County profile
Day County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2577 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 64% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$380.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-8.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,372
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
226
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,484
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.0%
Median HH income
$66.0k±$11.1k
Bachelor's degree+
22.0%±2.9%
Poverty rate
14.8%±3.2%
Business applications
85 · 2025
Retail establishments
34
62.4/10k 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 trade25%
Health care22%
Manufacturing17%
Food & accommodation16%
Wholesale trade12%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,484
residents · 2025 · +0.8% since 2020
Income per capita $72.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+159
International migration+54
Natural change−171
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$223.1M2019
$308.1M2020
$349.0M2021
$409.1M2022
$414.6M2023
$380.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$173.6k±$13.7k
Median gross rent
$660/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
31.1%±2.7%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$10.5M
30 units · 5.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
27.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 85Strong wind 82Wildfire 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1472015
1632016
1712017
1662018
1742019
1812020
1772021
2052022
2462023
3102025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 25% since 2021242021
432022
242023
342024
302025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
43.6 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
3.5 km
BNSF
Nearest port
339.6 km
CARGILL WEST, SAVAGE ELEVATOR WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
61.6 km
WATERTOWN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.8k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Day?
Day's economy produced $380.7M in 2024, contracting 8.2% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.