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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

1,574 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Monroe, WI$3.0B+5.9%+0.1%$51.6k$55.3k2.402.5%-4.7%1 km52 km+6.978.8Grant, WI$3.0B+7.1%+0.2%$45.5k$54.3k2.242.7%-4.8%108 km29 km+3.861.1Montgomery, KS$3.0B+14.2%-0.8%$44.6k$48.3k3.474.4%-2.8%82 km97 km+6.873.4Mower, MN$3.0B+8.2%+0.4%$58.0k$57.6k2.743.7%-4.2%0 km97 km+32.067.3Barron, WI$3.0B+7.8%-0.0%$46.8k$63.9k3.193.1%-5.2%58 km108 km+7.068.6Huron, OH$3.0B+5.4%-0.1%$52.1k$52.1k4.062.9%-4.9%20 km28 km+6.750.3Rhea, TN$3.0B+10.8%+1.0%$54.6k$48.1k3.853.8%-6.1%29 km13 km+3.549.2Dickson, TN$3.0B+8.6%+1.5%$48.9k$59.6k2.292.5%-1.7%15 km28 km+4.253.5Whiteside, IL$3.0B+8.2%-0.5%$50.9k$57.5k2.514.4%-2.4%3 km24 km+3.265.8Madison, OH$3.0B+10.3%+1.1%$49.9k$56.0k2.322.4%-3.7%6 km125 km+4.024.9Laurel, KY$3.0B+6.5%+0.2%$46.2k$44.8k1.785.9%-2.8%1 km86 km+1.371.7Winona, MN$3.0B+4.8%+0.3%$51.1k$61.0k2.513.8%-4.5%5 km11 km+8.469.5Clinton, IA$3.0B+6.2%-0.2%$50.9k$55.6k2.813.5%-2.6%34 km25 km+1.764.8Des Moines, IA$2.9B+6.0%-0.5%$50.7k$64.3k2.633.3%-2.4%71 km12 km+7.855.8Bedford, TN$2.9B+9.8%+2.0%$50.4k$52.4k2.933.0%-3.1%22 km76 km+17.669.2Chatham, NC$2.9B+10.8%+2.3%$49.8k$91.6k1.993.1%-3.6%34 km159 km+15.667.2Duplin, NC$2.9B+9.5%+1.2%$46.1k$58.3k4.273.1%-2.4%8 km65 km+43.589.4Laurens, SC$2.9B+5.0%+1.0%$49.7k$46.0k4.374.0%-6.2%7 km233 km+6.376.2Matagorda, TX$2.9B+5.6%-0.1%$65.6k$55.8k1.615.6%-2.9%81 km4 km+20.880.3De Soto, LA$2.9B+15.5%+0.4%$63.3k$60.2k1.814.8%+2.5%14 km35 km+0.442.0Livingston, IL$2.9B+10.1%-0.4%$54.9k$59.4k2.923.7%-5.1%6 km45 km+3.771.8Franklin, NC$2.9B+10.0%+3.7%$53.5k$52.1k3.603.3%-2.7%31 km115 km+10.651.7Marion, IA$2.9B+5.9%+0.4%$64.3k$66.9k5.222.4%-2.2%39 km166 km+2.734.4Queen Anne's, MD$2.9B+10.9%+1.8%$54.5k$86.4k1.372.9%-1.2%42 km24 km+13.035.6St. Joseph, MI$2.9B+7.9%+0.0%$50.2k$51.7k4.675.0%-4.5%18 km81 km+5.758.6
Monroe, WI
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.6k
Income / cap
$55.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.40
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
52 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.9
FEMA risk
78.8
Grant, WI
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$45.5k
Income / cap
$54.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.24
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
108 km
Nearest port
29 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.8
FEMA risk
61.1
Montgomery, KS
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+14.2%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$44.6k
Income / cap
$48.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.47
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
82 km
Nearest port
97 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.8
FEMA risk
73.4
Mower, MN
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$58.0k
Income / cap
$57.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.74
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
97 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+32.0
FEMA risk
67.3
Barron, WI
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$63.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.19
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
58 km
Nearest port
108 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.0
FEMA risk
68.6
Huron, OH
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+5.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.06
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
28 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
50.3
Rhea, TN
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$54.6k
Income / cap
$48.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.85
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
13 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.5
FEMA risk
49.2
Dickson, TN
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$48.9k
Income / cap
$59.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.29
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
28 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.2
FEMA risk
53.5
Whiteside, IL
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$57.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.51
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
24 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.2
FEMA risk
65.8
Madison, OH
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$49.9k
Income / cap
$56.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.32
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
125 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.0
FEMA risk
24.9
Laurel, KY
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$46.2k
Income / cap
$44.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.78
Unemployment
5.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
86 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.3
FEMA risk
71.7
Winona, MN
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+4.8%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$61.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.51
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
11 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.4
FEMA risk
69.5
Clinton, IA
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$55.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.81
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
25 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.7
FEMA risk
64.8
Des Moines, IA
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$50.7k
Income / cap
$64.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.63
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.8
FEMA risk
55.8
Bedford, TN
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$52.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.93
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
76 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.6
FEMA risk
69.2
Chatham, NC
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
+2.3%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$91.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.99
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
159 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.6
FEMA risk
67.2
Duplin, NC
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$46.1k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.27
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
65 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+43.5
FEMA risk
89.4
Laurens, SC
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.0%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$46.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.37
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
233 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.3
FEMA risk
76.2
Matagorda, TX
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$65.6k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.61
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
81 km
Nearest port
4 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.8
FEMA risk
80.3
De Soto, LA
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+15.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$63.3k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.81
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
+2.5%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
35 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.4
FEMA risk
42.0
Livingston, IL
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$59.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.92
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
45 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.7
FEMA risk
71.8
Franklin, NC
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+3.7%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.60
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
115 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.6
FEMA risk
51.7
Marion, IA
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$64.3k
Income / cap
$66.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
5.22
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
166 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
34.4
Queen Anne's, MD
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.9%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$54.5k
Income / cap
$86.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.37
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
24 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.0
FEMA risk
35.6
St. Joseph, MI
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$50.2k
Income / cap
$51.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.67
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
81 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.7
FEMA risk
58.6
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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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