County profile
Union County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#1183 of 3,127 US counties by GDP29th-percentile growthmore diversified than 74% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,844
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
555
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$71.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,402
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.2%
Median HH income
$89.6k±$5.9k
Bachelor's degree+
37.0%±3.7%
Poverty rate
6.2%±1.4%
Business applications
245 · 2025
Retail establishments
51
29.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Security National CorporationFinancial Services$106.5M——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
Manufacturing31%
Wholesale trade18%
Management17%
Health care16%
Finance & insurance11%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,402
residents · 2025 · +3.2% since 2020
Income per capita $146.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+148
International migration+155
Natural change+238
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.7B2020
$2.0B2021
$2.1B2022
$2.2B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$301.1k±$18.3k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$63/mo
Vacancy rate
3.7%±1.6%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$58.5M
277 units · 15.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
37.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 78Winter weather 78Drought 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2232016
2322017
2462018
2572019
2642020
2852021
3182022
3412023
3632024
3992025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 41% since 20211972021
1892022
1542023
482024
2772025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.4 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
7.3 km
DAIR
Nearest port
49.4 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
52.9 km
SIOUX GATEWAY/BRIG GENERAL BUD DAY FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$71.0k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, growing 2.0% year over year — slower than 71% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.