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Growing GDP, shrinking populationEngineering hubsHighest per-capita incomeOverrepresented in Remediation servicesLow 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

182 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Thurston, WA$21.6B+9.7%+0.5%$68.2k$69.3k1.464.5%-0.6%8 km15 kmNorthampton, PA$21.0B+6.9%+0.8%$57.5k$69.3k2.084.1%-5.0%12 km72 kmKalamazoo, MI$20.7B+6.8%+0.1%$63.5k$65.8k2.404.7%-3.1%1 km77 kmGenesee, MI$20.2B+5.8%-0.3%$53.9k$53.6k2.736.1%-2.8%2 km51 kmLexington, SC$19.8B+8.3%+1.6%$53.3k$64.1k1.553.3%-4.0%3 km151 kmWestmoreland, PA$19.4B+6.7%-0.3%$55.3k$66.1k2.693.6%-3.0%14 km32 kmBarnstable, MA$19.3B+8.9%+0.6%$62.2k$96.8k1.314.4%-4.1%37 km8 kmCalcasieu, LA$18.4B+11.4%-1.1%$60.6k$56.1k10.894.5%+3.2%2 km4 kmAlexandria (Independent City), VA$18.0B+4.0%+0.0%$88.7k$120.6k5.022.9%+3.0%2 km5 kmLake, FL$17.9B+12.0%+3.5%$50.4k$58.2k2.324.8%-2.6%32 km98 kmCaddo, LA$17.9B+8.9%-1.3%$56.3k$67.6k3.074.5%+2.2%5 km34 kmHarford, MD$17.9B+6.6%+0.4%$66.9k$74.9k1.993.4%-2.5%10 km18 kmSt. Tammany, LA$17.4B+7.8%+1.2%$58.3k$82.4k1.384.1%+1.1%4 km19 kmBenton, WA$16.9B+8.3%+1.4%$67.0k$60.0k94.934.8%-2.2%2 km32 kmBoone, KY$16.8B+7.6%+1.3%$56.5k$64.2k1.714.1%-3.3%8 km10 kmSt. Lucie, FL$16.7B+11.2%+4.3%$51.3k$57.0k2.065.1%-2.4%6 km17 kmDeschutes, OR$16.7B+10.6%+1.4%$62.4k$86.2k1.854.4%+1.8%143 km185 kmMadison, IL$16.6B+10.8%-0.2%$55.1k$62.7k1.983.9%-2.9%2 km17 kmForsyth, GA$16.3B+10.1%+2.5%$62.2k$87.7k1.942.5%-3.3%18 km132 kmRensselaer, NY$15.5B+11.2%-0.1%$73.3k$64.5k3.533.7%-3.7%15 km16 kmChesapeake (Independent City), VA$15.2B+7.4%+0.5%$56.3k$65.8k3.113.6%-2.0%9 km6 kmOneida, NY$14.7B+5.8%-0.4%$58.9k$58.3k4.493.9%-5.0%12 km66 kmGuadalupe, TX$14.5B+15.9%+3.0%$57.2k$61.6k2.364.0%-0.3%2 km129 kmButler, PA$14.5B+7.9%+0.7%$63.9k$76.6k1.853.4%-1.7%17 km33 kmKanawha, WV$14.4B+7.2%-1.0%$59.0k$63.7k1.303.5%-0.2%3 km4 km
Thurston, WA
GDP ’24
$21.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$68.2k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Remediation services
1.46
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
15 km
Northampton, PA
GDP ’24
$21.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Remediation services
2.08
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
72 km
Kalamazoo, MI
GDP ’24
$20.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$63.5k
Income / cap
$65.8k
LQ · Remediation services
2.40
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
77 km
Genesee, MI
GDP ’24
$20.2B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$53.9k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Remediation services
2.73
Unemployment
6.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
51 km
Lexington, SC
GDP ’24
$19.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$64.1k
LQ · Remediation services
1.55
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
151 km
Westmoreland, PA
GDP ’24
$19.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$66.1k
LQ · Remediation services
2.69
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
32 km
Barnstable, MA
GDP ’24
$19.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$62.2k
Income / cap
$96.8k
LQ · Remediation services
1.31
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
8 km
Calcasieu, LA
GDP ’24
$18.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$60.6k
Income / cap
$56.1k
LQ · Remediation services
10.89
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+3.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 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 · Remediation services
5.02
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
+3.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
5 km
Lake, FL
GDP ’24
$17.9B
GDP CAGR
+12.0%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$58.2k
LQ · Remediation services
2.32
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
98 km
Caddo, LA
GDP ’24
$17.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$67.6k
LQ · Remediation services
3.07
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+2.2%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
34 km
Harford, MD
GDP ’24
$17.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$66.9k
Income / cap
$74.9k
LQ · Remediation services
1.99
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
18 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 · Remediation services
1.38
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+1.1%
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 · Remediation services
94.93
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
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 · Remediation services
1.71
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
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 · Remediation services
2.06
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
17 km
Deschutes, OR
GDP ’24
$16.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$86.2k
LQ · Remediation services
1.85
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
+1.8%
Nearest interstate
143 km
Nearest port
185 km
Madison, IL
GDP ’24
$16.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$55.1k
Income / cap
$62.7k
LQ · Remediation services
1.98
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
17 km
Forsyth, GA
GDP ’24
$16.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+2.5%
Avg wage
$62.2k
Income / cap
$87.7k
LQ · Remediation services
1.94
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
132 km
Rensselaer, NY
GDP ’24
$15.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$73.3k
Income / cap
$64.5k
LQ · Remediation services
3.53
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
16 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 · Remediation services
3.11
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
6 km
Oneida, NY
GDP ’24
$14.7B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Remediation services
4.49
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
66 km
Guadalupe, TX
GDP ’24
$14.5B
GDP CAGR
+15.9%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$57.2k
Income / cap
$61.6k
LQ · Remediation services
2.36
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.3%
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 · Remediation services
1.85
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
33 km
Kanawha, WV
GDP ’24
$14.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Remediation services
1.30
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.2%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
4 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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