County profile
Flathead County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#570 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
45,165
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,092
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
115,429
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$73.9k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
37.2%±1.6%
Poverty rate
9.3%±1.0%
Business applications
8,727 · 2025
Retail establishments
491
42.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Glacier Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$101.1M61C2CFN Enterprises Inc.Communication Services$36.3k29D3Rivex Technology Corp.Technology$18.0k——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
Health care22%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation20%
Construction15%
Admin & support11%
Manufacturing10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
115,429
residents · 2025 · +10.1% since 2020
Income per capita $73.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+10,147
International migration+342
Natural change+141
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.5B2019
$4.7B2020
$5.5B2021
$6.2B2022
$6.7B2023
$7.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$535.5k±$17.0k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
14.4%±1.1%
Affordability
9.8× wages
Residential permits
$220.0M
830 units · 7.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Avalanche 99Landslide 97Earthquake 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7722016
8442017
9052018
9712019
10192020
12432021
15932022
16842023
17682024
18042025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -26% since 20211,1162021
6892022
6222023
2862024
8302025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
135.8 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
11.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
305.2 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
15.7 km
GLACIER PARK INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.9k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Flathead?
Flathead's economy produced $7.2B in 2024, growing 7.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.