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Growing GDP, shrinking populationEngineering hubsHighest per-capita incomeOverrepresented in Waste management & remediationLow 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

595 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Calcasieu, LA$18.4B+11.4%-1.1%$60.6k$56.1k4.904.5%+1.5%2 km4 kmLake, FL$17.9B+12.0%+3.5%$50.4k$58.2k1.354.8%-5.7%32 km98 kmSt. Tammany, LA$17.4B+7.8%+1.2%$58.3k$82.4k1.524.1%-0.4%4 km19 kmBenton, WA$16.9B+8.3%+1.4%$67.0k$60.0k24.954.8%-4.9%2 km32 kmBoone, KY$16.8B+7.6%+1.3%$56.5k$64.2k1.344.1%-5.3%8 km10 kmSt. Lucie, FL$16.7B+11.2%+4.3%$51.3k$57.0k1.265.1%-7.5%6 km17 kmSaratoga, NY$16.6B+7.6%+0.4%$66.9k$86.8k2.373.0%-3.6%9 km45 kmChittenden, VT$16.4B+8.0%+0.2%$70.3k$80.5k1.312.1%-5.6%3 km11 kmForsyth, GA$16.3B+10.1%+2.5%$62.2k$87.7k1.692.5%-6.6%18 km132 kmPinal, AZ$16.3B+12.8%+4.6%$56.0k$50.8k3.344.8%-6.6%26 km539 kmSt. Clair, IL$16.1B+7.7%-0.6%$55.0k$61.7k1.864.3%-4.2%12 km22 kmWyandotte, KS$15.5B+7.3%+0.1%$64.7k$42.9k2.994.4%-7.5%1 km11 kmHinds, MS$15.4B+4.6%-1.6%$57.0k$54.4k1.503.8%-0.1%10 km40 kmHays, TX$15.3B+13.9%+4.8%$53.1k$67.5k4.513.6%-2.7%17 km174 kmChesapeake (Independent City), VA$15.2B+7.4%+0.5%$56.3k$65.8k2.193.6%-3.8%9 km6 kmLorain, OH$15.0B+7.8%+0.6%$53.4k$61.8k2.643.2%-5.2%10 km18 kmOneida, NY$14.7B+5.8%-0.4%$58.9k$58.3k1.773.9%-6.0%12 km66 kmNapa, CA$14.6B+6.8%-0.8%$69.3k$103.0k1.573.6%-0.9%33 km40 kmGuadalupe, TX$14.5B+15.9%+3.0%$57.2k$61.6k1.684.0%-4.2%2 km129 kmButler, PA$14.5B+7.9%+0.7%$63.9k$76.6k1.453.4%-2.8%17 km33 kmReeves, TX$14.3B+25.5%-4.8%$76.7k$85.0k6.463.6%—4 km705 kmMerrimack, NH$13.8B+7.5%+0.6%$65.9k$78.2k2.062.3%-7.4%7 km73 kmNiagara, NY$13.6B+6.9%-0.3%$53.1k$59.2k5.534.4%-6.5%17 km28 kmBay, FL$13.5B+9.6%+3.5%$51.5k$58.1k3.304.4%-5.9%54 km3 kmLackawanna, PA$13.4B+6.5%+0.1%$51.8k$58.8k2.074.3%-6.7%1 km133 km
Calcasieu, LA
GDP ’24
$18.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$60.6k
Income / cap
$56.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
4.90
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+1.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Lake, FL
GDP ’24
$17.9B
GDP CAGR
+12.0%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$58.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.35
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
98 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 · Waste management & remediation
1.52
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
19 km
Benton, WA
GDP ’24
$16.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$67.0k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
24.95
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
32 km
Boone, KY
GDP ’24
$16.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$64.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.34
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
10 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 · Waste management & remediation
1.26
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-7.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
17 km
Saratoga, NY
GDP ’24
$16.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$66.9k
Income / cap
$86.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.37
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
45 km
Chittenden, VT
GDP ’24
$16.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$70.3k
Income / cap
$80.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.31
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 · Waste management & remediation
1.69
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-6.6%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
132 km
Pinal, AZ
GDP ’24
$16.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.8%
Pop Δ
+4.6%
Avg wage
$56.0k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
3.34
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 · Waste management & remediation
1.86
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
22 km
Wyandotte, KS
GDP ’24
$15.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$64.7k
Income / cap
$42.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.99
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-7.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
11 km
Hinds, MS
GDP ’24
$15.4B
GDP CAGR
+4.6%
Pop Δ
-1.6%
Avg wage
$57.0k
Income / cap
$54.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.50
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-0.1%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
40 km
Hays, TX
GDP ’24
$15.3B
GDP CAGR
+13.9%
Pop Δ
+4.8%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$67.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
4.51
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
174 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 · Waste management & remediation
2.19
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
6 km
Lorain, OH
GDP ’24
$15.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$61.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.64
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
18 km
Oneida, NY
GDP ’24
$14.7B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.77
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
66 km
Napa, CA
GDP ’24
$14.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$69.3k
Income / cap
$103.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.57
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
40 km
Guadalupe, TX
GDP ’24
$14.5B
GDP CAGR
+15.9%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$57.2k
Income / cap
$61.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.68
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
129 km
Butler, PA
GDP ’24
$14.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$63.9k
Income / cap
$76.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.45
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
33 km
Reeves, TX
GDP ’24
$14.3B
GDP CAGR
+25.5%
Pop Δ
-4.8%
Avg wage
$76.7k
Income / cap
$85.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
6.46
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
705 km
Merrimack, NH
GDP ’24
$13.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$65.9k
Income / cap
$78.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.06
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
73 km
Niagara, NY
GDP ’24
$13.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$59.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
5.53
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.5%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
28 km
Bay, FL
GDP ’24
$13.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
3.30
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
3 km
Lackawanna, PA
GDP ’24
$13.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$58.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.07
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
133 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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