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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
Douglas, GA$8.2B+12.1%+1.2%$54.1k$47.6k1.423.4%-9.1%2 km153 kmMonroe, MI$8.1B+8.3%+0.2%$59.0k$61.7k3.675.2%-2.7%13 km4 kmBeaver, PA$8.0B+2.2%-0.3%$56.8k$59.9k2.134.0%-4.3%1 km1 kmStrafford, NH$8.0B+6.5%+0.6%$65.3k$69.3k1.272.3%-7.7%31 km27 kmSanta Rosa, FL$7.9B+10.5%+2.4%$49.2k$62.9k1.364.6%-5.3%10 km11 kmFairbanks North Star Borough, AK$7.9B+7.6%-0.2%$66.4k$75.2k1.733.8%-1.0%30 km123 kmRowan, NC$7.9B+8.2%+1.1%$55.2k$51.7k1.913.4%-7.2%3 km235 kmAnderson, TN$7.9B+10.2%+1.3%$74.9k$60.0k3.632.9%-8.2%11 km31 kmKosciusko, IN$7.8B+6.2%+0.2%$57.7k$60.8k1.413.0%-5.8%54 km102 kmCape May, NJ$7.8B+8.3%-0.2%$47.4k$82.4k1.616.5%-9.6%83 km7 kmPortsmouth (Independent City), VA$7.8B+4.5%-0.3%$67.0k$50.6k3.544.4%-6.1%4 km1 kmWichita, TX$7.7B+6.3%-0.0%$50.3k$57.9k1.453.8%-4.2%14 km365 kmBossier, LA$7.7B+9.9%+0.5%$51.1k$59.1k2.334.0%-1.0%14 km36 kmHumboldt, CA$7.6B+6.9%-0.7%$53.1k$62.0k1.674.3%-2.3%125 km27 kmParker, TX$7.6B+12.8%+4.7%$55.4k$75.3k2.313.5%-5.2%6 km380 kmSumter, FL$7.6B+15.8%+4.3%$55.7k$76.4k1.847.6%-1.6%4 km67 kmWilliams, ND$7.5B+13.7%-0.3%$87.1k$76.2k1.782.3%+1.5%156 km743 kmJasper, MO$7.4B+7.4%+0.7%$47.9k$49.4k1.623.4%-6.1%1 km154 kmSalem, NJ$7.4B+6.2%+0.4%$65.3k$60.0k1.515.1%-9.1%15 km11 kmWright, MN$7.3B+7.8%+2.2%$53.5k$66.6k1.433.8%-3.2%19 km57 kmCowlitz, WA$7.2B+6.6%+0.6%$64.5k$59.7k2.285.5%-3.8%16 km8 kmTerrebonne, LA$7.1B+8.0%-1.2%$60.8k$56.0k2.464.1%+2.3%70 km8 kmChelan, WA$7.1B+10.0%+0.6%$54.2k$72.7k1.284.6%-4.0%77 km100 kmDavidson, NC$7.1B+8.5%+1.3%$51.7k$54.0k1.633.5%-7.2%0 km223 kmMaury, TN$7.1B+12.1%+3.0%$60.8k$60.9k1.604.5%-6.8%16 km63 km
Douglas, GA
GDP ’24
$8.2B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$47.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.42
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-9.1%
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 · Waste management & remediation
3.67
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
4 km
Beaver, PA
GDP ’24
$8.0B
GDP CAGR
+2.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$56.8k
Income / cap
$59.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.13
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
1 km
Strafford, NH
GDP ’24
$8.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.27
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-7.7%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
27 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 · Waste management & remediation
1.36
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
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 · Waste management & remediation
1.73
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
123 km
Rowan, NC
GDP ’24
$7.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$55.2k
Income / cap
$51.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.91
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-7.2%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
235 km
Anderson, TN
GDP ’24
$7.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$74.9k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
3.63
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-8.2%
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 · Waste management & remediation
1.41
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
102 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 · Waste management & remediation
1.61
Unemployment
6.5%
Affordability Δ
-9.6%
Nearest interstate
83 km
Nearest port
7 km
Portsmouth (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+4.5%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$67.0k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
3.54
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
1 km
Wichita, TX
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$57.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.45
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
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 · Waste management & remediation
2.33
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
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 · Waste management & remediation
1.67
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
125 km
Nearest port
27 km
Parker, TX
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+12.8%
Pop Δ
+4.7%
Avg wage
$55.4k
Income / cap
$75.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.31
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
380 km
Sumter, FL
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+15.8%
Pop Δ
+4.3%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$76.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.84
Unemployment
7.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
67 km
Williams, ND
GDP ’24
$7.5B
GDP CAGR
+13.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$87.1k
Income / cap
$76.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.78
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+1.5%
Nearest interstate
156 km
Nearest port
743 km
Jasper, MO
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$49.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.62
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
154 km
Salem, NJ
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.51
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-9.1%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
11 km
Wright, MN
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$66.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.43
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
57 km
Cowlitz, WA
GDP ’24
$7.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$64.5k
Income / cap
$59.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.28
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
8 km
Terrebonne, LA
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
-1.2%
Avg wage
$60.8k
Income / cap
$56.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.46
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+2.3%
Nearest interstate
70 km
Nearest port
8 km
Chelan, WA
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$72.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.28
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
77 km
Nearest port
100 km
Davidson, NC
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$51.7k
Income / cap
$54.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.63
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-7.2%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
223 km
Maury, TN
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$60.8k
Income / cap
$60.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.60
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
63 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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