County profile
Stanley County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2916 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 23% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$186.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
967
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
119
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,018
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.6%
Median HH income
$87.7k±$25.8k
Bachelor's degree+
28.2%±6.2%
Poverty rate
5.1%±3.9% · low reliability
Business applications
29 · 2025
Retail establishments
24
80.0/10k 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
Construction31%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation23%
Wholesale trade12%
Other services6%
Professional services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,018
residents · 2025 · +1.8% since 2020
Income per capita $84.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+71
International migration+0
Natural change−14
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$132.6M2019
$115.9M2020
$163.3M2021
$173.1M2022
$187.4M2023
$186.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$203.5k±$67.9k
Median gross rent
$952/mo±$132/mo
Vacancy rate
16.3%±6.6%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$3.9M
11 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 60Winter weather 48Ice storm 32
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1872015
1902016
1832017
1902018
1992019
1952020
2122021
2432022
2922024
2752025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -31% since 2021162021
112022
102023
122024
112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
56.7 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
18.2 km
RCPE
Nearest port
414.4 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
35.8 km
PIERRE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.7k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Stanley?
Stanley's economy produced $186.1M in 2024, contracting 0.7% year over year — slower than 82% of 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.