County profile
Steele County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#2885 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 32% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$213.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-15.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
432
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
57
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,797
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$77.5k±$18.2k
Bachelor's degree+
28.9%±4.7%
Poverty rate
12.9%±5.7%
Business applications
25 · 2025
Retail establishments
8
44.7/10k 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
Construction25%
Retail trade23%
Manufacturing20%
Wholesale trade16%
Food & accommodation8%
Utilities7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,797
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $78.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−5
International migration+2
Natural change+4
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$154.5M2019
$165.1M2020
$181.0M2021
$250.1M2022
$253.3M2023
$213.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$130.7k±$43.2k
Median gross rent
$738/mo±$192/mo
Vacancy rate
28.0%±5.2%
Affordability
2.2× wages
Residential permits
$1.3M
2 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
6.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$873/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 78Hail 74Ice storm 70
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -75% since 202182021
32022
32023
12024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
48.0 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
6.6 km
BNSF
Nearest port
345.6 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
68.4 km
GRAND FORKS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.9k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Steele?
Steele's economy produced $213.0M in 2024, contracting 15.9% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.