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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

927 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Hardin, OH$1.4B+10.7%-0.4%$48.2k$44.7k1.793.0%-4.4%31 km108 kmLumpkin, GA$1.4B+10.6%+1.7%$46.8k$52.1k1.352.9%-4.6%35 km106 kmYoung, TX$1.4B+14.0%+0.7%$58.2k$70.7k3.453.4%-2.5%77 km413 kmMason, MI$1.3B+6.3%+0.0%$47.7k$53.1k3.075.9%-6.2%92 km16 kmLogan, IL$1.3B+6.3%-0.6%$54.7k$50.6k1.354.4%-2.6%4 km54 kmLawrence, MO$1.3B+11.2%+0.8%$45.3k$44.0k2.123.4%-4.1%2 km186 kmHempstead, AR$1.3B+7.0%-0.9%$44.0k$46.6k4.353.9%+0.2%8 km82 kmMonroe, MS$1.3B+7.0%-0.5%$48.2k$46.7k1.424.6%-1.5%38 km10 kmCarroll, AR$1.3B+10.5%+0.7%$38.5k$45.3k3.813.5%-1.7%56 km113 kmChaffee, CO$1.3B+10.4%+1.6%$50.5k$71.4k2.123.1%-3.0%84 km910 kmWashington, AL$1.3B+10.5%-0.6%$89.3k$50.5k6.863.4%-4.1%59 km24 kmSpencer, IN$1.3B+8.7%+0.4%$47.9k$58.6k7.792.8%-2.3%20 km10 kmBoone, IA$1.3B+4.5%+0.0%$52.3k$58.6k3.752.5%-2.8%30 km183 kmPayette, ID$1.3B+10.4%+2.0%$47.3k$52.9k3.504.1%-1.5%11 km269 kmLincoln, WY$1.3B+10.5%+1.7%$59.8k$77.5k6.392.5%-0.1%100 km685 kmPalo Pinto, TX$1.3B+5.3%+1.6%$48.0k$56.3k3.763.9%-3.7%22 km415 kmPontotoc, MS$1.3B+6.5%+0.6%$41.0k$44.3k1.593.5%-3.1%22 km55 kmBig Horn, MT$1.3B+10.3%-0.4%$53.6k$39.9k2.475.7%-1.9%9 km744 kmFreestone, TX$1.3B+9.8%+1.6%$52.0k$51.0k2.784.7%-2.7%2 km218 kmWest Feliciana, LA$1.3B+5.6%-0.1%$76.9k$51.1k57.113.1%-1.5%44 km11 kmHart, GA$1.3B+10.3%+2.1%$46.4k$50.8k4.462.9%-4.3%16 km180 kmIosco, MI$1.3B+7.8%+0.2%$57.3k$52.2k2.006.9%-6.2%47 km15 kmSumter, GA$1.3B+3.5%-0.4%$46.2k$46.1k3.534.2%-6.8%41 km209 kmCaroline, VA$1.3B+10.5%+2.1%$47.9k$56.8k5.213.5%-4.3%13 km45 kmBeckham, OK$1.3B+8.4%-0.2%$51.0k$44.1k1.324.4%-1.5%1 km372 km
Hardin, OH
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$44.7k
LQ · Utilities
1.79
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
108 km
Lumpkin, GA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Utilities
1.35
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
106 km
Young, TX
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+14.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$58.2k
Income / cap
$70.7k
LQ · Utilities
3.45
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
77 km
Nearest port
413 km
Mason, MI
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$47.7k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Utilities
3.07
Unemployment
5.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
92 km
Nearest port
16 km
Logan, IL
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$54.7k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Utilities
1.35
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
54 km
Lawrence, MO
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$45.3k
Income / cap
$44.0k
LQ · Utilities
2.12
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
186 km
Hempstead, AR
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$44.0k
Income / cap
$46.6k
LQ · Utilities
4.35
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
82 km
Monroe, MS
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$46.7k
LQ · Utilities
1.42
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
10 km
Carroll, AR
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$38.5k
Income / cap
$45.3k
LQ · Utilities
3.81
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
56 km
Nearest port
113 km
Chaffee, CO
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$71.4k
LQ · Utilities
2.12
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
84 km
Nearest port
910 km
Washington, AL
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$89.3k
Income / cap
$50.5k
LQ · Utilities
6.86
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
59 km
Nearest port
24 km
Spencer, IN
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$58.6k
LQ · Utilities
7.79
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
10 km
Boone, IA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+4.5%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$52.3k
Income / cap
$58.6k
LQ · Utilities
3.75
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
183 km
Payette, ID
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$47.3k
Income / cap
$52.9k
LQ · Utilities
3.50
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
269 km
Lincoln, WY
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$59.8k
Income / cap
$77.5k
LQ · Utilities
6.39
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.1%
Nearest interstate
100 km
Nearest port
685 km
Palo Pinto, TX
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.3%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$48.0k
Income / cap
$56.3k
LQ · Utilities
3.76
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
415 km
Pontotoc, MS
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$41.0k
Income / cap
$44.3k
LQ · Utilities
1.59
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
55 km
Big Horn, MT
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$53.6k
Income / cap
$39.9k
LQ · Utilities
2.47
Unemployment
5.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
744 km
Freestone, TX
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$51.0k
LQ · Utilities
2.78
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
218 km
West Feliciana, LA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$76.9k
Income / cap
$51.1k
LQ · Utilities
57.11
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
11 km
Hart, GA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Utilities
4.46
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
180 km
Iosco, MI
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$57.3k
Income / cap
$52.2k
LQ · Utilities
2.00
Unemployment
6.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
15 km
Sumter, GA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+3.5%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$46.2k
Income / cap
$46.1k
LQ · Utilities
3.53
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
209 km
Caroline, VA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$56.8k
LQ · Utilities
5.21
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
45 km
Beckham, OK
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$44.1k
LQ · Utilities
1.32
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
372 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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