County profile
Lawrence County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#1352 of 3,127 US counties by GDP35th-percentile growthmore diversified than 42% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
11,109
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,248
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
29,459
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.9%
Median HH income
$73.4k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
32.9%±3.3%
Poverty rate
11.6%±2.6%
Business applications
448 · 2025
Retail establishments
163
56.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Dakota Gold Corp.Basic Materials———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
Food & accommodation37%
Retail trade20%
Health care19%
Construction10%
Arts & recreation8%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
29,459
residents · 2025 · +14.0% since 2020
Income per capita $78.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,700
International migration+229
Natural change−412
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.2B2019
$1.2B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.6B2022
$1.8B2023
$1.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$346.5k±$17.0k
Median gross rent
$938/mo±$79/mo
Vacancy rate
18.8%±2.5%
Affordability
7.0× wages
Residential permits
$103.1M
232 units · 7.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
49.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 93Winter weather 89Hail 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2882016
3002017
3142018
3302019
3422020
3952021
4962022
5292023
5522024
5752025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -36% since 20213652021
3732022
3932023
2192024
2322025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
13.0 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
6.3 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
635.3 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
68.1 km
RAPID CITY RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.5k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lawrence?
Lawrence's economy produced $1.8B in 2024, growing 2.8% year over year — slower than 65% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.