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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

733 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Pennington, SD$8.7B+8.8%+1.5%$54.9k$78.5k1.351.9%-1.5%11 km550 kmCharles, MD$8.7B+8.7%+1.1%$59.0k$70.2k1.594.3%-1.9%28 km16 kmTom Green, TX$8.6B+6.8%+0.0%$52.9k$67.6k1.273.4%-1.0%92 km444 kmMonroe, FL$8.3B+11.9%-0.3%$56.7k$147.8k3.913.0%+2.8%99 km72 kmJefferson, NY$8.3B+5.6%-0.7%$54.6k$58.1k1.264.4%-2.2%1 km32 kmFayette, GA$8.3B+9.4%+1.1%$56.7k$81.2k1.333.1%-4.4%17 km194 kmCanadian, OK$8.3B+12.9%+4.0%$48.7k$56.8k1.533.9%-2.8%3 km217 kmBrunswick, NC$8.1B+9.0%+4.8%$49.5k$64.3k1.664.0%-6.1%26 km25 kmHouston, AL$8.0B+7.2%+0.6%$51.8k$57.7k1.283.4%-2.3%44 km107 kmSanta Rosa, FL$7.9B+10.5%+2.4%$49.2k$62.9k1.634.6%-1.2%10 km11 kmFairbanks North Star Borough, AK$7.9B+7.6%-0.2%$66.4k$75.2k1.343.8%-0.4%30 km123 kmRockwall, TX$7.9B+14.5%+5.8%$54.9k$78.8k1.563.8%-2.2%3 km267 kmCape May, NJ$7.8B+8.3%-0.2%$47.4k$82.4k1.946.5%-6.6%83 km7 kmStory, IA$7.8B+7.2%+0.7%$61.2k$56.4k1.322.6%-1.1%9 km211 kmSevier, TN$7.8B+14.6%+0.6%$42.6k$63.8k3.012.6%-0.7%23 km34 kmWichita, TX$7.7B+6.3%-0.0%$50.3k$57.9k1.463.8%-1.8%14 km365 kmBossier, LA$7.7B+9.9%+0.5%$51.1k$59.1k1.784.0%-0.0%14 km36 kmHumboldt, CA$7.6B+6.9%-0.7%$53.1k$62.0k1.434.3%+1.0%125 km27 kmSumter, FL$7.6B+15.8%+4.3%$55.7k$76.4k1.447.6%+1.3%4 km67 kmHernando, FL$7.3B+11.3%+2.7%$47.5k$51.5k1.325.4%-3.7%18 km52 kmFlathead, MT$7.2B+11.2%+2.2%$54.9k$73.8k1.303.0%-2.4%136 km305 kmLowndes, GA$7.1B+7.0%+0.8%$45.9k$47.7k1.543.5%-4.1%5 km117 kmChelan, WA$7.1B+10.0%+0.6%$54.2k$72.7k1.374.6%-0.8%77 km100 kmSan Juan, NM$7.0B+7.1%-0.2%$54.2k$47.9k1.274.9%-3.4%112 km903 kmDouglas, KS$7.0B+7.1%+0.5%$50.8k$58.7k1.763.6%-3.1%12 km54 km
Pennington, SD
GDP ’24
$8.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$78.5k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.35
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
550 km
Charles, MD
GDP ’24
$8.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$70.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.59
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
16 km
Tom Green, TX
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$67.6k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.27
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
92 km
Nearest port
444 km
Monroe, FL
GDP ’24
$8.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$56.7k
Income / cap
$147.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
3.91
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
+2.8%
Nearest interstate
99 km
Nearest port
72 km
Jefferson, NY
GDP ’24
$8.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$54.6k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.26
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
32 km
Fayette, GA
GDP ’24
$8.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$56.7k
Income / cap
$81.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.33
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
194 km
Canadian, OK
GDP ’24
$8.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
+4.0%
Avg wage
$48.7k
Income / cap
$56.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.53
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
217 km
Brunswick, NC
GDP ’24
$8.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+4.8%
Avg wage
$49.5k
Income / cap
$64.3k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.66
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
25 km
Houston, AL
GDP ’24
$8.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$57.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.28
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
107 km
Santa Rosa, FL
GDP ’24
$7.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$49.2k
Income / cap
$62.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.63
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
11 km
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
GDP ’24
$7.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$66.4k
Income / cap
$75.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.34
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
123 km
Rockwall, TX
GDP ’24
$7.9B
GDP CAGR
+14.5%
Pop Δ
+5.8%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$78.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.56
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
267 km
Cape May, NJ
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$47.4k
Income / cap
$82.4k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.94
Unemployment
6.5%
Affordability Δ
-6.6%
Nearest interstate
83 km
Nearest port
7 km
Story, IA
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$61.2k
Income / cap
$56.4k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.32
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
211 km
Sevier, TN
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+14.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$42.6k
Income / cap
$63.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
3.01
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
34 km
Wichita, TX
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$57.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.46
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
365 km
Bossier, LA
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.9%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$59.1k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.78
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.0%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
36 km
Humboldt, CA
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$62.0k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.43
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
+1.0%
Nearest interstate
125 km
Nearest port
27 km
Sumter, FL
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+15.8%
Pop Δ
+4.3%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$76.4k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.44
Unemployment
7.6%
Affordability Δ
+1.3%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
67 km
Hernando, FL
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+2.7%
Avg wage
$47.5k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.32
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
52 km
Flathead, MT
GDP ’24
$7.2B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$73.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.30
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
136 km
Nearest port
305 km
Lowndes, GA
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$45.9k
Income / cap
$47.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.54
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
117 km
Chelan, WA
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$72.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.37
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
77 km
Nearest port
100 km
San Juan, NM
GDP ’24
$7.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$47.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.27
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
112 km
Nearest port
903 km
Douglas, KS
GDP ’24
$7.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$50.8k
Income / cap
$58.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.76
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
54 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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