County profile
Carter County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#3066 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 1% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$92.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+73.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
197
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
28
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,383
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.9%
Median HH income
$54.2k±$12.2k
Bachelor's degree+
20.7%±3.9%
Poverty rate
15.4%±6.0%
Business applications
15 · 2025
Retail establishments
6
42.2/10k 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 trade61%
Other services18%
Professional services8%
Construction6%
Food & accommodation6%
share of top-5 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,383
residents · 2025 · -1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $53.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−11
International migration+0
Natural change−11
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$39.6M2019
$46.7M2020
$37.8M2021
$56.1M2022
$53.1M2023
$92.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$199.2k±$43.3k
Median gross rent
$824/mo±$70/mo
Vacancy rate
27.6%±5.6%
Affordability
4.7× wages
Residential permits
$1.3M
5 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
1.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 74Winter weather 45Cold wave 39
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
12023
02024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
112.9 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
77.6 km
RCPE
Nearest port
736.3 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
151.9 km
NORTHEAST WYOMING RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.7k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Carter?
Carter's economy produced $92.1M in 2024, growing 73.4% year over year — faster than 100% 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.