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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

190 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Okaloosa, FL$19.0B+8.5%+0.9%$59.5k$66.2k5.694.3%-4.9%3 km21 kmWashington, PA$18.7B+10.6%+0.1%$69.6k$76.8k1.513.7%-1.0%0 km24 kmCalcasieu, LA$18.4B+11.4%-1.1%$60.6k$56.1k2.024.5%+1.5%2 km4 kmKitsap, WA$18.3B+7.5%+0.4%$67.7k$77.6k2.164.5%-2.7%26 km6 kmWeber, UT$18.1B+9.0%+1.2%$55.5k$58.6k2.183.4%-4.4%9 km703 kmAlexandria (Independent City), VA$18.0B+4.0%+0.0%$88.7k$120.6k2.932.9%+2.0%2 km5 kmHarford, MD$17.9B+6.6%+0.4%$66.9k$74.9k2.883.4%-3.9%10 km18 kmShelby, AL$17.3B+7.3%+1.3%$64.8k$74.5k1.682.7%-3.7%13 km53 kmBenton, WA$16.9B+8.3%+1.4%$67.0k$60.0k3.754.8%-4.9%2 km32 kmSmith, TX$16.7B+9.0%+1.6%$55.6k$69.9k1.503.9%-3.7%8 km154 kmChittenden, VT$16.4B+8.0%+0.2%$70.3k$80.5k1.802.1%-5.6%3 km11 kmForsyth, GA$16.3B+10.1%+2.5%$62.2k$87.7k1.902.5%-6.6%18 km132 kmChesapeake (Independent City), VA$15.2B+7.4%+0.5%$56.3k$65.8k1.953.6%-3.8%9 km6 kmGreene, OH$14.7B+8.0%+0.6%$69.6k$67.3k5.142.8%-5.7%14 km80 kmKanawha, WV$14.4B+7.2%-1.0%$59.0k$63.7k1.443.5%-1.6%3 km4 kmBerkeley, SC$14.3B+12.5%+3.5%$64.9k$58.4k3.993.4%-4.8%25 km20 kmYellowstone, MT$14.0B+11.3%+0.9%$59.9k$73.0k1.902.8%-2.9%4 km674 kmSt. Louis, MN$13.9B+7.3%+0.1%$58.1k$61.9k1.554.7%-4.4%93 km87 kmSarpy, NE$13.7B+8.3%+1.7%$57.7k$67.8k1.272.5%-3.8%5 km22 kmBay, FL$13.5B+9.6%+3.5%$51.5k$58.1k1.934.4%-5.9%54 km3 kmOrange, NC$13.1B+8.1%+1.4%$75.0k$87.8k1.323.2%-5.9%0 km188 kmRock Island, IL$12.6B+5.0%-0.5%$69.5k$54.1k1.464.5%-4.3%2 km4 kmSchenectady, NY$12.3B+8.5%+0.6%$70.5k$63.6k1.464.0%-6.7%3 km28 kmGallatin, MT$11.9B+13.6%+1.6%$62.5k$94.6k1.422.6%-3.0%20 km461 kmKent, DE$11.7B+8.2%+1.4%$54.0k$55.5k1.454.6%-4.6%64 km18 km
Okaloosa, FL
GDP ’24
$19.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$59.5k
Income / cap
$66.2k
LQ · Engineering services
5.69
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
21 km
Washington, PA
GDP ’24
$18.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$69.6k
Income / cap
$76.8k
LQ · Engineering services
1.51
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
24 km
Calcasieu, LA
GDP ’24
$18.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$60.6k
Income / cap
$56.1k
LQ · Engineering services
2.02
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 · Engineering services
2.16
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
6 km
Weber, UT
GDP ’24
$18.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$55.5k
Income / cap
$58.6k
LQ · Engineering services
2.18
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
703 km
Alexandria (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$18.0B
GDP CAGR
+4.0%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$88.7k
Income / cap
$120.6k
LQ · Engineering services
2.93
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
+2.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
5 km
Harford, MD
GDP ’24
$17.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$66.9k
Income / cap
$74.9k
LQ · Engineering services
2.88
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
18 km
Shelby, AL
GDP ’24
$17.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$64.8k
Income / cap
$74.5k
LQ · Engineering services
1.68
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
53 km
Benton, WA
GDP ’24
$16.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$67.0k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Engineering services
3.75
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
32 km
Smith, TX
GDP ’24
$16.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$55.6k
Income / cap
$69.9k
LQ · Engineering services
1.50
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
154 km
Chittenden, VT
GDP ’24
$16.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$70.3k
Income / cap
$80.5k
LQ · Engineering services
1.80
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
11 km
Forsyth, GA
GDP ’24
$16.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+2.5%
Avg wage
$62.2k
Income / cap
$87.7k
LQ · Engineering services
1.90
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-6.6%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
132 km
Chesapeake (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$15.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$65.8k
LQ · Engineering services
1.95
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
6 km
Greene, OH
GDP ’24
$14.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$69.6k
Income / cap
$67.3k
LQ · Engineering services
5.14
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
80 km
Kanawha, WV
GDP ’24
$14.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Engineering services
1.44
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
4 km
Berkeley, SC
GDP ’24
$14.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.5%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$64.9k
Income / cap
$58.4k
LQ · Engineering services
3.99
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
20 km
Yellowstone, MT
GDP ’24
$14.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$59.9k
Income / cap
$73.0k
LQ · Engineering services
1.90
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
674 km
St. Louis, MN
GDP ’24
$13.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$58.1k
Income / cap
$61.9k
LQ · Engineering services
1.55
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
93 km
Nearest port
87 km
Sarpy, NE
GDP ’24
$13.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$67.8k
LQ · Engineering services
1.27
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
22 km
Bay, FL
GDP ’24
$13.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Engineering services
1.93
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
3 km
Orange, NC
GDP ’24
$13.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$75.0k
Income / cap
$87.8k
LQ · Engineering services
1.32
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
188 km
Rock Island, IL
GDP ’24
$12.6B
GDP CAGR
+5.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$69.5k
Income / cap
$54.1k
LQ · Engineering services
1.46
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Schenectady, NY
GDP ’24
$12.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$70.5k
Income / cap
$63.6k
LQ · Engineering services
1.46
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.7%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
28 km
Gallatin, MT
GDP ’24
$11.9B
GDP CAGR
+13.6%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$62.5k
Income / cap
$94.6k
LQ · Engineering services
1.42
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
461 km
Kent, DE
GDP ’24
$11.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$54.0k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Engineering services
1.45
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
18 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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