County profile
Wright County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#566 of 3,127 US counties by GDP73rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 76% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
42,944
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,680
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
157,559
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$107.2k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
34.4%±1.4%
Poverty rate
5.2%±0.5%
Business applications
1,750 · 2025
Retail establishments
402
26.0/10k 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
Retail trade25%
Manufacturing21%
Health care18%
Construction15%
Food & accommodation13%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
157,559
residents · 2025 · +11.1% since 2020
Income per capita $66.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+10,413
International migration+1,125
Natural change+4,193
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.2B2019
$5.4B2020
$6.0B2021
$6.5B2022
$6.9B2023
$7.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$358.9k±$4.5k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$63/mo
Vacancy rate
5.9%±0.6%
Affordability
6.7× wages
Residential permits
$400.1M
1,156 units · 7.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
68.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 95Hail 89Tornado 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3262016
3492017
3692018
3852019
3962020
4402021
4952022
5172023
5372024
5472025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -26% since 20211,5582021
1,3672022
1,2342023
1,2642024
1,1562025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
18.6 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
4.2 km
CPKC
Nearest port
57.1 km
AMERICAN IRON AND SUPPLY CO. DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
42.1 km
ST CLOUD SKY CENTRAL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.5k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wright?
Wright's economy produced $7.3B in 2024, growing 6.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.