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Brookings

United States · GDP 2024
#965 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 21% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.1B
GDP growth
+5.7%
Jobs tracked
15,151
Employers
958
Avg. wage
$54.4k
Population
37,635
Labor & formation
Unemployment
1.9%
Median HH income
$70.1k±$6.3k
Business applications
277 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1Daktronics, Inc.Technology$838.7M78B+2South Dakota Soybean Processors, LLCConsumer Defensive$503.8M53D

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
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
$2.1B
2019
$2.3B
2020
$2.5B
2021
$2.6B
2022
$2.9B
2023
$3.1B
2024

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
357 (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
267
2016
277
2017
287
2018
297
2019
307
2020
335
2021
375
2022
402
2023
442
2024
446
2025

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 EDGAR

6 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.

10-KDaktronics, Inc.06-24
8-KDaktronics, Inc.06-24
8-KSouth Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC06-22
8-KDaktronics, Inc.05-21
10-QSouth Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC05-14
DEF 14ASouth Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC04-23
8-KSouth Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC04-13
8-KDaktronics, Inc.04-09
10-KSouth Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC03-31
8-KDaktronics, Inc.03-04
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$54.4k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
DeKalb$3.1BDodge$3.1BMorgan$3.1BChenango$3.1BJessamine$3.1BMarion$3.0B
The read

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.
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