County profile
Brookings County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#965 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 21% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
15,151
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
958
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
37,635
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.0%
Median HH income
$70.1k±$6.3k
Bachelor's degree+
42.5%±3.6%
Poverty rate
13.2%±1.9%
Business applications
277 · 2025
Retail establishments
109
29.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Daktronics, Inc.Technology$838.7M78B+2South Dakota Soybean Processors, LLCConsumer Defensive$503.8M55CHQ-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
Manufacturing45%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation15%
Health care14%
Finance & insurance6%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
37,635
residents · 2025 · +9.6% since 2020
Income per capita $66.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+595
International migration+1,883
Natural change+799
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.1B2019
$2.3B2020
$2.5B2021
$2.6B2022
$2.9B2023
$3.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$264.6k±$11.8k
Median gross rent
$901/mo±$83/mo
Vacancy rate
9.1%±1.8%
Affordability
4.9× wages
Residential permits
$70.3M
357 units · 9.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
50.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$953/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 93Tornado 80Ice storm 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2672016
2772017
2872018
2972019
3072020
3352021
3752022
4022023
4422024
4462025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 103% since 20211762021
1272022
1282023
2082024
3572025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.7 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
6.9 km
RCPE
Nearest port
217.5 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
67.0 km
WATERTOWN RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.4k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Brookings?
Brookings's economy produced $3.1B in 2024, growing 5.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.