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Deep sectors · QCEW
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

595 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Macomb, MI$54.2B+7.9%+0.1%$68.9k$60.8k1.895.3%-4.6%9 km34 kmLee, FL$54.2B+10.9%+3.0%$59.8k$70.3k1.824.9%-7.7%4 km45 kmUnion, NJ$51.9B+7.5%+1.1%$81.6k$85.2k2.104.4%-5.6%6 km9 kmMontgomery, TX$50.1B+10.8%+4.7%$69.7k$80.5k1.424.2%-6.4%3 km50 kmFort Bend, TX$49.6B+11.1%+3.5%$59.7k$75.7k1.304.4%-5.3%1 km49 kmBucks, PA$48.8B+7.6%+0.1%$62.9k$96.7k1.683.6%-4.2%19 km28 kmEast Baton Rouge, LA$47.1B+8.6%-0.1%$64.0k$70.8k1.804.2%+2.1%6 km10 kmProvidence, RI$46.7B+6.5%+0.6%$66.7k$61.0k1.703.7%-7.7%5 km16 kmSan Joaquin, CA$46.5B+8.7%+1.1%$59.8k$63.0k1.305.6%-3.6%2 km4 kmAda, ID$45.5B+10.2%+1.8%$65.3k$76.9k1.253.2%-2.4%10 km336 kmPolk, FL$44.3B+10.1%+3.9%$53.3k$46.3k1.365.5%-9.3%25 km64 kmAdams, CO*$43.1B+9.3%+1.4%$71.2k$60.3k3.693.9%-2.5%16 km719 kmSanta Barbara, CA$41.4B+7.5%-0.3%$65.8k$88.3k1.763.7%-4.6%98 km33 kmSonoma, CA$39.4B+5.7%-0.2%$70.0k$88.8k1.643.7%-0.5%71 km59 kmMonterey, CA$38.3B+7.5%-0.4%$59.5k$74.2k1.415.9%-4.1%72 km131 kmSolano, CA$37.7B+4.1%+0.1%$68.5k$67.7k2.434.4%-3.1%9 km23 kmHoward, MD$37.1B+6.6%+0.4%$84.9k$99.8k1.253.4%-2.9%6 km28 kmPlymouth, MA$36.9B+8.0%+0.8%$67.4k$87.8k2.864.1%-6.0%11 km29 kmMarin, CA$36.9B+4.4%-0.5%$91.0k$190.9k1.473.4%+1.0%23 km22 kmBristol, MA$36.0B+6.7%+0.6%$62.3k$69.1k1.854.5%-7.0%10 km7 kmRockingham, NH$32.7B+8.5%+0.6%$70.9k$100.2k1.452.8%-6.3%20 km29 kmAnchorage Municipality, AK$32.1B+7.5%-0.3%$71.2k$84.4k1.553.5%-1.0%23 km4 kmStanislaus, CA$32.1B+7.5%+0.2%$60.7k$56.7k1.396.4%-4.6%19 km52 kmJefferson, LA$31.8B+7.3%-0.4%$62.0k$65.7k1.794.1%+0.1%17 km4 kmLake, IN$31.2B+9.2%+0.2%$59.0k$58.4k2.284.3%-4.4%5 km23 km
Macomb, MI
GDP ’24
$54.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$68.9k
Income / cap
$60.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.89
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
34 km
Lee, FL
GDP ’24
$54.2B
GDP CAGR
+10.9%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$59.8k
Income / cap
$70.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.82
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-7.7%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
45 km
Union, NJ
GDP ’24
$51.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$81.6k
Income / cap
$85.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.10
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
9 km
Montgomery, TX
GDP ’24
$50.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
+4.7%
Avg wage
$69.7k
Income / cap
$80.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.42
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
50 km
Fort Bend, TX
GDP ’24
$49.6B
GDP CAGR
+11.1%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$59.7k
Income / cap
$75.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.30
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
49 km
Bucks, PA
GDP ’24
$48.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$62.9k
Income / cap
$96.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.68
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 · Waste management & remediation
1.80
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
+2.1%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
10 km
Providence, RI
GDP ’24
$46.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$66.7k
Income / cap
$61.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.70
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-7.7%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
16 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 · Waste management & remediation
1.30
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Ada, ID
GDP ’24
$45.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$76.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.25
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
336 km
Polk, FL
GDP ’24
$44.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+3.9%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$46.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.36
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
-9.3%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
64 km
Adams, CO*
GDP ’24
$43.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$71.2k
Income / cap
$60.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
3.69
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
719 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 · Waste management & remediation
1.76
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
98 km
Nearest port
33 km
Sonoma, CA
GDP ’24
$39.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$70.0k
Income / cap
$88.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.64
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
59 km
Monterey, CA
GDP ’24
$38.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$59.5k
Income / cap
$74.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.41
Unemployment
5.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
72 km
Nearest port
131 km
Solano, CA
GDP ’24
$37.7B
GDP CAGR
+4.1%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$68.5k
Income / cap
$67.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.43
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
23 km
Howard, MD
GDP ’24
$37.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$84.9k
Income / cap
$99.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.25
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
28 km
Plymouth, MA
GDP ’24
$36.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$67.4k
Income / cap
$87.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.86
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
29 km
Marin, CA
GDP ’24
$36.9B
GDP CAGR
+4.4%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$91.0k
Income / cap
$190.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.47
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
+1.0%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
22 km
Bristol, MA
GDP ’24
$36.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$62.3k
Income / cap
$69.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.85
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-7.0%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
7 km
Rockingham, NH
GDP ’24
$32.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$70.9k
Income / cap
$100.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.45
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
29 km
Anchorage Municipality, AK
GDP ’24
$32.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$71.2k
Income / cap
$84.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.55
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
4 km
Stanislaus, CA
GDP ’24
$32.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$60.7k
Income / cap
$56.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.39
Unemployment
6.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
52 km
Jefferson, LA
GDP ’24
$31.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$62.0k
Income / cap
$65.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.79
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+0.1%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
4 km
Lake, IN
GDP ’24
$31.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$58.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.28
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
23 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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