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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

158 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Guilford, NC$46.9B+7.8%+0.8%$59.1k$63.7k1.443.9%-5.5%4 km220 kmAda, ID$45.5B+10.2%+1.8%$65.3k$76.9k1.273.2%-2.4%10 km336 kmPolk, FL$44.3B+10.1%+3.9%$53.3k$46.3k2.185.5%-9.3%25 km64 kmDelaware, PA$42.6B+6.1%+0.2%$71.2k$85.1k2.414.0%-5.6%3 km9 kmWaukesha, WI$42.0B+6.9%+0.5%$67.4k$94.8k2.372.7%-4.2%4 km28 kmSt. Louis (Independent City), MO$40.4B+7.6%-1.7%$76.3k$66.6k1.514.0%-1.2%0 km4 kmSummit, OH$40.3B+6.2%-0.1%$60.7k$67.7k1.853.0%-5.0%5 km40 kmWilliamson, TN$38.8B+10.7%+1.8%$83.8k$139.7k4.272.4%-4.3%6 km30 kmPlymouth, MA$36.9B+8.0%+0.8%$67.4k$87.8k1.314.1%-6.0%11 km29 kmCamden, NJ$34.6B+7.5%+0.5%$66.4k$67.8k1.574.5%-8.7%9 km18 kmCumberland, ME$34.6B+8.7%+0.9%$68.8k$90.1k1.912.6%-5.5%4 km17 kmForsyth, NC$34.4B+7.2%+1.0%$63.5k$64.0k4.473.7%-6.5%7 km241 kmPlacer, CA$34.3B+7.6%+1.7%$70.8k$87.8k1.393.6%-2.6%17 km87 kmClark, WA$33.4B+8.9%+1.0%$68.9k$72.0k1.464.8%-2.9%14 km11 kmHamilton, IN$31.6B+10.3%+2.1%$67.6k$104.3k1.252.7%-4.0%13 km150 kmDauphin, PA$28.9B+5.9%+0.5%$66.2k$62.4k1.874.0%-6.8%8 km21 kmBenton, AR$26.1B+11.1%+3.0%$75.0k$120.6k5.962.9%-4.2%6 km102 kmGreene, MO$24.5B+8.1%+0.6%$55.0k$58.0k1.733.3%-6.3%1 km180 kmCumberland, PA$23.1B+7.8%+1.4%$62.1k$71.5k1.423.3%-5.5%1 km49 kmKalamazoo, MI$20.7B+6.8%+0.1%$63.5k$65.8k1.744.7%-5.2%1 km77 kmDelaware, OH$19.1B+9.2%+2.4%$69.0k$96.6k2.032.4%-5.4%7 km130 kmNewport News (Independent City), VA$18.8B+6.9%-0.4%$66.5k$53.3k2.164.0%-4.4%2 km11 kmWarren, OH$18.8B+9.7%+1.2%$65.0k$81.0k1.602.6%-6.0%2 km42 kmWashington, PA$18.7B+10.6%+0.1%$69.6k$76.8k1.293.7%-1.0%0 km24 kmShelby, AL$17.3B+7.3%+1.3%$64.8k$74.5k1.362.7%-3.7%13 km53 km
Guilford, NC
GDP ’24
$46.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Management
1.44
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
220 km
Ada, ID
GDP ’24
$45.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$76.9k
LQ · Management
1.27
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 · Management
2.18
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
-9.3%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
64 km
Delaware, PA
GDP ’24
$42.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.1%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$71.2k
Income / cap
$85.1k
LQ · Management
2.41
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
9 km
Waukesha, WI
GDP ’24
$42.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$67.4k
Income / cap
$94.8k
LQ · Management
2.37
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
28 km
St. Louis (Independent City), MO
GDP ’24
$40.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-1.7%
Avg wage
$76.3k
Income / cap
$66.6k
LQ · Management
1.51
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
4 km
Summit, OH
GDP ’24
$40.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$60.7k
Income / cap
$67.7k
LQ · Management
1.85
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
40 km
Williamson, TN
GDP ’24
$38.8B
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$83.8k
Income / cap
$139.7k
LQ · Management
4.27
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
30 km
Plymouth, MA
GDP ’24
$36.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$67.4k
Income / cap
$87.8k
LQ · Management
1.31
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
29 km
Camden, NJ
GDP ’24
$34.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$66.4k
Income / cap
$67.8k
LQ · Management
1.57
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-8.7%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
18 km
Cumberland, ME
GDP ’24
$34.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$68.8k
Income / cap
$90.1k
LQ · Management
1.91
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
17 km
Forsyth, NC
GDP ’24
$34.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$63.5k
Income / cap
$64.0k
LQ · Management
4.47
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.5%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
241 km
Placer, CA
GDP ’24
$34.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$70.8k
Income / cap
$87.8k
LQ · Management
1.39
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
87 km
Clark, WA
GDP ’24
$33.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$68.9k
Income / cap
$72.0k
LQ · Management
1.46
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
11 km
Hamilton, IN
GDP ’24
$31.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$67.6k
Income / cap
$104.3k
LQ · Management
1.25
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
150 km
Dauphin, PA
GDP ’24
$28.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$66.2k
Income / cap
$62.4k
LQ · Management
1.87
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
21 km
Benton, AR
GDP ’24
$26.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.1%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$75.0k
Income / cap
$120.6k
LQ · Management
5.96
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
102 km
Greene, MO
GDP ’24
$24.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$58.0k
LQ · Management
1.73
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
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 · Management
1.42
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
49 km
Kalamazoo, MI
GDP ’24
$20.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$63.5k
Income / cap
$65.8k
LQ · Management
1.74
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
77 km
Delaware, OH
GDP ’24
$19.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$69.0k
Income / cap
$96.6k
LQ · Management
2.03
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
130 km
Newport News (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$18.8B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$66.5k
Income / cap
$53.3k
LQ · Management
2.16
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
11 km
Warren, OH
GDP ’24
$18.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$65.0k
Income / cap
$81.0k
LQ · Management
1.60
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
42 km
Washington, PA
GDP ’24
$18.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$69.6k
Income / cap
$76.8k
LQ · Management
1.29
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
24 km
Shelby, AL
GDP ’24
$17.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$64.8k
Income / cap
$74.5k
LQ · Management
1.36
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
53 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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