County profile
Musselshell County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#2390 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 25% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$513.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
923
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
118
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,582
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$58.9k±$9.3k
Bachelor's degree+
22.4%±4.4%
Poverty rate
17.0%±4.9%
Business applications
76 · 2025
Retail establishments
16
29.3/10k 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
Mining & energy39%
Health care23%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation9%
Construction6%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,582
residents · 2025 · +17.6% since 2020
Income per capita $52.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+925
International migration−11
Natural change−83
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$279.5M2019
$302.7M2020
$332.8M2021
$482.3M2022
$467.8M2023
$513.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$235.0k±$20.8k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$614/mo · low reliability
Vacancy rate
19.3%±4.5%
Affordability
3.9× wages
Residential permits
$1.1M
7 units · 1.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
17.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 92Lightning 74Cold wave 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1742016
1802017
1902018
1902019
2052020
2322021
2852022
3522023
2992024
3122025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 600% since 202112021
32022
52023
72024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
64.1 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
25.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
659.0 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
77.4 km
BILLINGS LOGAN INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.3k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Musselshell?
Musselshell's economy produced $513.9M in 2024, growing 9.9% year over year — faster than 90% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
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.