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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

190 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Gwinnett, GA$72.4B+8.4%+1.3%$64.8k$57.3k1.772.9%-7.6%6 km163 kmAnne Arundel, MD$69.9B+7.9%+0.3%$75.0k$87.6k1.993.3%-2.6%0 km8 kmJohnson, KS$67.0B+6.5%+0.8%$71.4k$95.4k2.943.5%-4.9%3 km32 kmArapahoe, CO$66.7B+6.5%+0.8%$83.5k$84.1k3.743.6%-2.9%9 km727 kmPrince George's, MD$65.2B+8.2%-0.0%$71.5k$59.7k1.394.6%-3.5%2 km15 kmMonroe, NY$65.1B+6.8%-0.3%$64.4k$67.2k1.314.1%-8.1%1 km11 kmJackson, MO$65.1B+7.0%+0.4%$69.2k$60.1k2.113.5%-4.7%1 km16 kmKern, CA$63.1B+8.4%+0.5%$57.7k$50.6k1.308.3%-7.1%39 km129 kmDane, WI$62.8B+7.8%+1.0%$71.6k$81.2k1.532.5%-4.7%11 km117 kmEl Paso, CO$55.1B+8.2%+0.6%$64.7k$68.9k3.813.8%-2.3%22 km770 kmBernalillo, NM$54.8B+8.0%-0.2%$60.5k$62.8k1.614.3%-4.5%3 km995 kmMacomb, MI$54.2B+7.9%+0.1%$68.9k$60.8k5.735.3%-4.6%9 km34 kmCharleston, SC$50.5B+10.6%+1.4%$64.8k$90.5k1.783.0%-6.3%0 km1 kmArlington, VA$49.1B+6.5%+0.1%$118.0k$131.6k3.462.8%+2.4%1 km8 kmGreenville, SC$48.7B+9.6%+2.1%$60.4k$64.1k1.743.4%-6.2%4 km178 kmEast Baton Rouge, LA$47.1B+8.6%-0.1%$64.0k$70.8k2.404.2%+2.1%6 km10 kmJefferson, CO*$46.2B+6.8%-0.1%$76.1k$88.7k3.753.4%-2.1%13 km803 kmAlbany, NY$46.1B+7.1%+0.4%$78.6k$83.4k1.343.6%-4.0%13 km17 kmAda, ID$45.5B+10.2%+1.8%$65.3k$76.9k1.623.2%-2.4%10 km336 kmLoudoun, VA$44.9B+10.7%+1.2%$80.5k$106.5k1.423.4%-3.6%29 km58 kmWilliamson, TX$44.6B+12.9%+4.3%$74.9k$76.2k1.573.6%-2.4%7 km215 kmBrevard, FL$43.5B+11.2%+1.9%$64.9k$64.2k3.644.7%-5.9%1 km17 kmOnondaga, NY$42.5B+6.1%-0.4%$66.2k$67.1k1.603.8%-8.0%5 km15 kmWaukesha, WI$42.0B+6.9%+0.5%$67.4k$94.8k1.942.7%-4.2%4 km28 kmSanta Barbara, CA$41.4B+7.5%-0.3%$65.8k$88.3k1.923.7%-4.6%98 km33 km
Gwinnett, GA
GDP ’24
$72.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$64.8k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Engineering services
1.77
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-7.6%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
163 km
Anne Arundel, MD
GDP ’24
$69.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$75.0k
Income / cap
$87.6k
LQ · Engineering services
1.99
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
8 km
Johnson, KS
GDP ’24
$67.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$71.4k
Income / cap
$95.4k
LQ · Engineering services
2.94
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
32 km
Arapahoe, CO
GDP ’24
$66.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$83.5k
Income / cap
$84.1k
LQ · Engineering services
3.74
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
727 km
Prince George's, MD
GDP ’24
$65.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$71.5k
Income / cap
$59.7k
LQ · Engineering services
1.39
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
15 km
Monroe, NY
GDP ’24
$65.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$64.4k
Income / cap
$67.2k
LQ · Engineering services
1.31
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-8.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
11 km
Jackson, MO
GDP ’24
$65.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$69.2k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Engineering services
2.11
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
16 km
Kern, CA
GDP ’24
$63.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Engineering services
1.30
Unemployment
8.3%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
129 km
Dane, WI
GDP ’24
$62.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$71.6k
Income / cap
$81.2k
LQ · Engineering services
1.53
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
117 km
El Paso, CO
GDP ’24
$55.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$64.7k
Income / cap
$68.9k
LQ · Engineering services
3.81
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
770 km
Bernalillo, NM
GDP ’24
$54.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$60.5k
Income / cap
$62.8k
LQ · Engineering services
1.61
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
995 km
Macomb, MI
GDP ’24
$54.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$68.9k
Income / cap
$60.8k
LQ · Engineering services
5.73
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
34 km
Charleston, SC
GDP ’24
$50.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$64.8k
Income / cap
$90.5k
LQ · Engineering services
1.78
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
1 km
Arlington, VA
GDP ’24
$49.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$118.0k
Income / cap
$131.6k
LQ · Engineering services
3.46
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
+2.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
8 km
Greenville, SC
GDP ’24
$48.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$60.4k
Income / cap
$64.1k
LQ · Engineering services
1.74
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
178 km
East Baton Rouge, LA
GDP ’24
$47.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$64.0k
Income / cap
$70.8k
LQ · Engineering services
2.40
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
+2.1%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
10 km
Jefferson, CO*
GDP ’24
$46.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$76.1k
Income / cap
$88.7k
LQ · Engineering services
3.75
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
803 km
Albany, NY
GDP ’24
$46.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$78.6k
Income / cap
$83.4k
LQ · Engineering services
1.34
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
17 km
Ada, ID
GDP ’24
$45.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$76.9k
LQ · Engineering services
1.62
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
336 km
Loudoun, VA
GDP ’24
$44.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$80.5k
Income / cap
$106.5k
LQ · Engineering services
1.42
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
58 km
Williamson, TX
GDP ’24
$44.6B
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
+4.3%
Avg wage
$74.9k
Income / cap
$76.2k
LQ · Engineering services
1.57
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
215 km
Brevard, FL
GDP ’24
$43.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$64.9k
Income / cap
$64.2k
LQ · Engineering services
3.64
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
17 km
Onondaga, NY
GDP ’24
$42.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.1%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$66.2k
Income / cap
$67.1k
LQ · Engineering services
1.60
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-8.0%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
15 km
Waukesha, WI
GDP ’24
$42.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$67.4k
Income / cap
$94.8k
LQ · Engineering services
1.94
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
28 km
Santa Barbara, CA
GDP ’24
$41.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$65.8k
Income / cap
$88.3k
LQ · Engineering services
1.92
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
98 km
Nearest port
33 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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