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Waste management & remediationArchitectural & engineeringManagement & technical consultingEngineering servicesEnvironmental consultingRemediation services
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

202 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Ventura, CA$69.6B+6.6%-0.3%$67.8k$82.6k2.443.9%-4.0%37 km28 kmArapahoe, CO$66.7B+6.5%+0.8%$83.5k$84.1k1.803.6%-2.9%9 km727 kmKern, CA$63.1B+8.4%+0.5%$57.7k$50.6k2.348.3%-7.1%39 km129 kmDane, WI$62.8B+7.8%+1.0%$71.6k$81.2k1.822.5%-4.7%11 km117 kmEssex, MA$60.7B+6.6%+0.6%$74.1k$86.9k1.274.3%-4.7%2 km18 kmChester, PA$60.2B+6.6%+0.9%$85.3k$110.9k4.083.1%-4.7%12 km32 kmMercer, NJ$56.8B+9.0%+0.7%$88.6k$87.1k2.674.3%-7.2%0 km10 kmBernalillo, NM$54.8B+8.0%-0.2%$60.5k$62.8k2.554.3%-4.5%3 km995 kmSomerset, NJ$54.5B+6.9%+0.8%$102.2k$121.0k2.773.7%-5.7%2 km24 kmMonmouth, NJ$52.7B+7.9%+0.2%$68.2k$104.9k1.373.8%-6.0%10 km22 kmCharleston, SC$50.5B+10.6%+1.4%$64.8k$90.5k2.193.0%-6.3%0 km1 kmArlington, VA$49.1B+6.5%+0.1%$118.0k$131.6k2.402.8%+2.4%1 km8 kmBucks, PA$48.8B+7.6%+0.1%$62.9k$96.7k1.953.6%-4.2%19 km28 kmEast Baton Rouge, LA$47.1B+8.6%-0.1%$64.0k$70.8k4.074.2%+2.1%6 km10 kmSan Joaquin, CA$46.5B+8.7%+1.1%$59.8k$63.0k4.185.6%-3.6%2 km4 kmJefferson, CO*$46.2B+6.8%-0.1%$76.1k$88.7k6.683.4%-2.1%13 km803 kmWashoe, NV$43.7B+9.8%+0.9%$65.9k$86.6k2.254.1%-1.7%108 km280 kmKnox, TN$43.6B+9.9%+1.4%$62.6k$72.8k3.112.5%-7.7%1 km5 kmBrevard, FL$43.5B+11.2%+1.9%$64.9k$64.2k1.664.7%-5.9%1 km17 kmMidland, TX$41.5B+20.7%+1.9%$92.6k$146.4k3.613.1%+4.6%12 km594 kmPulaski, AR$41.4B+7.5%+0.3%$61.5k$67.7k1.694.0%-3.3%3 km6 kmSanta Barbara, CA$41.4B+7.5%-0.3%$65.8k$88.3k2.293.7%-4.6%98 km33 kmBurlington, NJ$40.9B+7.7%+0.8%$69.4k$78.2k2.053.8%-7.9%22 km29 kmSummit, OH$40.3B+6.2%-0.1%$60.7k$67.7k1.483.0%-5.0%5 km40 kmSonoma, CA$39.4B+5.7%-0.2%$70.0k$88.8k2.473.7%-0.5%71 km59 km
Ventura, CA
GDP ’24
$69.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$67.8k
Income / cap
$82.6k
LQ · Environmental consulting
2.44
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
28 km
Arapahoe, CO
GDP ’24
$66.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$83.5k
Income / cap
$84.1k
LQ · Environmental consulting
1.80
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
727 km
Kern, CA
GDP ’24
$63.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Environmental consulting
2.34
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 · Environmental consulting
1.82
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
117 km
Essex, MA
GDP ’24
$60.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$74.1k
Income / cap
$86.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
1.27
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
18 km
Chester, PA
GDP ’24
$60.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$85.3k
Income / cap
$110.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
4.08
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
32 km
Mercer, NJ
GDP ’24
$56.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$88.6k
Income / cap
$87.1k
LQ · Environmental consulting
2.67
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-7.2%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
10 km
Bernalillo, NM
GDP ’24
$54.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$60.5k
Income / cap
$62.8k
LQ · Environmental consulting
2.55
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
995 km
Somerset, NJ
GDP ’24
$54.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$102.2k
Income / cap
$121.0k
LQ · Environmental consulting
2.77
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
24 km
Monmouth, NJ
GDP ’24
$52.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$68.2k
Income / cap
$104.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
1.37
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
22 km
Charleston, SC
GDP ’24
$50.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$64.8k
Income / cap
$90.5k
LQ · Environmental consulting
2.19
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 · Environmental consulting
2.40
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
+2.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
8 km
Bucks, PA
GDP ’24
$48.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$62.9k
Income / cap
$96.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
1.95
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
28 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 · Environmental consulting
4.07
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
+2.1%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
10 km
San Joaquin, CA
GDP ’24
$46.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$59.8k
Income / cap
$63.0k
LQ · Environmental consulting
4.18
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Jefferson, CO*
GDP ’24
$46.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$76.1k
Income / cap
$88.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
6.68
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
803 km
Washoe, NV
GDP ’24
$43.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$65.9k
Income / cap
$86.6k
LQ · Environmental consulting
2.25
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
108 km
Nearest port
280 km
Knox, TN
GDP ’24
$43.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.9%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$62.6k
Income / cap
$72.8k
LQ · Environmental consulting
3.11
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-7.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
5 km
Brevard, FL
GDP ’24
$43.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$64.9k
Income / cap
$64.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
1.66
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
17 km
Midland, TX
GDP ’24
$41.5B
GDP CAGR
+20.7%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$92.6k
Income / cap
$146.4k
LQ · Environmental consulting
3.61
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
+4.6%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
594 km
Pulaski, AR
GDP ’24
$41.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$61.5k
Income / cap
$67.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
1.69
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
6 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 · Environmental consulting
2.29
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
98 km
Nearest port
33 km
Burlington, NJ
GDP ’24
$40.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$69.4k
Income / cap
$78.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
2.05
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-7.9%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
29 km
Summit, OH
GDP ’24
$40.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$60.7k
Income / cap
$67.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
1.48
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
40 km
Sonoma, CA
GDP ’24
$39.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$70.0k
Income / cap
$88.8k
LQ · Environmental consulting
2.47
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
59 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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