County profile
Carbon County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#2374 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 63% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$523.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,373
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
474
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,466
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$80.3k±$9.0k
Bachelor's degree+
34.6%±3.9%
Poverty rate
7.8%±1.9%
Business applications
254 · 2025
Retail establishments
46
40.0/10k 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
Food & accommodation34%
Arts & recreation17%
Retail trade16%
Health care16%
Construction12%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,466
residents · 2025 · +9.1% since 2020
Income per capita $71.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+981
International migration+18
Natural change−38
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$386.5M2019
$367.4M2020
$418.4M2021
$443.6M2022
$487.8M2023
$523.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$420.8k±$24.8k
Median gross rent
$844/mo±$113/mo
Vacancy rate
27.7%±14.6% · low reliability
Affordability
9.5× wages
Residential permits
$13.9M
32 units · 2.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
59.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 99Wildfire 93Lightning 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2592016
2702017
2882018
2982019
3112020
3572021
4432022
4902023
5032024
5052025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -48% since 2021622021
492022
562023
522024
322025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
41.2 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
11.2 km
BNSF
Nearest port
632.1 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
74.7 km
BILLINGS LOGAN INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.3k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Carbon?
Carbon's economy produced $523.7M in 2024, growing 7.4% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.