County profile
Hanson County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2874 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 20% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$217.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-4.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
455
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
90
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,456
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$81.1k±$14.0k
Bachelor's degree+
22.5%±3.8%
Poverty rate
7.0%±2.7%
Business applications
35 · 2025
Retail establishments
9
25.7/10k 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
Manufacturing36%
Construction26%
Retail trade15%
Finance & insurance9%
Wholesale trade9%
Health care5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,456
residents · 2025 · -0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $79.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−122
International migration+25
Natural change+91
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$148.7M2019
$148.8M2020
$184.6M2021
$224.9M2022
$228.5M2023
$217.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$191.2k±$13.7k
Median gross rent
$782/mo±$71/mo
Vacancy rate
12.3%±4.0%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$2.7M
8 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
14.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 81Ice storm 68Hail 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
2022015
2222016
2222017
2482018
2482019
2782020
2802021
3272022
4092024
4892025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 14% since 202172021
132022
112023
152024
82025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.1 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
2.1 km
BNSF
Nearest port
178.8 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
84.8 km
JOE FOSS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.3k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hanson?
Hanson's economy produced $217.2M in 2024, contracting 4.9% year over year — slower than 90% of 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.