County profile
Harding County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#3067 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 11% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$90.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+36.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
344
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
43
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,331
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.5%
Median HH income
$80.4k±$9.9k
Bachelor's degree+
30.4%±6.7%
Poverty rate
6.3%±3.0%
Business applications
24 · 2025
Retail establishments
6
45.7/10k 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
Mining & energy29%
Construction25%
Health care22%
Retail trade14%
Professional services5%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,331
residents · 2025 · +2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $61.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−10
International migration+2
Natural change+36
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$71.1M2019
$50.4M2020
$77.8M2021
$73.8M2022
$66.4M2023
$90.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$166.1k±$28.9k
Median gross rent
$521/mo±$119/mo
Vacancy rate
27.6%±5.7%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$341.7k
1 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
1.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$948/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 83Winter weather 41Ice storm 29
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -67% since 202132021
22022
42023
02024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
121.0 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
67.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
667.2 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
145.8 km
DICKINSON/THEODORE ROOSEVELT RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.7k
avg. annual pay · +1% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Harding?
Harding's economy produced $90.7M in 2024, growing 36.6% year over year — faster than 100% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
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.