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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
Butler, OH$29.8B+7.4%+0.4%$60.8k$60.0k1.642.9%-7.3%16 km34 kmWeld, CO*$29.5B+13.3%+2.9%$65.7k$63.7k1.484.0%-2.8%41 km699 kmAllen, IN$29.1B+7.9%+0.8%$57.5k$62.7k1.643.0%-6.8%6 km141 kmYork, PA$28.4B+6.7%+0.7%$59.8k$62.9k2.023.7%-6.2%2 km59 kmRutherford, TN$27.6B+10.2%+2.6%$60.4k$58.3k1.732.6%-5.9%1 km46 kmJefferson, TX$27.1B+12.9%-0.2%$66.4k$53.1k1.465.8%-2.4%11 km13 kmBerks, PA$26.6B+6.4%+0.6%$61.4k$62.9k2.064.2%-7.1%12 km80 kmBrown, WI$25.7B+7.0%+0.5%$61.0k$68.3k2.152.7%-7.1%3 km3 kmTulare, CA$25.4B+7.6%+0.5%$50.9k$53.1k1.419.5%-6.3%100 km208 kmSoutheastern Connecticut, CT*$24.1B—+0.4%$61.2k$64.8k1.694.7%———Brazoria, TX$23.4B+9.5%+2.4%$67.1k$60.7k1.474.7%-4.2%47 km7 kmSussex, DE$23.4B+12.9%+3.3%$52.8k$73.6k1.484.2%-3.6%104 km20 kmDavis, UT$23.3B+9.1%+1.0%$56.7k$65.2k1.303.2%-3.6%15 km720 kmStark, OH$23.2B+8.1%-0.1%$52.7k$60.0k1.813.0%-4.3%3 km64 kmSpartanburg, SC$23.0B+8.3%+2.9%$56.6k$55.9k2.723.9%-8.0%0 km202 kmLinn, IA$21.9B+5.7%-0.0%$65.1k$66.5k1.623.0%-3.0%8 km86 kmOttawa, MI$21.0B+8.1%+0.8%$57.7k$66.7k3.604.2%-5.5%11 km21 kmNorthampton, PA$21.0B+6.9%+0.8%$57.5k$69.3k1.304.1%-6.6%12 km72 kmKalamazoo, MI$20.7B+6.8%+0.1%$63.5k$65.8k1.854.7%-5.2%1 km77 kmWhatcom, WA$20.6B+10.1%+0.8%$62.0k$65.6k1.254.5%-5.1%51 km57 kmAnoka, MN$20.6B+5.9%+0.9%$63.2k$64.9k1.794.1%-3.5%14 km29 kmElkhart, IN$20.6B+6.2%+0.1%$59.4k$60.3k5.983.3%-4.1%15 km77 kmLuzerne, PA$20.6B+7.2%+0.4%$54.1k$55.1k1.495.0%-7.9%3 km108 kmMontgomery, AL$19.9B+7.8%-0.3%$59.1k$57.3k1.513.7%-2.0%15 km66 kmWestmoreland, PA$19.4B+6.7%-0.3%$55.3k$66.1k1.643.6%-3.6%14 km32 km
Butler, OH
GDP ’24
$29.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$60.8k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.64
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-7.3%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
34 km
Weld, CO*
GDP ’24
$29.5B
GDP CAGR
+13.3%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$65.7k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.48
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
699 km
Allen, IN
GDP ’24
$29.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$62.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.64
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
141 km
York, PA
GDP ’24
$28.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$59.8k
Income / cap
$62.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.02
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
59 km
Rutherford, TN
GDP ’24
$27.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+2.6%
Avg wage
$60.4k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.73
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
46 km
Jefferson, TX
GDP ’24
$27.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$66.4k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.46
Unemployment
5.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
13 km
Berks, PA
GDP ’24
$26.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$61.4k
Income / cap
$62.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.06
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
80 km
Brown, WI
GDP ’24
$25.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$61.0k
Income / cap
$68.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.15
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
3 km
Tulare, CA
GDP ’24
$25.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.41
Unemployment
9.5%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
100 km
Nearest port
208 km
Southeastern Connecticut, CT*
GDP ’24
$24.1B
GDP CAGR
—
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$61.2k
Income / cap
$64.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.69
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Brazoria, TX
GDP ’24
$23.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$67.1k
Income / cap
$60.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.47
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
7 km
Sussex, DE
GDP ’24
$23.4B
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
+3.3%
Avg wage
$52.8k
Income / cap
$73.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.48
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
104 km
Nearest port
20 km
Davis, UT
GDP ’24
$23.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$56.7k
Income / cap
$65.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.30
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
720 km
Stark, OH
GDP ’24
$23.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$52.7k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.81
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
64 km
Spartanburg, SC
GDP ’24
$23.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$56.6k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.72
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-8.0%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
202 km
Linn, IA
GDP ’24
$21.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$65.1k
Income / cap
$66.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.62
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
86 km
Ottawa, MI
GDP ’24
$21.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$66.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.60
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
21 km
Northampton, PA
GDP ’24
$21.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.30
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.6%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
72 km
Kalamazoo, MI
GDP ’24
$20.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$63.5k
Income / cap
$65.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.85
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
77 km
Whatcom, WA
GDP ’24
$20.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$62.0k
Income / cap
$65.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.25
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
57 km
Anoka, MN
GDP ’24
$20.6B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$63.2k
Income / cap
$64.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.79
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
29 km
Elkhart, IN
GDP ’24
$20.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$59.4k
Income / cap
$60.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
5.98
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
77 km
Luzerne, PA
GDP ’24
$20.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.49
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-7.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
108 km
Montgomery, AL
GDP ’24
$19.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.51
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
66 km
Westmoreland, PA
GDP ’24
$19.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$66.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.64
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
32 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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