County profile
Powell County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#2613 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 62% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$356.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,451
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
176
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,157
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$66.9k±$11.1k
Bachelor's degree+
19.3%±3.5%
Poverty rate
5.6%±1.9%
Business applications
102 · 2025
Retail establishments
17
23.9/10k 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
Health care25%
Agriculture19%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing14%
Arts & recreation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,157
residents · 2025 · +3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $56.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+421
International migration+8
Natural change−205
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$232.8M2019
$232.1M2020
$247.2M2021
$276.6M2022
$331.3M2023
$356.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$306.5k±$60.5k
Median gross rent
$820/mo±$85/mo
Vacancy rate
19.1%±4.2%
Affordability
5.2× wages
Residential permits
$23.5M
88 units · 12.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
10.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 92Wildfire 86Winter weather 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2024
1472015
1492016
1612017
1712018
1742019
1912020
2212021
2742022
3112023
3482024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 120% since 2021402021
642022
462023
772024
882025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
26.1 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
26.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
314.7 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
77.4 km
HELENA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.5k
avg. annual pay · +47% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Powell?
Powell's economy produced $356.5M in 2024, growing 7.6% 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.