County profile
Hamlin County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2510 of 3,127 US counties by GDP73rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 26% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$424.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,725
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
213
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,900
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.6%
Median HH income
$87.1k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
24.5%±2.9%
Poverty rate
6.9%±2.9%
Business applications
112 · 2025
Retail establishments
23
34.2/10k 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
Manufacturing31%
Construction28%
Retail trade18%
Wholesale trade9%
Health care8%
Food & accommodation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,900
residents · 2025 · +11.8% since 2020
Income per capita $70.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+28
International migration+293
Natural change+407
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$229.7M2019
$276.4M2020
$337.1M2021
$364.1M2022
$398.8M2023
$424.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$208.6k±$16.1k
Median gross rent
$800/mo±$212/mo
Vacancy rate
23.3%±3.8%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$20.4M
71 units · 10.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
10.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 61Hail 56Cold wave 50
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2672016
2732017
3182018
3222019
3372020
3712021
4322022
5312023
5632024
6292025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 27% since 2021562021
632022
632023
622024
712025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
22.7 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
16.9 km
BNSF
Nearest port
257.1 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
26.8 km
WATERTOWN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.8k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hamlin?
Hamlin's economy produced $424.8M in 2024, growing 6.5% 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.