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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
Black Hawk, IA$10.0B+4.9%+0.1%$59.1k$57.0k1.523.5%-4.1%1 km107 kmHoward, TX$10.0B+28.0%-3.2%$61.5k$69.0k1.304.1%+5.2%5 km579 kmPorter, IN$9.9B+8.5%+0.3%$55.4k$69.3k1.283.5%-4.0%13 km5 kmDeSoto, MS$9.8B+9.8%+1.4%$44.5k$57.3k1.693.4%-5.1%0 km24 kmCharlotte, FL$9.8B+10.7%+3.0%$52.4k$60.0k1.375.4%-6.7%8 km15 kmWashington, RI$9.8B+7.6%+0.0%$60.5k$87.5k1.282.8%-6.9%7 km14 kmTrumbull, OH$9.7B+8.5%-0.2%$49.3k$52.5k1.944.1%-5.9%19 km64 kmPenobscot, ME$9.6B+7.3%+0.8%$53.6k$56.6k1.313.3%-8.0%4 km69 kmMohave, AZ$9.5B+10.6%+1.4%$49.7k$48.6k1.265.8%-4.6%57 km434 kmMesa, CO$9.5B+7.9%+0.9%$55.9k$59.9k1.983.6%-5.1%9 km1030 kmOuachita, LA$9.3B+6.5%-0.2%$48.2k$52.0k1.474.3%-0.3%3 km4 kmOswego, NY$9.3B+6.9%+0.2%$59.6k$52.7k2.194.3%-8.1%2 km30 kmWashington, WI$9.2B+7.8%+0.4%$56.5k$76.3k1.862.6%-4.3%5 km29 kmHampton (Independent City), VA$9.2B+6.7%+0.0%$59.7k$54.8k1.264.1%-5.4%2 km4 kmBonneville, ID$9.1B+5.1%+1.8%$47.7k$58.4k1.633.2%-11.6%38 km542 kmCarroll, MD$8.9B+7.8%+0.6%$55.5k$78.7k2.832.8%-3.7%19 km40 kmMadera, CA$8.8B+8.1%+1.5%$53.7k$51.2k1.277.0%-6.4%98 km158 kmPueblo, CO$8.8B+7.4%+0.3%$54.3k$51.5k1.545.1%-4.5%10 km794 kmCharles, MD$8.7B+8.7%+1.1%$59.0k$70.2k1.354.3%-4.2%28 km16 kmBartow, GA$8.6B+13.0%+1.9%$54.8k$53.4k2.633.0%-7.7%4 km99 kmGrant, WA$8.6B+9.2%+1.3%$60.3k$52.2k1.586.1%-8.1%11 km99 kmClark, IN$8.6B+10.1%+1.3%$51.8k$58.5k1.293.6%-4.8%5 km12 kmFranklin, PA$8.4B+7.0%+0.6%$53.2k$60.2k1.853.6%-5.4%6 km93 kmMonroe, FL$8.3B+11.9%-0.3%$56.7k$147.8k1.843.0%-0.3%99 km72 kmStafford, VA$8.3B+6.5%+1.7%$65.9k$70.3k1.393.6%-5.0%3 km20 km
Black Hawk, IA
GDP ’24
$10.0B
GDP CAGR
+4.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$57.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.52
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
107 km
Howard, TX
GDP ’24
$10.0B
GDP CAGR
+28.0%
Pop Δ
-3.2%
Avg wage
$61.5k
Income / cap
$69.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.30
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+5.2%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
579 km
Porter, IN
GDP ’24
$9.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$55.4k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.28
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
5 km
DeSoto, MS
GDP ’24
$9.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$44.5k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.69
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
24 km
Charlotte, FL
GDP ’24
$9.8B
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.37
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.7%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
15 km
Washington, RI
GDP ’24
$9.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$60.5k
Income / cap
$87.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.28
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.9%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
14 km
Trumbull, OH
GDP ’24
$9.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$49.3k
Income / cap
$52.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.94
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
64 km
Penobscot, ME
GDP ’24
$9.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$53.6k
Income / cap
$56.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.31
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-8.0%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
69 km
Mohave, AZ
GDP ’24
$9.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$48.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.26
Unemployment
5.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
57 km
Nearest port
434 km
Mesa, CO
GDP ’24
$9.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$59.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.98
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
1030 km
Ouachita, LA
GDP ’24
$9.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$52.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.47
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
4 km
Oswego, NY
GDP ’24
$9.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$59.6k
Income / cap
$52.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.19
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-8.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
30 km
Washington, WI
GDP ’24
$9.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$76.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.86
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
29 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 · Waste management & remediation
1.26
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Bonneville, ID
GDP ’24
$9.1B
GDP CAGR
+5.1%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$47.7k
Income / cap
$58.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.63
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-11.6%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
542 km
Carroll, MD
GDP ’24
$8.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$55.5k
Income / cap
$78.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.83
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
40 km
Madera, CA
GDP ’24
$8.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$53.7k
Income / cap
$51.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.27
Unemployment
7.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
98 km
Nearest port
158 km
Pueblo, CO
GDP ’24
$8.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$54.3k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.54
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
794 km
Charles, MD
GDP ’24
$8.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$70.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.35
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
16 km
Bartow, GA
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+13.0%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$54.8k
Income / cap
$53.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.63
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-7.7%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
99 km
Grant, WA
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$60.3k
Income / cap
$52.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.58
Unemployment
6.1%
Affordability Δ
-8.1%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
99 km
Clark, IN
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$58.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.29
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
12 km
Franklin, PA
GDP ’24
$8.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$53.2k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.85
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
93 km
Monroe, FL
GDP ’24
$8.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$56.7k
Income / cap
$147.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.84
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.3%
Nearest interstate
99 km
Nearest port
72 km
Stafford, VA
GDP ’24
$8.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$65.9k
Income / cap
$70.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.39
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
20 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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