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GDP growth ≥ (per yr)
≥ 2%≥ 4%≥ 6%
Population change ≤
≤ 0%≤ -1%≤ -3%
Min. population
≥ 100k≥ 500k≥ 1M
Unemployment ≤ (BLS LAUS, latest)
≤ 3%≤ 5%≤ 8%
Business formation growth ≥ (Census BFS, ’20–’24)
≥ 0%≥ 5%≥ 10%
Affordability (income CAGR − FHFA HPI CAGR)
ImprovingStrongly improvingWorsening
Min. average wage (BLS QCEW)
≥ $50k≥ $75k≥ $100k
Min. per-capita income (BEA CAINC1)
≥ $40k≥ $60k≥ $80k
Max. distance to interstate (BTS NHS)
≤ 10 km≤ 25 km≤ 50 km
Max. distance to port (USACE)
≤ 50 km≤ 100 km≤ 250 km

Derived from public data — GDP CAGR, location quotient, wage & income, unemployment, formation growth, affordability, and transport access all computed live. Methodology

1,574 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Lee, NC$4.3B+10.0%+2.1%$52.2k$57.4k3.953.4%-5.0%44 km133 kmFloyd, IN$4.3B+9.3%+0.4%$53.3k$69.8k2.243.5%-3.0%2 km8 kmLenawee, MI$4.2B+7.2%-0.4%$50.6k$53.0k2.635.0%-2.9%33 km47 kmLawrence, PA$4.2B+6.2%-0.5%$51.5k$55.7k1.384.0%-4.9%5 km33 kmCoffee, TN$4.2B+8.0%+1.4%$55.7k$53.2k2.613.0%-4.4%0 km67 kmVermilion, IL$4.2B+6.5%-0.9%$53.0k$52.8k2.145.0%-2.8%6 km141 kmPope, AR$4.2B+7.7%+0.5%$48.4k$45.6k2.144.5%-2.3%18 km25 kmMississippi, AR$4.2B+12.2%-1.5%$69.2k$52.9k4.434.1%+0.5%4 km12 kmSandusky, OH$4.1B+8.7%-0.1%$51.7k$53.1k4.113.2%-3.7%6 km24 kmRice, MN$4.1B+8.3%+0.9%$56.4k$57.2k2.113.9%-1.2%0 km48 kmSt. John the Baptist, LA$4.1B+17.7%-1.4%$70.1k$52.2k1.465.3%-1.1%2 km8 kmShelby, OH$4.1B+5.8%-0.1%$59.0k$57.6k5.172.5%-4.3%3 km135 kmCayuga, NY$4.1B+7.2%-0.5%$59.1k$57.0k1.633.6%-4.3%15 km35 kmGrady, OK$4.0B+15.6%+1.5%$47.5k$52.8k1.724.3%-0.9%4 km237 kmEtowah, AL$4.0B+7.3%+0.0%$45.0k$47.8k1.543.5%-3.8%1 km40 kmSweetwater, WY$4.0B+4.1%-0.5%$67.4k$63.3k1.313.5%-2.0%3 km837 kmOrangeburg, SC$4.0B+8.5%-0.2%$46.3k$47.5k2.415.4%-3.1%6 km85 kmPlaquemines, LA$4.0B+16.0%-1.2%$78.8k$63.7k1.864.1%+4.5%68 km5 kmLa Salle, TX$4.0B+23.8%-0.3%$73.2k$50.4k1.374.4%—17 km164 kmMercer, OH$4.0B+14.7%-0.0%$50.0k$72.7k2.642.1%+0.3%39 km151 kmWilliamson, IL$4.0B+7.6%-0.0%$50.5k$58.4k1.364.0%-3.1%3 km36 kmSioux, IA$3.9B+11.2%+0.6%$53.1k$72.8k3.222.0%-1.4%50 km74 kmLowndes, MS$3.9B+6.2%-0.7%$54.5k$54.1k1.973.9%-0.8%79 km1 kmCattaraugus, NY$3.9B+7.8%-0.5%$52.6k$51.3k1.354.1%-7.3%11 km61 kmGoodhue, MN$3.9B+6.8%+0.3%$58.9k$70.4k2.453.9%-0.7%45 km23 km
Lee, NC
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$52.2k
Income / cap
$57.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.95
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
133 km
Floyd, IN
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$69.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.24
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
8 km
Lenawee, MI
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$50.6k
Income / cap
$53.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.63
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
47 km
Lawrence, PA
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$55.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.38
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
33 km
Coffee, TN
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$53.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.61
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
67 km
Vermilion, IL
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$53.0k
Income / cap
$52.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.14
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
141 km
Pope, AR
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$48.4k
Income / cap
$45.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.14
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
25 km
Mississippi, AR
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+12.2%
Pop Δ
-1.5%
Avg wage
$69.2k
Income / cap
$52.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.43
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+0.5%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
12 km
Sandusky, OH
GDP ’24
$4.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$51.7k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.11
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
24 km
Rice, MN
GDP ’24
$4.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$57.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.11
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
48 km
St. John the Baptist, LA
GDP ’24
$4.1B
GDP CAGR
+17.7%
Pop Δ
-1.4%
Avg wage
$70.1k
Income / cap
$52.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.46
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
8 km
Shelby, OH
GDP ’24
$4.1B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$57.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
5.17
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
135 km
Cayuga, NY
GDP ’24
$4.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$57.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.63
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
35 km
Grady, OK
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+15.6%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$47.5k
Income / cap
$52.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.72
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
237 km
Etowah, AL
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$47.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.54
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
40 km
Sweetwater, WY
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+4.1%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$67.4k
Income / cap
$63.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.31
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
837 km
Orangeburg, SC
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$46.3k
Income / cap
$47.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.41
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
85 km
Plaquemines, LA
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+16.0%
Pop Δ
-1.2%
Avg wage
$78.8k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.86
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+4.5%
Nearest interstate
68 km
Nearest port
5 km
La Salle, TX
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+23.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$73.2k
Income / cap
$50.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.37
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
164 km
Mercer, OH
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+14.7%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$72.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.64
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
151 km
Williamson, IL
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$58.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.36
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
36 km
Sioux, IA
GDP ’24
$3.9B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$72.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.22
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
74 km
Lowndes, MS
GDP ’24
$3.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$54.5k
Income / cap
$54.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.97
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
79 km
Nearest port
1 km
Cattaraugus, NY
GDP ’24
$3.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$52.6k
Income / cap
$51.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.35
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-7.3%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
61 km
Goodhue, MN
GDP ’24
$3.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$70.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.45
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
45 km
Nearest port
23 km
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GDP: BEA nominal, 2020–2024. Population & change: Census PEP Vintage 2025. Avg wage: BLS QCEW county annual pay 2023 (CBP payroll÷employment fallback). Income per capita: BEA CAINC1 2024. Location quotient: employment concentration vs. the national base — CBP 2-digit, or BLS QCEW for deep sectors (2023). Unemployment: BLS LAUS, most recent month. Business formation growth: Census BFS county applications, 2020→2024 CAGR (2022+ counts carry Census differential-privacy noise). Affordability: BEA CAINC1 per-capita income CAGR minus FHFA county HPI CAGR, 2020→2024 — positive means incomes are outpacing home prices. Interstate & port distance: county centroid to nearest BTS National Highway System segment / USACE port or dock, computed by Economic Atlas. Suppressed cells show “—”, never zero.
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