County profile
Jones County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#3071 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 6% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$85.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
207
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
43
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$35.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
913
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.4%
Median HH income
$65.1k±$11.0k
Bachelor's degree+
27.4%±8.9%
Poverty rate
18.3%±9.4% · low reliability
Business applications
10 · 2025
Retail establishments
7
78.0/10k 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
Retail trade33%
Food & accommodation31%
Utilities21%
Transportation8%
Finance & insurance7%
share of top-5 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
913
residents · 2025 · -1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $78.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−68
International migration+63
Natural change−3
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$55.6M2019
$49.8M2020
$84.6M2021
$78.7M2022
$79.3M2023
$85.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$139.6k±$33.4k
Median gross rent
$543/mo±$411/mo · low reliability
Vacancy rate
28.6%±8.7%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$284.0k
3 units · 3.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
1.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 71Winter weather 39Drought 36
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -25% since 202142021
42022
32023
02024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.1 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
5.6 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
388.0 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
56.9 km
PIERRE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$35.1k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jones?
Jones's economy produced $85.5M in 2024, growing 7.7% year over year — faster than most 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.