County profile
Jefferson County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#2559 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 69% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$392.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,959
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
342
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
13,329
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$95.5k±$18.5k
Bachelor's degree+
32.2%±3.5%
Poverty rate
5.7%±1.5%
Business applications
238 · 2025
Retail establishments
27
20.4/10k 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
Manufacturing23%
Construction22%
Food & accommodation19%
Health care18%
Retail trade12%
Professional services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
13,329
residents · 2025 · +9.8% since 2020
Income per capita $68.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,444
International migration+20
Natural change−267
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$278.4M2019
$268.1M2020
$293.4M2021
$314.4M2022
$366.3M2023
$392.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$446.9k±$22.4k
Median gross rent
$925/mo±$58/mo
Vacancy rate
7.6%±2.5%
Affordability
8.4× wages
Residential permits
$4.8M
20 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
21.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 96Wildfire 89Winter weather 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2402016
2482017
2712018
2772019
2882020
3412021
4242022
4582023
4702024
4992025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 150% since 202182021
192022
162023
132024
202025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.6 km
I-15
Nearest freight rail
27.7 km
BNSF
Nearest port
378.6 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
37.9 km
BERT MOONEY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jefferson?
Jefferson's economy produced $392.8M 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.