County profile
Minnehaha County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#241 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 88% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$22.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
125,353
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,262
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
212,691
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.9%
Median HH income
$76.9k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
35.2%±1.2%
Poverty rate
8.8%±0.9%
Business applications
3,113 · 2025
Retail establishments
802
38.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Northwestern Energy Group IncUtilities$1.6B55C2Pathward Financial, Inc.Financial Services$839.9M58C3Zhengduozhe Technology Inc.Financial Services$306.2k——4KPET Ultra Paceline CorporationFinancial Services———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
Health care33%
Retail trade19%
Manufacturing14%
Food & accommodation14%
Finance & insurance10%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
212,691
residents · 2025 · +7.6% since 2020
Income per capita $78.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,624
International migration+4,891
Natural change+5,287
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$20.7B2019
$18.1B2020
$19.1B2021
$19.2B2022
$20.9B2023
$22.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$287.6k±$5.3k
Median gross rent
$978/mo±$18/mo
Vacancy rate
5.1%±0.6%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$419.6M
2,044 units · 9.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 99Tornado 98Winter weather 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4862016
5162017
5422018
5692019
5882020
6572021
7652022
8122023
8382024
8552025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -39% since 20213,3402021
4,7472022
2,8632023
2,4212024
2,0442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.8 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
1.9 km
BNSF
Nearest port
141.5 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
11.0 km
JOE FOSS FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.7k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Minnehaha?
Minnehaha's economy produced $22.4B in 2024, growing 7.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.