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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

620 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Rutherford, TN$27.6B+10.2%+2.6%$60.4k$58.3k1.972.6%-2.0%1 km46 kmNorfolk (Independent City), VA$26.8B+7.3%-0.7%$70.1k$51.5k1.534.1%-2.0%1 km6 kmClayton, GA$26.3B+15.2%-0.2%$73.2k$37.0k5.184.1%-5.0%4 km188 kmBenton, AR$26.1B+11.1%+3.0%$75.0k$120.6k2.302.9%-1.2%6 km102 kmBrown, WI$25.7B+7.0%+0.5%$61.0k$68.3k1.362.7%-5.9%3 km3 kmTulare, CA$25.4B+7.6%+0.5%$50.9k$53.1k1.749.5%-3.6%100 km208 kmGreene, MO$24.5B+8.1%+0.6%$55.0k$58.0k1.393.3%-3.4%1 km180 kmCumberland, PA$23.1B+7.8%+1.4%$62.1k$71.5k2.843.3%-4.1%1 km49 kmSpartanburg, SC$23.0B+8.3%+2.9%$56.6k$55.9k1.513.9%-5.5%0 km202 kmLinn, IA$21.9B+5.7%-0.0%$65.1k$66.5k1.273.0%-1.5%8 km86 kmNorthampton, PA$21.0B+6.9%+0.8%$57.5k$69.3k2.894.1%-5.0%12 km72 kmLuzerne, PA$20.6B+7.2%+0.4%$54.1k$55.1k2.725.0%-6.4%3 km108 kmYolo, CA$20.5B+6.2%+0.6%$73.0k$71.0k2.154.8%+0.7%4 km32 kmLexington, SC$19.8B+8.3%+1.6%$53.3k$64.1k1.263.3%-4.0%3 km151 kmYork, SC$19.2B+9.4%+1.6%$58.2k$66.5k1.283.9%-3.0%18 km242 kmGloucester, NJ$19.1B+7.4%+0.7%$56.3k$68.4k1.464.0%-7.0%14 km17 kmWinnebago, IL$18.8B+7.9%-0.2%$57.5k$55.2k1.415.0%-6.3%16 km86 kmWashington, AR$18.2B+9.1%+2.0%$56.1k$54.8k1.253.0%-4.7%2 km62 kmHarford, MD$17.9B+6.6%+0.4%$66.9k$74.9k1.323.4%-2.5%10 km18 kmClay, MO$17.3B+6.8%+0.8%$61.5k$62.1k1.333.0%-4.0%1 km14 kmBoone, KY$16.8B+7.6%+1.3%$56.5k$64.2k3.814.1%-3.3%8 km10 kmMadison, IL$16.6B+10.8%-0.2%$55.1k$62.7k2.683.9%-2.9%2 km17 kmSt. Clair, IL$16.1B+7.7%-0.6%$55.0k$61.7k1.454.3%-3.2%12 km22 kmWebb, TX$16.1B+10.8%+1.2%$44.9k$44.2k4.294.5%-2.5%10 km178 kmWyandotte, KS$15.5B+7.3%+0.1%$64.7k$42.9k3.434.4%-4.9%1 km11 km
Rutherford, TN
GDP ’24
$27.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+2.6%
Avg wage
$60.4k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Transportation
1.97
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
46 km
Norfolk (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$26.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$70.1k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Transportation
1.53
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
6 km
Clayton, GA
GDP ’24
$26.3B
GDP CAGR
+15.2%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$73.2k
Income / cap
$37.0k
LQ · Transportation
5.18
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
188 km
Benton, AR
GDP ’24
$26.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.1%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$75.0k
Income / cap
$120.6k
LQ · Transportation
2.30
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
102 km
Brown, WI
GDP ’24
$25.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$61.0k
Income / cap
$68.3k
LQ · Transportation
1.36
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
3 km
Tulare, CA
GDP ’24
$25.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Transportation
1.74
Unemployment
9.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
100 km
Nearest port
208 km
Greene, MO
GDP ’24
$24.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$58.0k
LQ · Transportation
1.39
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
180 km
Cumberland, PA
GDP ’24
$23.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$62.1k
Income / cap
$71.5k
LQ · Transportation
2.84
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
49 km
Spartanburg, SC
GDP ’24
$23.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$56.6k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Transportation
1.51
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
202 km
Linn, IA
GDP ’24
$21.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$65.1k
Income / cap
$66.5k
LQ · Transportation
1.27
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
86 km
Northampton, PA
GDP ’24
$21.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Transportation
2.89
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
72 km
Luzerne, PA
GDP ’24
$20.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Transportation
2.72
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
108 km
Yolo, CA
GDP ’24
$20.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$73.0k
Income / cap
$71.0k
LQ · Transportation
2.15
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.7%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
32 km
Lexington, SC
GDP ’24
$19.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$64.1k
LQ · Transportation
1.26
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
151 km
York, SC
GDP ’24
$19.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$58.2k
Income / cap
$66.5k
LQ · Transportation
1.28
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
242 km
Gloucester, NJ
GDP ’24
$19.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$68.4k
LQ · Transportation
1.46
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-7.0%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
17 km
Winnebago, IL
GDP ’24
$18.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$55.2k
LQ · Transportation
1.41
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
86 km
Washington, AR
GDP ’24
$18.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$56.1k
Income / cap
$54.8k
LQ · Transportation
1.25
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
62 km
Harford, MD
GDP ’24
$17.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$66.9k
Income / cap
$74.9k
LQ · Transportation
1.32
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
18 km
Clay, MO
GDP ’24
$17.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$61.5k
Income / cap
$62.1k
LQ · Transportation
1.33
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
14 km
Boone, KY
GDP ’24
$16.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$64.2k
LQ · Transportation
3.81
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
10 km
Madison, IL
GDP ’24
$16.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$55.1k
Income / cap
$62.7k
LQ · Transportation
2.68
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
17 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 · Transportation
1.45
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
22 km
Webb, TX
GDP ’24
$16.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$44.9k
Income / cap
$44.2k
LQ · Transportation
4.29
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
178 km
Wyandotte, KS
GDP ’24
$15.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$64.7k
Income / cap
$42.9k
LQ · Transportation
3.43
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
11 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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