County profile
Sanborn County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2965 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 68% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$157.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-17.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
409
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
58
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,388
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.4%
Median HH income
$78.8k±$8.9k
Bachelor's degree+
21.3%±3.6%
Poverty rate
8.5%±2.4%
Business applications
26 · 2025
Retail establishments
3
12.6/10k 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
Construction24%
Manufacturing23%
Health care19%
Retail trade12%
Food & accommodation12%
Professional services11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,388
residents · 2025 · +2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $62.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+45
International migration+22
Natural change−8
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$118.5M2019
$119.7M2020
$129.5M2021
$160.1M2022
$190.1M2023
$157.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$135.6k±$34.6k
Median gross rent
$725/mo±$103/mo
Vacancy rate
19.0%±4.3%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$4.6M
17 units · 7.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
3.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 67Drought 63Ice storm 53
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 70% since 2021102021
72022
42023
112024
172025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
36.7 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
12.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
224.2 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
118.8 km
JOE FOSS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.6k
avg. annual pay · +13% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sanborn?
Sanborn's economy produced $157.6M in 2024, contracting 17.1% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.