County profile
Lewis and Clark County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#666 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 83% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
27,265
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,603
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
75,331
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$78.2k±$3.2k
Bachelor's degree+
43.0%±1.9%
Poverty rate
8.1%±1.2%
Business applications
1,987 · 2025
Retail establishments
283
37.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The O.T. Mining CorporationBasic Materials$0——2Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.Financial Services———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 care31%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction11%
Professional services10%
Other services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
75,331
residents · 2025 · +5.8% since 2020
Income per capita $67.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,286
International migration+199
Natural change−351
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.8B2019
$3.9B2020
$4.3B2021
$4.7B2022
$5.3B2023
$5.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$393.5k±$9.4k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$46/mo
Vacancy rate
8.4%±1.0%
Affordability
6.6× wages
Residential permits
$45.1M
193 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 98Landslide 95Cold wave 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5452016
5642017
5982018
6312019
6552020
7712021
9432022
10242023
10512024
11052025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -9% since 20212122021
1442022
3142023
4442024
1932025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
26.6 km
I-15
Nearest freight rail
26.6 km
BNSF
Nearest port
360.2 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
64.9 km
HELENA RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.7k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lewis and Clark?
Lewis and Clark's economy produced $5.7B in 2024, growing 7.1% 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.