County profile
Garden County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#3047 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 6% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$106.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
155
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
46
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,804
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$41.9k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
21.1%±4.6%
Poverty rate
16.5%±4.8%
Business applications
11 · 2025
Retail establishments
10
55.2/10k 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 trade48%
Finance & insurance18%
Other services12%
Food & accommodation10%
Wholesale trade7%
Transportation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,804
residents · 2025 · -4.5% since 2020
Income per capita $62.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−22
International migration+3
Natural change−66
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$77.0M2019
$78.7M2020
$88.4M2021
$101.5M2022
$105.6M2023
$106.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$110.4k±$16.4k
Median gross rent
$700/mo±$128/mo
Vacancy rate
26.9%±6.1%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
$510.0k
4 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
2.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 74Lightning 64Wildfire 62
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 33% since 202132021
52022
62023
72024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
59.6 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
21.9 km
UP
Nearest port
499.5 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
62.0 km
ALLIANCE MUNI
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.3k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Garden?
Garden's economy produced $106.6M in 2024, growing 0.9% year over year — slower than 76% 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.