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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

1,549 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Washington, TN$9.2B+9.1%+1.2%$53.7k$60.4k1.262.8%-7.0%11 km126 kmBerkshire, MA$9.2B+5.9%-0.1%$60.1k$72.2k1.274.1%-7.5%8 km49 kmHampton (Independent City), VA$9.2B+6.7%+0.0%$59.7k$54.8k1.334.1%-5.4%2 km4 kmClay, FL$9.1B+11.4%+2.0%$51.5k$59.3k1.504.7%-6.1%26 km19 kmMissoula, MT$9.1B+10.2%+0.9%$56.9k$74.2k1.322.6%-7.0%16 km245 kmAlamance, NC$9.0B+7.5%+1.7%$51.0k$54.2k1.263.6%-7.8%2 km198 kmOntario, NY$8.9B+7.6%+0.1%$61.5k$68.5k1.503.5%-6.7%14 km49 kmCarroll, MD$8.9B+7.8%+0.6%$55.5k$78.7k1.292.8%-3.7%19 km40 kmPortage, OH$8.8B+7.0%+0.2%$55.6k$59.4k1.402.9%-4.6%7 km52 kmPueblo, CO$8.8B+7.4%+0.3%$54.3k$51.5k1.335.1%-4.5%10 km794 kmPennington, SD$8.7B+8.8%+1.5%$54.9k$78.5k1.391.9%-4.8%11 km550 kmCharles, MD$8.7B+8.7%+1.1%$59.0k$70.2k1.964.3%-4.2%28 km16 kmGrant, WA$8.6B+9.2%+1.3%$60.3k$52.2k1.336.1%-8.1%11 km99 kmTom Green, TX$8.6B+6.8%+0.0%$52.9k$67.6k1.323.4%-3.2%92 km444 kmKennebec, ME$8.6B+8.0%+0.8%$56.8k$61.2k1.532.9%-7.6%1 km56 kmClark, IN$8.6B+10.1%+1.3%$51.8k$58.5k1.713.6%-4.8%5 km12 kmKankakee, IL$8.5B+6.9%-0.4%$53.2k$55.1k1.334.9%-5.3%2 km42 kmCumberland, NJ$8.5B+6.3%+0.4%$55.8k$50.8k1.266.2%-9.2%47 km28 kmLaramie, WY$8.4B+9.6%+0.2%$58.7k$66.0k1.422.8%-3.3%14 km698 kmMuskegon, MI$8.4B+7.9%+0.3%$51.2k$51.3k1.305.4%-8.7%14 km9 kmGrayson, TX$8.4B+12.4%+2.6%$55.7k$58.0k1.314.1%-6.8%44 km239 kmMonroe, FL$8.3B+11.9%-0.3%$56.7k$147.8k1.283.0%-0.3%99 km72 kmJefferson, NY$8.3B+5.6%-0.7%$54.6k$58.1k1.764.4%-3.0%1 km32 kmCanadian, OK$8.3B+12.9%+4.0%$48.7k$56.8k1.393.9%-5.4%3 km217 kmDouglas, GA$8.2B+12.1%+1.2%$54.1k$47.6k1.883.4%-9.1%2 km153 km
Washington, TN
GDP ’24
$9.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$53.7k
Income / cap
$60.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.26
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-7.0%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
126 km
Berkshire, MA
GDP ’24
$9.2B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$60.1k
Income / cap
$72.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.27
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-7.5%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
49 km
Hampton (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$9.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$59.7k
Income / cap
$54.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.33
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Clay, FL
GDP ’24
$9.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$59.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.50
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
19 km
Missoula, MT
GDP ’24
$9.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$56.9k
Income / cap
$74.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.32
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-7.0%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
245 km
Alamance, NC
GDP ’24
$9.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$54.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.26
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-7.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
198 km
Ontario, NY
GDP ’24
$8.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$61.5k
Income / cap
$68.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.50
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-6.7%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
49 km
Carroll, MD
GDP ’24
$8.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$55.5k
Income / cap
$78.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.29
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
40 km
Portage, OH
GDP ’24
$8.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$55.6k
Income / cap
$59.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.40
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
52 km
Pueblo, CO
GDP ’24
$8.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$54.3k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.33
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
794 km
Pennington, SD
GDP ’24
$8.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$78.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.39
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
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 · Retail trade
1.96
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
16 km
Grant, WA
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$60.3k
Income / cap
$52.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.33
Unemployment
6.1%
Affordability Δ
-8.1%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
99 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 · Retail trade
1.32
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
92 km
Nearest port
444 km
Kennebec, ME
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$56.8k
Income / cap
$61.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.53
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-7.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
56 km
Clark, IN
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$58.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.71
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
12 km
Kankakee, IL
GDP ’24
$8.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$53.2k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.33
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
42 km
Cumberland, NJ
GDP ’24
$8.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$55.8k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.26
Unemployment
6.2%
Affordability Δ
-9.2%
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
28 km
Laramie, WY
GDP ’24
$8.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$58.7k
Income / cap
$66.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.42
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
698 km
Muskegon, MI
GDP ’24
$8.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$51.2k
Income / cap
$51.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.30
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-8.7%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
9 km
Grayson, TX
GDP ’24
$8.4B
GDP CAGR
+12.4%
Pop Δ
+2.6%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$58.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.31
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
239 km
Monroe, FL
GDP ’24
$8.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$56.7k
Income / cap
$147.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.28
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.3%
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 · Retail trade
1.76
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
32 km
Canadian, OK
GDP ’24
$8.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
+4.0%
Avg wage
$48.7k
Income / cap
$56.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.39
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
217 km
Douglas, GA
GDP ’24
$8.2B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$47.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.88
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-9.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
153 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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