County profile
Bennett County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2995 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 18% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$142.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-2.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
607
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
60
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,307
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$53.8k±$17.5k
Bachelor's degree+
18.3%±6.1%
Poverty rate
29.9%±9.5%
Business applications
18 · 2025
Retail establishments
13
39.3/10k 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
Retail trade28%
Health care24%
Education19%
Construction16%
Food & accommodation9%
Information4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,307
residents · 2025 · -2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $50.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−183
International migration+23
Natural change+66
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$99.2M2019
$99.5M2020
$108.6M2021
$132.4M2022
$145.8M2023
$142.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$156.4k±$22.2k
Median gross rent
$617/mo±$65/mo
Vacancy rate
20.1%±3.1%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 87Winter weather 57Drought 55
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
71.3 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
61.0 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
438.7 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
146.7 km
RAPID CITY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.1k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bennett?
Bennett's economy produced $142.7M in 2024, contracting 2.2% year over year — slower than 86% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.