County profile
Rock County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#3009 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$133.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
350
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
47
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,259
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$58.1k±$12.9k
Bachelor's degree+
27.1%±5.4%
Poverty rate
10.8%±4.4%
Business applications
28 · 2025
Retail establishments
7
55.5/10k 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 care44%
Wholesale trade27%
Retail trade17%
Finance & insurance5%
Transportation5%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,259
residents · 2025 · -0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $92.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+12
International migration+0
Natural change−21
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$87.8M2019
$96.8M2020
$100.9M2021
$104.6M2022
$125.0M2023
$133.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$117.5k±$37.6k
Median gross rent
$644/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
25.8%±6.8%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$850.0k
3 units · 2.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
0.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 62Drought 43Hail 26
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 50% since 202122021
22022
32023
02024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
149.1 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
19.9 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
251.4 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
176.6 km
NORTH PLATTE RGNL/LEE BIRD FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Rock?
Rock's economy produced $133.5M in 2024, growing 6.7% 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.