County profile
Lyman County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2908 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 5% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$194.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-14.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
621
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
87
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,694
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$67.1k±$7.8k
Bachelor's degree+
24.5%±4.8%
Poverty rate
23.7%±4.0%
Business applications
34 · 2025
Retail establishments
16
43.3/10k 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 trade40%
Food & accommodation35%
Wholesale trade12%
Other services6%
Finance & insurance6%
Construction3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,694
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $52.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−132
International migration+32
Natural change+95
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$152.2M2019
$154.1M2020
$190.3M2021
$220.4M2022
$228.5M2023
$194.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$165.8k±$10.9k
Median gross rent
$651/mo±$54/mo
Vacancy rate
23.5%±4.5%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$2.4M
7 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
26.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$940/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 80Wildfire 70Winter weather 69
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 133% since 202132021
42022
22023
62024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.6 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
0.6 km
RWRR
Nearest port
324.4 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
64.5 km
PIERRE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.5k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lyman?
Lyman's economy produced $194.3M in 2024, contracting 14.9% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.