County profile
Custer County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#2146 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$695.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,264
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
454
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,034
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$70.6k±$6.8k
Bachelor's degree+
27.0%±2.7%
Poverty rate
11.3%±2.2%
Business applications
144 · 2025
Retail establishments
52
43.4/10k 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 trade26%
Health care25%
Food & accommodation19%
Transportation11%
Construction9%
Finance & insurance9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,034
residents · 2025 · +1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $58.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+267
International migration+11
Natural change−102
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$493.8M2019
$494.8M2020
$547.8M2021
$627.9M2022
$624.6M2023
$695.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$219.1k±$8.9k
Median gross rent
$893/mo±$101/mo
Vacancy rate
12.9%±2.6%
Affordability
4.7× wages
Residential permits
$530.0k
4 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
42.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 87Winter weather 86Wildfire 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2492016
2522017
2512018
2602019
2672020
2962021
3212022
3662023
3982024
4022025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
22022
02023
12024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
24.7 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
27.1 km
BNSF
Nearest port
844.1 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
192.6 km
SIDNEY-RICHLAND RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.0k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Custer?
Custer's economy produced $695.6M in 2024, growing 11.4% year over year — faster than 94% 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.