County profile
Hettinger County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#2975 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 50% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$152.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+49.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
447
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
94
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,492
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.6%
Median HH income
$73.0k±$8.5k
Bachelor's degree+
22.0%±4.6%
Poverty rate
11.0%±3.5%
Business applications
25 · 2025
Retail establishments
15
60.8/10k 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 trade31%
Health care21%
Wholesale trade17%
Finance & insurance14%
Construction9%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,492
residents · 2025 · +0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $45.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+21
International migration+0
Natural change−16
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$89.2M2019
$121.7M2020
$100.5M2021
$129.7M2022
$101.8M2023
$152.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$117.3k±$19.0k
Median gross rent
$785/mo±$70/mo
Vacancy rate
21.7%±3.8%
Affordability
2.2× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
9.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$927/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 84Hail 80Ice storm 71
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202112021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
49.2 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
47.7 km
BNSF
Nearest port
655.6 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
48.6 km
DICKINSON/THEODORE ROOSEVELT RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.6k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hettinger?
Hettinger's economy produced $152.0M in 2024, growing 49.4% year over year — faster than 100% 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.