County profile
Beaverhead County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#2183 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 48% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$672.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+14.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,643
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
399
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,043
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.5%
Median HH income
$61.3k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
37.7%±3.9%
Poverty rate
11.4%±3.0%
Business applications
180 · 2025
Retail establishments
41
41.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Almonty Industries Inc.Basic Materials———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 trade28%
Food & accommodation26%
Health care24%
Construction11%
Other services6%
Arts & recreation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,043
residents · 2025 · +7.1% since 2020
Income per capita $62.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+810
International migration−3
Natural change−144
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$431.5M2019
$433.1M2020
$445.3M2021
$554.6M2022
$586.2M2023
$672.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$308.3k±$25.0k
Median gross rent
$837/mo±$43/mo
Vacancy rate
15.7%±3.6%
Affordability
6.4× wages
Residential permits
$9.4M
42 units · 4.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
42.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Avalanche 94Landslide 93Winter weather 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2432016
2522017
2602018
2902019
3002020
3302021
4032022
4552023
4562024
4952025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -9% since 2021462021
122022
152023
152024
422025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.5 km
I-15
Nearest freight rail
9.9 km
UP
Nearest port
349.6 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
96.7 km
BERT MOONEY
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR11 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.0k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Beaverhead?
Beaverhead's economy produced $672.5M in 2024, growing 14.7% year over year — faster than 97% of 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.