County profile
Sawyer County, WI
United States · GDP 2024
#1871 of 3,127 US counties by GDP57th-percentile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$966.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,363
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
627
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,846
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$60.8k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
27.4%±2.1%
Poverty rate
15.6%±1.7%
Business applications
200 · 2025
Retail establishments
95
50.6/10k 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
Retail trade25%
Food & accommodation24%
Health care20%
Manufacturing17%
Construction7%
Education7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,846
residents · 2025 · +4.0% since 2020
Income per capita $56.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,209
International migration+41
Natural change−546
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$730.2M2019
$734.0M2020
$787.3M2021
$875.8M2022
$920.6M2023
$966.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$236.2k±$7.8k
Median gross rent
$712/mo±$48/mo
Vacancy rate
45.8%±1.5%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$79.3M
201 units · 10.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
74.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Winter weather 76Strong wind 66
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1722016
1762017
1892018
1972019
2032020
2292021
2692022
3112023
3352024
3372025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 20% since 20211672021
1872022
2102023
2202024
2012025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
119.1 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
20.9 km
CN
Nearest port
89.6 km
SAND BAY WISC
Nearest commercial airport
106.1 km
GOGEBIC/IRON COUNTY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.2k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sawyer?
Sawyer's economy produced $966.5M in 2024, growing 5.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.