County profile
Platte County, WY
United States · GDP 2024
#2197 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 55% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$663.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-7.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,058
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
269
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,634
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$67.7k±$6.8k
Bachelor's degree+
20.7%±3.5%
Poverty rate
7.7%±2.6%
Business applications
187 · 2025
Retail establishments
47
54.9/10k 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 trade29%
Health care19%
Food & accommodation18%
Utilities18%
Construction8%
Finance & insurance8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,634
residents · 2025 · +0.0% since 2020
Income per capita $60.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+142
International migration+79
Natural change−210
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$613.0M2019
$578.2M2020
$616.7M2021
$658.3M2022
$715.5M2023
$663.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$297.9k±$33.4k
Median gross rent
$781/mo±$362/mo
Vacancy rate
17.9%±4.6%
Affordability
5.9× wages
Residential permits
$8.2M
34 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
25.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$963/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 88Winter weather 81Cold wave 66
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3072016
3172017
3212018
3262019
3492020
3692021
4162022
4432023
4592024
4782025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -35% since 2021522021
422022
322023
402024
342025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.4 km
I-25
Nearest freight rail
2.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
706.3 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
108.5 km
LARAMIE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.8k
avg. annual pay · +6% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Platte?
Platte's economy produced $663.4M in 2024, contracting 7.3% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.