County profile
Aurora County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2967 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 16% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$155.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-13.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
522
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
78
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,801
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.7%
Median HH income
$72.9k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
21.4%±3.3%
Poverty rate
10.6%±3.0%
Business applications
31 · 2025
Retail establishments
12
43.0/10k 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 care34%
Retail trade32%
Food & accommodation9%
Wholesale trade9%
Agriculture8%
Finance & insurance7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,801
residents · 2025 · +2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $56.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3
International migration+57
Natural change+7
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$86.4M2019
$103.7M2020
$130.5M2021
$163.2M2022
$179.2M2023
$155.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$151.9k±$21.2k
Median gross rent
$747/mo±$83/mo
Vacancy rate
15.6%±3.8%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$669.8k
3 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
19.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 82Drought 78Cold wave 77
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -75% since 2021122021
22022
52023
92024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.1 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
RWRR
Nearest port
227.2 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
147.1 km
JOE FOSS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.3k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Aurora?
Aurora's economy produced $155.8M in 2024, contracting 13.1% 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.