County profile
Benson County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#2601 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 1% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$365.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-2.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
809
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
79
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,759
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$64.0k±$5.3k
Bachelor's degree+
21.9%±3.0%
Poverty rate
25.6%±5.1%
Business applications
26 · 2025
Retail establishments
7
12.2/10k 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
Food & accommodation71%
Wholesale trade13%
Finance & insurance5%
Retail trade4%
Health care4%
Transportation2%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,759
residents · 2025 · -3.0% since 2020
Income per capita $54.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−274
International migration+46
Natural change+56
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$241.7M2019
$260.1M2020
$301.5M2021
$398.2M2022
$376.6M2023
$365.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$90.0k±$18.1k
Median gross rent
$588/mo±$85/mo
Vacancy rate
20.1%±3.2%
Affordability
1.8× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
24.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$873/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 89Cold wave 82Ice storm 82
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202112021
02022
22023
22024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
132.3 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
13.7 km
RRVW
Nearest port
444.6 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
34.4 km
DEVILS LAKE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Benson?
Benson's economy produced $365.5M in 2024, contracting 2.9% year over year — slower than 87% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.