County profile
Custer County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2546 of 3,127 US counties by GDP65th-percentile growthmore diversified than 66% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$397.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,536
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
327
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,431
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.1%
Median HH income
$84.1k±$3.9k
Bachelor's degree+
31.6%±4.8%
Poverty rate
9.0%±2.6%
Business applications
130 · 2025
Retail establishments
37
39.7/10k 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
Food & accommodation31%
Retail trade20%
Health care15%
Construction13%
Arts & recreation12%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,431
residents · 2025 · +13.2% since 2020
Income per capita $72.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,168
International migration+62
Natural change−135
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$250.9M2019
$251.0M2020
$287.1M2021
$320.5M2022
$376.2M2023
$397.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$372.1k±$47.3k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$219/mo
Vacancy rate
15.9%±3.8%
Affordability
8.3× wages
Residential permits
$94.7M
260 units · 27.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
16.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 94Winter weather 60Landslide 52
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2152016
2292017
2352018
2492019
2592020
3042021
3552022
4072023
4542024
4922025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 8% since 20212402021
2882022
3042023
2322024
2602025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
48.5 km
I-190
Nearest freight rail
11.5 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
590.3 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
51.6 km
RAPID CITY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.0k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Custer?
Custer's economy produced $397.6M in 2024, growing 5.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.