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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!43780=METRO("South Bend, IN")

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area

The South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 325,294 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $21.4 billion that year.

Indiana, Michigan2 countiesPart of South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI
GDP, 2024$21.4B#167 of 387 · +3.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$59,113#238 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.3%#244 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.9#215 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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290K300K310K320K330K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$10B$20B$30B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 2 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$1.5B6.8%11.1%
Manufacturing$3.8B17.6%9.5%
Finance & insurance$1.1B5.2%8.7%
Professional services$1.4B6.4%8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.7B7.9%6.3%
Retail trade$1.5B6.9%5.9%
Information$364M1.7%5.7%
Construction$997M4.7%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$649M3.0%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$479M2.2%3.0%
Other services$595M2.8%2.0%
Management of companies$149M0.7%1.8%
Utilities$873M4.1%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$4M0.0%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation$223M1.0%1.0%
Agriculture$77M0.4%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%10%20%30%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Cass CountyMichiganCentral26027
St. Joseph CountyIndianaCentral18141