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Growing GDP, shrinking populationEngineering hubsHighest per-capita incomeOverrepresented in Food & accommodationLow unemployment, growing business formationAffordability improving (income outpacing home prices)Housing costs outpacing income (community-impact screen)Logistics: near interstate & port
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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

733 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Cumberland, NC$24.4B+6.9%+0.0%$53.1k$52.4k1.494.3%-7.1%2 km76 kmSoutheastern Connecticut, CT*$24.1B—+0.4%$61.2k$64.8k1.854.7%———Leon, FL$23.6B+10.0%+0.4%$59.2k$61.9k1.295.0%-3.7%4 km34 kmBrazoria, TX$23.4B+9.5%+2.4%$67.1k$60.7k1.394.7%-4.2%47 km7 kmSussex, DE$23.4B+12.9%+3.3%$52.8k$73.6k1.434.2%-3.6%104 km20 kmHorry, SC$22.8B+11.6%+4.0%$45.8k$53.9k2.264.4%-7.1%67 km67 kmBuncombe, NC$21.3B+9.5%+0.9%$56.0k$70.6k1.433.3%-3.6%1 km124 kmSanta Cruz, CA$21.1B+6.7%-1.0%$65.3k$93.6k1.415.1%-1.7%29 km53 kmNew Hanover, NC$21.0B+9.7%+1.8%$58.9k$69.7k1.303.2%-6.1%5 km3 kmOsceola, FL$20.4B+13.8%+4.5%$50.1k$49.1k2.044.7%-7.1%44 km64 kmLubbock, TX$19.8B+7.1%+1.1%$52.9k$55.8k1.383.6%-3.3%2 km627 kmAtlantic, NJ$19.4B+8.9%+0.4%$57.8k$63.2k3.035.1%-10.0%54 km23 kmBarnstable, MA$19.3B+8.9%+0.6%$62.2k$96.8k1.354.4%-7.4%37 km8 kmOkaloosa, FL$19.0B+8.5%+0.9%$59.5k$66.2k1.734.3%-4.9%3 km21 kmSt. Johns, FL$18.6B+12.7%+4.7%$59.0k$93.1k1.874.6%-6.9%3 km13 kmCalcasieu, LA$18.4B+11.4%-1.1%$60.6k$56.1k1.444.5%+1.5%2 km4 kmKitsap, WA$18.3B+7.5%+0.4%$67.7k$77.6k1.404.5%-2.7%26 km6 kmSt. Tammany, LA$17.4B+7.8%+1.2%$58.3k$82.4k1.334.1%-0.4%4 km19 kmSt. Lucie, FL$16.7B+11.2%+4.3%$51.3k$57.0k1.275.1%-7.5%6 km17 kmDeschutes, OR$16.7B+10.6%+1.4%$62.4k$86.2k1.394.4%-3.0%143 km185 kmPinal, AZ$16.3B+12.8%+4.6%$56.0k$50.8k1.414.8%-6.6%26 km539 kmSt. Clair, IL$16.1B+7.7%-0.6%$55.0k$61.7k1.274.3%-4.2%12 km22 kmBrazos, TX$15.7B+9.7%+1.4%$52.3k$53.0k1.703.6%-4.4%53 km125 kmChampaign, IL$15.4B+7.1%+0.4%$60.7k$59.9k1.304.0%-4.6%1 km132 kmHays, TX$15.3B+13.9%+4.8%$53.1k$67.5k1.733.6%-2.7%17 km174 km
Cumberland, NC
GDP ’24
$24.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$52.4k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.49
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
76 km
Southeastern Connecticut, CT*
GDP ’24
$24.1B
GDP CAGR
—
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$61.2k
Income / cap
$64.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.85
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Leon, FL
GDP ’24
$23.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$59.2k
Income / cap
$61.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.29
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
34 km
Brazoria, TX
GDP ’24
$23.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$67.1k
Income / cap
$60.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.39
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 · Food & accommodation
1.43
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
104 km
Nearest port
20 km
Horry, SC
GDP ’24
$22.8B
GDP CAGR
+11.6%
Pop Δ
+4.0%
Avg wage
$45.8k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
2.26
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
67 km
Nearest port
67 km
Buncombe, NC
GDP ’24
$21.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$56.0k
Income / cap
$70.6k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.43
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
124 km
Santa Cruz, CA
GDP ’24
$21.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$93.6k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.41
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
53 km
New Hanover, NC
GDP ’24
$21.0B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$69.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.30
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
3 km
Osceola, FL
GDP ’24
$20.4B
GDP CAGR
+13.8%
Pop Δ
+4.5%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$49.1k
LQ · Food & accommodation
2.04
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
64 km
Lubbock, TX
GDP ’24
$19.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.38
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
627 km
Atlantic, NJ
GDP ’24
$19.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$57.8k
Income / cap
$63.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
3.03
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-10.0%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
23 km
Barnstable, MA
GDP ’24
$19.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$62.2k
Income / cap
$96.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.35
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
8 km
Okaloosa, FL
GDP ’24
$19.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$59.5k
Income / cap
$66.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.73
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
21 km
St. Johns, FL
GDP ’24
$18.6B
GDP CAGR
+12.7%
Pop Δ
+4.7%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$93.1k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.87
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-6.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
13 km
Calcasieu, LA
GDP ’24
$18.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$60.6k
Income / cap
$56.1k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.44
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+1.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Kitsap, WA
GDP ’24
$18.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$67.7k
Income / cap
$77.6k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.40
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
6 km
St. Tammany, LA
GDP ’24
$17.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$58.3k
Income / cap
$82.4k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.33
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
19 km
St. Lucie, FL
GDP ’24
$16.7B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+4.3%
Avg wage
$51.3k
Income / cap
$57.0k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.27
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-7.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
17 km
Deschutes, OR
GDP ’24
$16.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$86.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.39
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
143 km
Nearest port
185 km
Pinal, AZ
GDP ’24
$16.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.8%
Pop Δ
+4.6%
Avg wage
$56.0k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.41
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.6%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
539 km
St. Clair, IL
GDP ’24
$16.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$61.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.27
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
22 km
Brazos, TX
GDP ’24
$15.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$52.3k
Income / cap
$53.0k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.70
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
53 km
Nearest port
125 km
Champaign, IL
GDP ’24
$15.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$60.7k
Income / cap
$59.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.30
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
132 km
Hays, TX
GDP ’24
$15.3B
GDP CAGR
+13.9%
Pop Δ
+4.8%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$67.5k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.73
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
174 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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