County profile
Corson County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#3029 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$121.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
289
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
39
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,781
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$46.4k±$11.9k
Bachelor's degree+
19.0%±2.9%
Poverty rate
44.2%±4.6%
Business applications
18 · 2025
Retail establishments
6
15.9/10k 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 trade43%
Wholesale trade29%
Finance & insurance11%
Health care9%
Other services5%
Construction2%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,781
residents · 2025 · -2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $41.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−214
International migration+0
Natural change+107
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$77.0M2019
$88.8M2020
$115.1M2021
$128.3M2022
$126.0M2023
$121.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$69.8k±$7.8k
Median gross rent
$496/mo±$94/mo
Vacancy rate
17.0%±2.7%
Affordability
1.5× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
38.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 92Wildfire 77Winter weather 77
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
125.6 km
I-194
Nearest freight rail
23.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
529.3 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
123.2 km
BISMARCK MUNI
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.4k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Corson?
Corson's economy produced $121.1M in 2024, contracting 3.9% year over year — slower than 89% 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.