County profile
Manitowoc County, WI
United States · GDP 2024
#681 of 3,127 US counties by GDP54th-percentile growthmore diversified than 24% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
28,889
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,726
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
81,710
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$69.1k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
22.6%±1.2%
Poverty rate
9.6%±1.0%
Business applications
706 · 2025
Retail establishments
219
26.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Orion Energy Systems, Inc.Industrials$85.5M56C2Bank First CorporationFinancial Services———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
Manufacturing46%
Health care17%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation10%
Transportation6%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
81,710
residents · 2025 · +0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $60.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+589
International migration+910
Natural change−1,185
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.2B2019
$4.1B2020
$4.4B2021
$5.0B2022
$5.2B2023
$5.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$186.9k±$6.4k
Median gross rent
$797/mo±$27/mo
Vacancy rate
7.6%±1.2%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$52.5M
152 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
68.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 96Cold wave 86Heat wave 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2522016
2572017
2732018
2892019
2952020
3272021
3802022
4592023
4862024
5122025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -37% since 20212412021
1082022
1062023
1122024
1522025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.3 km
I-43
Nearest freight rail
4.4 km
CN
Nearest port
11.4 km
BURGER BOAT COMPANY
Nearest commercial airport
47.9 km
GREEN BAY/AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.2k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Manitowoc?
Manitowoc's economy produced $5.4B in 2024, growing 4.7% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.