County profile
Potter County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2982 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 28% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$149.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-5.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
568
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
97
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,377
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$72.0k±$16.2k
Bachelor's degree+
27.2%±4.4%
Poverty rate
6.2%±2.1%
Business applications
31 · 2025
Retail establishments
17
70.8/10k 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
Health care25%
Retail trade23%
Wholesale trade22%
Construction11%
Food & accommodation11%
Other services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,377
residents · 2025 · -3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $65.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−41
International migration+15
Natural change−62
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$153.9M2019
$183.5M2020
$188.1M2021
$205.5M2022
$157.6M2023
$149.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$121.3k±$23.9k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$419/mo
Vacancy rate
32.0%±4.2%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$4.1M
14 units · 5.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
10.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 71Wildfire 57Winter weather 56
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 367% since 202132021
12022
82023
42024
142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
129.6 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
39.2 km
RCPE
Nearest port
409.6 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
80.2 km
PIERRE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.8k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Potter?
Potter's economy produced $149.2M in 2024, contracting 5.3% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.