.4M56CHQ-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
Manufacturing30%
Management17%
Health care17%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation11%
Education9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
50,523
residents · 2025 · +1.7% since 2020
Income per capita $61.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+518
International migration+422
Natural change−76
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.4B2019
$2.5B2020
$2.6B2021
$2.8B2022
$2.8B2023
$3.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$235.4k±$5.8k
Median gross rent
$907/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
7.3%±1.5%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$11.1M
42 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
69.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 90Hail 84Cold wave 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4802016
5032017
5242018
5432019
5532020
6062021
6712022
7362023
7782024
8012025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -59% since 20211032021
612022
1072023
412024
422025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.3 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
2.6 km
CPKC
Nearest port
11.3 km
Winona Port Authority, MN
Nearest commercial airport
43.5 km
LA CROSSE RGNL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):1,426,720 short tons/yr · Winona Port Authority, MN
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.1k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Winona?
Winona's economy produced $3.0B in 2024, growing 6.0% year over year — faster than most 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.