County profile
Prairie County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#3083 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 8% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$62.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+19.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
149
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
35
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,112
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.9%
Median HH income
$51.3k±$6.5k
Bachelor's degree+
26.9%±9.1%
Poverty rate
20.6%±8.2%
Business applications
7 · 2025
Retail establishments
6
54.2/10k 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
Retail trade38%
Finance & insurance23%
Other services17%
Professional services12%
Information6%
Construction3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,112
residents · 2025 · +1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $61.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+58
International migration+3
Natural change−42
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$38.8M2019
$40.7M2020
$35.8M2021
$53.0M2022
$52.1M2023
$62.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$165.7k±$21.8k
Median gross rent
$627/mo±$299/mo
Vacancy rate
20.7%±6.2%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
4.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 64Wildfire 61Winter weather 25
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.9 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
7.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
864.1 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
129.7 km
SIDNEY-RICHLAND RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.3k
avg. annual pay · +5% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Prairie?
Prairie's economy produced $62.1M in 2024, growing 19.3% year over year — faster than 98% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.