County profile
Dewey County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2760 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 29% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$270.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-1.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
778
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
103
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,419
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.7%
Median HH income
$54.1k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
18.8%±2.8%
Poverty rate
33.0%±4.8%
Business applications
33 · 2025
Retail establishments
14
26.0/10k 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
Health care34%
Retail trade28%
Wholesale trade12%
Professional services10%
Construction9%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,419
residents · 2025 · +3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $57.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−165
International migration+1
Natural change+354
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$199.8M2019
$237.6M2020
$243.0M2021
$246.3M2022
$273.9M2023
$270.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$69.6k±$16.8k
Median gross rent
$692/mo±$63/mo
Vacancy rate
12.4%±2.2%
Affordability
1.4× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
78.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 99Winter weather 85Wildfire 83
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202112021
42022
72023
32024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
139.8 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
53.9 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
470.3 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
97.7 km
PIERRE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.4k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Dewey?
Dewey's economy produced $270.6M in 2024, contracting 1.2% year over year — slower than 83% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.