County profile
Buffalo County, WI
United States · GDP 2024
#2101 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 29% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$730.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,922
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
312
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
13,318
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$70.5k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
22.1%±1.5%
Poverty rate
8.4%±0.9%
Business applications
161 · 2025
Retail establishments
39
29.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Marten Transport, Ltd.Industrials$883.7M63CHQ-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
Transportation42%
Manufacturing16%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation12%
Health care10%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
13,318
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $59.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+110
International migration+13
Natural change−140
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$503.8M2019
$554.9M2020
$630.7M2021
$790.9M2022
$728.3M2023
$730.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$213.3k±$7.6k
Median gross rent
$876/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
12.3%±1.6%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$14.3M
40 units · 3.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
14.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 91Hail 62Cold wave 56
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2602016
2692017
2772018
2832019
3042020
3262021
3812022
4222023
4732024
4872025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 11% since 2021362021
352022
392023
552024
402025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
46.1 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
14.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
14.9 km
DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE, ALMA POWER PLANT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
58.2 km
CHIPPEWA VALLEY RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.9k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Buffalo?
Buffalo's economy produced $730.9M in 2024, growing 0.4% year over year — slower than 78% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is transportation.
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.