County profile
Cavalier County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#2289 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 77% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$589.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+15.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,048
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
135
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,497
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.7%
Median HH income
$69.5k±$8.9k
Bachelor's degree+
22.1%±3.7%
Poverty rate
8.5%±3.2%
Business applications
36 · 2025
Retail establishments
19
53.6/10k 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 trade24%
Health care21%
Wholesale trade20%
Transportation13%
Other services12%
Food & accommodation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,497
residents · 2025 · -5.4% since 2020
Income per capita $94.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−129
International migration+4
Natural change−79
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$340.6M2019
$396.4M2020
$402.9M2021
$604.7M2022
$512.5M2023
$589.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$125.8k±$15.7k
Median gross rent
$786/mo±$245/mo
Vacancy rate
26.0%±5.0%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$975.0k
2 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
11.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$873/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 78Ice storm 78Hail 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
2012015
1872016
2252017
2352018
2452019
2512020
2532021
2752022
2752024
2792025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -60% since 202152021
42022
32023
22024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
90.2 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
3.6 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
371.8 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
80.0 km
DEVILS LAKE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.8k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cavalier?
Cavalier's economy produced $589.2M in 2024, growing 15.0% year over year — faster than 97% 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.