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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
Intl migration ≥ (per 1,000, ’20–’25)
≥ net inflow≥ +10≥ +25
FEMA risk score (0–100, current point)
≥ 50≥ 75≥ 90≤ 25≤ 50

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

1,549 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Kendall, TX$3.5B+12.0%+3.9%$61.1k$114.4k1.463.6%-3.6%11 km211 km+10.065.5Columbia, FL$3.5B+9.2%+1.4%$49.4k$48.1k1.295.3%-5.2%2 km92 km+10.769.7Otsego, NY$3.5B+5.7%+0.9%$57.9k$56.4k1.354.1%-5.1%17 km102 km+6.375.8Putnam, FL$3.5B+9.7%+1.3%$49.9k$44.0k1.745.6%-5.5%41 km10 km+8.979.7Genesee, NY$3.5B+8.5%+0.1%$54.7k$55.9k1.393.4%-4.5%2 km53 km+13.256.1Columbia, NY$3.5B+6.2%-0.4%$54.4k$79.4k1.513.3%-2.8%19 km14 km+10.268.7Jefferson, AR$3.5B+3.2%-1.2%$50.5k$44.2k1.295.7%-2.1%8 km2 km+5.885.2Kershaw, SC$3.4B+14.8%+2.3%$46.0k$60.7k1.373.8%-1.5%14 km155 km+6.266.7Carroll, NH$3.4B+8.3%+1.1%$49.7k$85.4k1.832.3%-3.1%36 km78 km+1.471.0Bryan, GA$3.4B+31.2%+3.2%$48.2k$64.2k1.472.6%-7.1%12 km31 km+9.166.6Van Buren, MI$3.3B+1.6%+0.2%$50.0k$54.9k1.335.1%-3.7%6 km40 km+6.660.5White, AR$3.3B+9.5%+0.7%$44.7k$48.2k1.273.7%-3.6%50 km33 km+2.785.7Lincoln, NE$3.3B+10.0%-0.9%$49.8k$71.8k1.432.4%-0.1%7 km392 km+6.748.6Tuolumne, CA$3.3B+7.4%-0.5%$56.4k$61.6k1.534.8%+2.1%117 km118 km+2.185.2Liberty, TX$3.3B+10.3%+5.9%$54.0k$44.3k1.565.5%-3.5%34 km43 km+13.579.5Jackson, IL$3.3B+5.5%-0.3%$55.7k$51.0k1.444.8%-2.2%38 km15 km+23.687.1Columbia, PA$3.3B+6.7%+0.5%$49.3k$54.3k1.424.4%-3.9%2 km74 km+5.562.1Robertson, TX$3.3B+11.4%+1.3%$61.6k$60.5k1.284.1%-2.5%52 km169 km+1.129.6Lapeer, MI$3.3B+7.9%+0.2%$49.3k$56.6k1.395.2%-3.9%9 km65 km+3.066.4Tooele, UT$3.2B+11.8%+3.7%$50.5k$51.5k1.383.5%-0.6%31 km734 km+8.348.9Madison, NE$3.2B+6.2%+0.2%$52.7k$68.2k1.312.4%-1.1%113 km115 km+22.060.9Iron, UT$3.2B+11.3%+3.2%$45.5k$45.5k1.253.2%-1.5%25 km621 km+11.261.4Watauga, NC$3.2B+8.0%+0.2%$45.9k$56.4k1.603.2%-4.5%56 km195 km+8.671.9Kerr, TX$3.2B+8.9%+0.6%$54.3k$73.7k1.663.4%-1.1%14 km270 km+7.877.2St. Landry, LA$3.2B+6.7%-0.4%$46.3k$51.3k1.525.1%-2.1%4 km24 km+5.388.2
Kendall, TX
GDP ’24
$3.5B
GDP CAGR
+12.0%
Pop Δ
+3.9%
Avg wage
$61.1k
Income / cap
$114.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.46
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
211 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.0
FEMA risk
65.5
Columbia, FL
GDP ’24
$3.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$48.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.29
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
92 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.7
FEMA risk
69.7
Otsego, NY
GDP ’24
$3.5B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$57.9k
Income / cap
$56.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.35
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
102 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.3
FEMA risk
75.8
Putnam, FL
GDP ’24
$3.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$49.9k
Income / cap
$44.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.74
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
79.7
Genesee, NY
GDP ’24
$3.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$54.7k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.39
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
53 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.2
FEMA risk
56.1
Columbia, NY
GDP ’24
$3.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$79.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.51
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.2
FEMA risk
68.7
Jefferson, AR
GDP ’24
$3.5B
GDP CAGR
+3.2%
Pop Δ
-1.2%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$44.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.29
Unemployment
5.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
85.2
Kershaw, SC
GDP ’24
$3.4B
GDP CAGR
+14.8%
Pop Δ
+2.3%
Avg wage
$46.0k
Income / cap
$60.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.37
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
155 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.2
FEMA risk
66.7
Carroll, NH
GDP ’24
$3.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$85.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.83
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
78 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.4
FEMA risk
71.0
Bryan, GA
GDP ’24
$3.4B
GDP CAGR
+31.2%
Pop Δ
+3.2%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$64.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.47
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
31 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.1
FEMA risk
66.6
Van Buren, MI
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+1.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$54.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.33
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
40 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.6
FEMA risk
60.5
White, AR
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$44.7k
Income / cap
$48.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.27
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
33 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
85.7
Lincoln, NE
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$71.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.43
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.1%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
392 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
48.6
Tuolumne, CA
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$61.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.53
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
+2.1%
Nearest interstate
117 km
Nearest port
118 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.1
FEMA risk
85.2
Liberty, TX
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
+5.9%
Avg wage
$54.0k
Income / cap
$44.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.56
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
43 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.5
FEMA risk
79.5
Jackson, IL
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$51.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.44
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+23.6
FEMA risk
87.1
Columbia, PA
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$49.3k
Income / cap
$54.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.42
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
74 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.5
FEMA risk
62.1
Robertson, TX
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$61.6k
Income / cap
$60.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.28
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
169 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.1
FEMA risk
29.6
Lapeer, MI
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$49.3k
Income / cap
$56.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.39
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
65 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.0
FEMA risk
66.4
Tooele, UT
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+11.8%
Pop Δ
+3.7%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.38
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
734 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.3
FEMA risk
48.9
Madison, NE
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$52.7k
Income / cap
$68.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.31
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
113 km
Nearest port
115 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+22.0
FEMA risk
60.9
Iron, UT
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+3.2%
Avg wage
$45.5k
Income / cap
$45.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.25
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
621 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.2
FEMA risk
61.4
Watauga, NC
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$45.9k
Income / cap
$56.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.60
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
56 km
Nearest port
195 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.6
FEMA risk
71.9
Kerr, TX
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$54.3k
Income / cap
$73.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.66
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
270 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.8
FEMA risk
77.2
St. Landry, LA
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$46.3k
Income / cap
$51.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.52
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
24 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.3
FEMA risk
88.2
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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. Intl migration: net international migration per 1,000 residents — Census PEP Vintage 2025 components of change summed over the 2020→2025 window ÷ 2025 population × 1,000; a net census estimate (arrivals minus departures), not an official immigration statistic. FEMA risk: National Risk Index composite (0–100), a current point-in-time release — relative hazard exposure, not a trend. Suppressed cells show “—”, never zero.
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