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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

1,574 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Madison, TN$8.5B+8.4%+0.4%$56.5k$58.9k2.043.5%-3.6%6 km64 kmKankakee, IL$8.5B+6.9%-0.4%$53.2k$55.1k2.054.9%-3.7%2 km42 kmCumberland, NJ$8.5B+6.3%+0.4%$55.8k$50.8k1.836.2%-6.8%47 km28 kmMuskegon, MI$8.4B+7.9%+0.3%$51.2k$51.3k2.765.4%-6.8%14 km9 kmMorgan, AL$8.4B+8.4%+0.6%$58.4k$52.3k2.812.8%-2.5%4 km19 kmFranklin, PA$8.4B+7.0%+0.6%$53.2k$60.2k1.753.6%-3.7%6 km93 kmGrayson, TX$8.4B+12.4%+2.6%$55.7k$58.0k2.074.1%-3.3%44 km239 kmCanadian, OK$8.3B+12.9%+4.0%$48.7k$56.8k1.273.9%-2.8%3 km217 kmDouglas, GA$8.2B+12.1%+1.2%$54.1k$47.6k1.253.4%-4.0%2 km153 kmMonroe, MI$8.1B+8.3%+0.2%$59.0k$61.7k2.115.2%-1.7%13 km4 kmLebanon, PA$8.1B+7.6%+0.4%$54.1k$60.9k2.093.6%-5.6%8 km47 kmBeaver, PA$8.0B+2.2%-0.3%$56.8k$59.9k1.644.0%-3.0%1 km1 kmBlair, PA$8.0B+6.2%-0.5%$51.3k$60.2k1.293.6%-1.8%3 km105 kmCarroll, GA$7.9B+9.8%+2.1%$55.9k$53.9k2.923.0%-3.6%12 km139 kmRowan, NC$7.9B+8.2%+1.1%$55.2k$51.7k2.283.4%-4.6%3 km235 kmChristian, KY$7.9B+5.9%-0.5%$53.2k$49.8k2.925.9%-5.8%2 km40 kmAnderson, TN$7.9B+10.2%+1.3%$74.9k$60.0k3.442.9%-4.4%11 km31 kmKosciusko, IN$7.8B+6.2%+0.2%$57.7k$60.8k3.473.0%-4.1%54 km102 kmTazewell, IL$7.8B+8.2%-0.3%$54.2k$62.7k1.604.2%-2.6%3 km14 kmStory, IA$7.8B+7.2%+0.7%$61.2k$56.4k1.782.6%-1.1%9 km211 kmMidland, MI$7.8B+7.1%+0.1%$70.1k$67.2k1.965.0%-5.3%30 km40 kmWhitfield, GA$7.7B+7.7%+0.7%$52.3k$49.7k3.793.3%-6.0%3 km39 kmLycoming, PA$7.7B+7.2%-0.3%$54.1k$55.8k1.783.9%-2.5%13 km89 kmCoweta, GA$7.7B+9.2%+1.9%$51.2k$65.1k1.493.0%-3.9%0 km178 kmLaSalle, IL$7.7B+6.7%-0.4%$55.3k$57.5k1.834.9%-4.4%3 km2 km
Madison, TN
GDP ’24
$8.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$58.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.04
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
64 km
Kankakee, IL
GDP ’24
$8.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$53.2k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.05
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
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 · Manufacturing
1.83
Unemployment
6.2%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
28 km
Muskegon, MI
GDP ’24
$8.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$51.2k
Income / cap
$51.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.76
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
9 km
Morgan, AL
GDP ’24
$8.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$58.4k
Income / cap
$52.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.81
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
19 km
Franklin, PA
GDP ’24
$8.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$53.2k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.75
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
93 km
Grayson, TX
GDP ’24
$8.4B
GDP CAGR
+12.4%
Pop Δ
+2.6%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$58.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.07
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
239 km
Canadian, OK
GDP ’24
$8.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
+4.0%
Avg wage
$48.7k
Income / cap
$56.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.27
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
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 · Manufacturing
1.25
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
153 km
Monroe, MI
GDP ’24
$8.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$61.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.11
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
4 km
Lebanon, PA
GDP ’24
$8.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$60.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.09
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
47 km
Beaver, PA
GDP ’24
$8.0B
GDP CAGR
+2.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$56.8k
Income / cap
$59.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.64
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
1 km
Blair, PA
GDP ’24
$8.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$51.3k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.29
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
105 km
Carroll, GA
GDP ’24
$7.9B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.92
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
139 km
Rowan, NC
GDP ’24
$7.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$55.2k
Income / cap
$51.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.28
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
235 km
Christian, KY
GDP ’24
$7.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$53.2k
Income / cap
$49.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.92
Unemployment
5.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
40 km
Anderson, TN
GDP ’24
$7.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$74.9k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.44
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
31 km
Kosciusko, IN
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$60.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.47
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
102 km
Tazewell, IL
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$62.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.60
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
14 km
Story, IA
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$61.2k
Income / cap
$56.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.78
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
211 km
Midland, MI
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$70.1k
Income / cap
$67.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.96
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
40 km
Whitfield, GA
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$52.3k
Income / cap
$49.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.79
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
39 km
Lycoming, PA
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.78
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
89 km
Coweta, GA
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$51.2k
Income / cap
$65.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.49
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
178 km
LaSalle, IL
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$57.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.83
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
2 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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