County profile
Ransom County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#2568 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 42% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$387.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-11.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,414
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
188
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,617
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.5%
Median HH income
$75.7k±$5.2k
Bachelor's degree+
22.9%±2.7%
Poverty rate
10.4%±3.3%
Business applications
80 · 2025
Retail establishments
23
40.8/10k 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
Health care32%
Manufacturing19%
Retail trade16%
Other services12%
Wholesale trade11%
Food & accommodation9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,617
residents · 2025 · -1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $72.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−49
International migration+49
Natural change−83
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$287.0M2019
$258.2M2020
$309.9M2021
$383.5M2022
$439.1M2023
$387.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$193.0k±$19.1k
Median gross rent
$691/mo±$119/mo
Vacancy rate
8.2%±2.8%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$600.0k
2 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
13.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$923/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 76Winter weather 69Cold wave 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1892016
1852017
2122018
2282019
2122020
2342021
2702022
2562023
3192024
3012025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -75% since 202182021
22022
52023
32024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
46.8 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
1.0 km
RRVW
Nearest port
376.1 km
AMERICAN IRON AND SUPPLY CO. DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
82.3 km
HECTOR INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.0k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ransom?
Ransom's economy produced $387.0M in 2024, contracting 11.9% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.