County profile
Walsh County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#1822 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 44% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+13.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,372
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
362
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,179
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$71.9k±$6.0k
Bachelor's degree+
19.2%±2.2%
Poverty rate
11.2%±2.3%
Business applications
107 · 2025
Retail establishments
40
39.2/10k 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 care30%
Manufacturing29%
Retail trade14%
Wholesale trade13%
Transportation7%
Finance & insurance6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,179
residents · 2025 · -3.4% since 2020
Income per capita $74.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−284
International migration+71
Natural change−147
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$571.7M2019
$653.1M2020
$715.0M2021
$858.6M2022
$902.9M2023
$1.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$132.7k±$14.5k
Median gross rent
$748/mo±$134/mo
Vacancy rate
15.1%±2.5%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$1.8M
5 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
29.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$873/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 90Ice storm 83Wildfire 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1722016
1682017
1782018
1802019
1812020
1982021
2282022
2272023
2582024
2842025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -17% since 202162021
62022
42023
72024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
39.3 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
1.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
319.2 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
62.0 km
GRAND FORKS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.8k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Walsh?
Walsh's economy produced $1.0B in 2024, growing 13.7% year over year — faster than 96% of 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.