County profile
Nelson County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#2833 of 3,127 US counties by GDP65th-percentile growthmore diversified than 14% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$233.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
779
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
128
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,963
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.9%
Median HH income
$67.2k±$7.5k
Bachelor's degree+
29.4%±3.6%
Poverty rate
7.2%±2.3%
Business applications
32 · 2025
Retail establishments
12
40.7/10k 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 care41%
Wholesale trade21%
Retail trade13%
Construction9%
Finance & insurance9%
Food & accommodation8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,963
residents · 2025 · -1.0% since 2020
Income per capita $77.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+82
International migration+46
Natural change−153
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$151.7M2019
$153.1M2020
$161.1M2021
$242.7M2022
$221.2M2023
$233.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$139.7k±$20.0k
Median gross rent
$582/mo±$71/mo
Vacancy rate
25.0%±3.9%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$1.1M
4 units · 1.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
7.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$873/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 81Ice storm 80Winter weather 74
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
12022
02023
32024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
77.6 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
11.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
362.4 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
57.6 km
DEVILS LAKE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.1k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Nelson?
Nelson's economy produced $233.9M in 2024, growing 5.7% 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.