County profile
Mellette County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#3079 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growth
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$71.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
156
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
21
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$34.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,137
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.7%
Median HH income
$54.1k±$8.2k
Bachelor's degree+
19.1%±4.5%
Poverty rate
41.7%±9.9%
Business applications
9 · 2025
Retail establishments
4
19.5/10k 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 trade66%
Food & accommodation26%
Finance & insurance9%
share of top-3 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,137
residents · 2025 · +11.5% since 2020
Income per capita $51.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−105
International migration+0
Natural change+329
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$28.2M2019
$34.1M2020
$50.0M2021
$54.4M2022
$65.5M2023
$71.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$84.1k±$31.8k
Median gross rent
$708/mo±$163/mo
Vacancy rate
17.7%±5.4%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$287.6k
2 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$948/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 83Winter weather 60Cold wave 43
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 202122021
22022
22023
22024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
33.7 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
33.3 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
377.8 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
96.8 km
PIERRE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$34.3k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Mellette?
Mellette's economy produced $71.1M in 2024, growing 8.6% 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.