County profile
Wheatland County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#3044 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 19% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$107.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
388
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
60
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,100
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$49.5k±$12.9k
Bachelor's degree+
23.2%±4.9%
Poverty rate
23.0%±7.6%
Business applications
31 · 2025
Retail establishments
8
38.9/10k 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 care33%
Retail trade25%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing11%
Finance & insurance8%
Professional services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,100
residents · 2025 · +1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $55.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+38
International migration+0
Natural change−15
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$87.7M2019
$90.4M2020
$91.3M2021
$113.6M2022
$114.6M2023
$107.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$180.8k±$19.8k
Median gross rent
$730/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
23.9%±4.9%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
3.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 51Lightning 44Cold wave 38
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
70.7 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
16.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
548.5 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
124.2 km
BILLINGS LOGAN INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.0k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wheatland?
Wheatland's economy produced $107.4M in 2024, contracting 6.2% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.