County profile
Bowman County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#2806 of 3,127 US counties by GDP27th-percentile growthmore diversified than 70% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$250.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,043
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
148
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,762
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.0%
Median HH income
$72.1k±$13.6k
Bachelor's degree+
27.0%±4.5%
Poverty rate
13.4%±3.6%
Business applications
40 · 2025
Retail establishments
20
70.4/10k 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 trade27%
Health care25%
Wholesale trade16%
Food & accommodation12%
Professional services11%
Finance & insurance9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,762
residents · 2025 · -7.1% since 2020
Income per capita $73.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−131
International migration+18
Natural change−92
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$245.5M2019
$219.9M2020
$273.0M2021
$283.2M2022
$246.6M2023
$250.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$164.9k±$11.9k
Median gross rent
$765/mo±$65/mo
Vacancy rate
21.0%±4.7%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$2.9M
8 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
2.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$873/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 59Wildfire 57Cold wave 53
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2024
2292014
2322015
2252016
2242017
2252018
2392019
2372020
2482021
2542022
2962024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 100% since 202142021
22022
22023
22024
82025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
87.1 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
10.2 km
BNSF
Nearest port
699.7 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
94.1 km
DICKINSON/THEODORE ROOSEVELT RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.6k
avg. annual pay · +7% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bowman?
Bowman's economy produced $250.5M in 2024, growing 1.6% year over year — slower than 73% 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.