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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

158 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Wilkes, NC$3.2B+6.6%+0.1%$45.6k$52.9k4.723.6%-5.9%31 km215 kmThomas, GA$3.2B+8.4%+0.2%$53.6k$59.2k5.053.2%-5.7%42 km83 kmClinton, OH$3.1B+7.4%+0.0%$61.3k$55.9k2.552.7%-6.4%12 km63 kmEffingham, IL$3.1B+8.9%-0.1%$50.0k$72.2k14.653.3%-0.7%1 km133 kmJessamine, KY$3.1B+8.7%+1.5%$51.1k$64.3k1.674.2%-4.9%19 km13 kmMower, MN$3.0B+8.2%+0.4%$58.0k$57.6k3.333.7%-5.5%0 km97 kmWhiteside, IL$3.0B+8.2%-0.5%$50.9k$57.5k1.364.4%-2.6%3 km24 kmWinona, MN$3.0B+4.8%+0.3%$51.1k$61.0k4.673.8%-6.2%5 km11 kmMontour, PA$2.8B+8.7%-0.3%$82.2k$72.3k1.593.1%+0.4%4 km60 kmAthens, OH$2.7B+5.5%+0.3%$47.8k$43.9k1.303.3%-5.3%46 km32 kmEmmet, MI$2.6B+9.4%-0.1%$54.4k$80.0k1.945.1%-7.5%21 km17 kmAustin, TX$2.4B+11.9%+2.2%$64.3k$67.4k2.243.9%-5.4%15 km85 kmFayette, OH$2.3B+6.2%-0.2%$47.0k$50.7k4.742.9%-8.4%12 km96 kmUnion, SD$2.3B+7.8%+0.8%$71.0k$146.7k4.322.0%-1.6%11 km49 kmLyon, MN$2.1B+7.6%+0.3%$52.5k$62.4k2.223.7%-4.0%73 km201 kmSeneca, NY$2.1B+7.6%-0.6%$59.6k$52.1k1.553.7%-7.1%21 km62 kmPlymouth, IA$2.0B+9.3%-0.0%$61.2k$69.9k1.732.2%-2.8%32 km36 kmNicollet, MN$2.0B+6.5%-0.2%$54.2k$63.7k1.483.4%-3.1%75 km85 kmChristian, IL$2.0B+8.3%-0.4%$48.0k$53.9k1.534.0%-1.7%32 km103 kmBoone, AR$1.9B+8.7%+0.8%$46.4k$46.8k3.883.5%-7.3%95 km111 kmJefferson, PA$1.9B+5.7%-0.7%$47.5k$51.8k1.693.9%-5.3%2 km52 kmRipley, IN$1.4B+3.2%+0.3%$53.9k$55.4k5.822.9%-4.6%22 km32 kmWayne, WV$1.3B+7.2%-0.9%$56.6k$47.0k1.773.9%-1.3%27 km22 kmMarion, MS$1.1B+7.1%-0.3%$47.2k$46.5k1.813.7%-3.4%44 km96 kmCherokee, KS$1.1B+6.0%-0.2%$53.7k$55.7k2.354.0%-6.1%28 km120 km
Wilkes, NC
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$52.9k
LQ · Management
4.72
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
215 km
Thomas, GA
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$53.6k
Income / cap
$59.2k
LQ · Management
5.05
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
83 km
Clinton, OH
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$61.3k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Management
2.55
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
63 km
Effingham, IL
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$72.2k
LQ · Management
14.65
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
133 km
Jessamine, KY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$64.3k
LQ · Management
1.67
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
13 km
Mower, MN
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$58.0k
Income / cap
$57.6k
LQ · Management
3.33
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
97 km
Whiteside, IL
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$57.5k
LQ · Management
1.36
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
24 km
Winona, MN
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+4.8%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$61.0k
LQ · Management
4.67
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
11 km
Montour, PA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$82.2k
Income / cap
$72.3k
LQ · Management
1.59
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
+0.4%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
60 km
Athens, OH
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$47.8k
Income / cap
$43.9k
LQ · Management
1.30
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
32 km
Emmet, MI
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$80.0k
LQ · Management
1.94
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-7.5%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
17 km
Austin, TX
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.9%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$64.3k
Income / cap
$67.4k
LQ · Management
2.24
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
85 km
Fayette, OH
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$47.0k
Income / cap
$50.7k
LQ · Management
4.74
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-8.4%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
96 km
Union, SD
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$71.0k
Income / cap
$146.7k
LQ · Management
4.32
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
49 km
Lyon, MN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$62.4k
LQ · Management
2.22
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
73 km
Nearest port
201 km
Seneca, NY
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$59.6k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Management
1.55
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
62 km
Plymouth, IA
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$61.2k
Income / cap
$69.9k
LQ · Management
1.73
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
36 km
Nicollet, MN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Management
1.48
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
75 km
Nearest port
85 km
Christian, IL
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$48.0k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Management
1.53
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
103 km
Boone, AR
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$46.8k
LQ · Management
3.88
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-7.3%
Nearest interstate
95 km
Nearest port
111 km
Jefferson, PA
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$47.5k
Income / cap
$51.8k
LQ · Management
1.69
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
52 km
Ripley, IN
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+3.2%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$53.9k
Income / cap
$55.4k
LQ · Management
5.82
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
32 km
Wayne, WV
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$56.6k
Income / cap
$47.0k
LQ · Management
1.77
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
22 km
Marion, MS
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$47.2k
Income / cap
$46.5k
LQ · Management
1.81
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
96 km
Cherokee, KS
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$53.7k
Income / cap
$55.7k
LQ · Management
2.35
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
120 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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