County profile
Broadwater County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#2692 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 52% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$306.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,114
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
207
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,493
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$70.4k±$6.6k
Bachelor's degree+
27.3%±6.5%
Poverty rate
12.7%±4.5%
Business applications
155 · 2025
Retail establishments
21
25.3/10k 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
Manufacturing27%
Food & accommodation23%
Retail trade22%
Construction12%
Health care11%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,493
residents · 2025 · +23.8% since 2020
Income per capita $57.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,631
International migration−2
Natural change+9
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$193.3M2019
$194.5M2020
$222.7M2021
$247.3M2022
$285.9M2023
$306.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$426.6k±$56.2k
Median gross rent
$955/mo±$130/mo
Vacancy rate
11.2%±4.2%
Affordability
9.6× wages
Residential permits
$889.6k
3 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
17.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 89Avalanche 85Earthquake 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1812016
1912017
2122018
2322019
2442020
2882021
3582022
3902023
4112024
4102025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
22023
112024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
39.8 km
I-15
Nearest freight rail
2.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
422.8 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
48.3 km
HELENA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.3k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Broadwater?
Broadwater's economy produced $306.5M in 2024, growing 7.2% 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.