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Growing GDP, shrinking populationEngineering hubsHighest per-capita incomeOverrepresented in Engineering servicesLow unemployment, growing business formationAffordability improving (income outpacing home prices)Housing costs outpacing income (community-impact screen)Logistics: near interstate & port
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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

190 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Lawrence, IN$1.8B+7.5%+0.1%$49.0k$57.1k5.243.1%-2.7%25 km56 kmSevier, UT$1.7B+8.4%+1.2%$45.0k$48.9k1.773.8%-1.4%18 km783 kmMartin, IN$1.6B+8.1%+0.2%$82.8k$57.2k30.362.9%—24 km55 kmHoughton, MI$1.6B+8.5%+0.3%$52.1k$47.9k4.325.9%-7.4%234 km26 kmBuchanan, VA$1.4B+10.1%-1.9%$62.0k$52.5k2.106.4%—59 km113 kmUnion, OR$1.3B+6.5%-0.2%$50.5k$56.2k1.524.5%-3.5%3 km108 kmHart, GA$1.3B+10.3%+2.1%$46.4k$50.8k2.302.9%-4.3%16 km180 kmOrange, VT$1.2B+7.4%+0.6%$52.5k$63.2k1.942.2%-4.5%19 km80 kmElbert, CO$1.0B+8.3%+2.9%$57.7k$79.2k1.363.2%-0.1%24 km723 kmWashington, FL$943.5M+9.4%+1.1%$44.0k$40.0k5.325.4%-3.8%16 km42 kmJuab, UT$894.9M+14.0%+3.0%$46.5k$52.5k5.803.5%-1.8%71 km762 kmDeKalb, TN$882.9M+5.9%+1.8%$49.6k$51.1k1.443.7%-6.9%15 km62 kmGulf, FL$652.0M+9.2%+2.7%$50.0k$53.9k1.704.6%-3.3%80 km13 kmMorgan, UT$575.4M+10.9%+1.4%$51.9k$74.3k3.833.1%-2.6%3 km736 kmCrook, WY$458.1M+8.2%+2.1%$54.2k$65.9k2.392.3%+0.0%26 km702 km
Lawrence, IN
GDP ’24
$1.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$49.0k
Income / cap
$57.1k
LQ · Engineering services
5.24
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
56 km
Sevier, UT
GDP ’24
$1.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$48.9k
LQ · Engineering services
1.77
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
783 km
Martin, IN
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$82.8k
Income / cap
$57.2k
LQ · Engineering services
30.36
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
55 km
Houghton, MI
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$47.9k
LQ · Engineering services
4.32
Unemployment
5.9%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
234 km
Nearest port
26 km
Buchanan, VA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
-1.9%
Avg wage
$62.0k
Income / cap
$52.5k
LQ · Engineering services
2.10
Unemployment
6.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
59 km
Nearest port
113 km
Union, OR
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$56.2k
LQ · Engineering services
1.52
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
108 km
Hart, GA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Engineering services
2.30
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
180 km
Orange, VT
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$63.2k
LQ · Engineering services
1.94
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
80 km
Elbert, CO
GDP ’24
$1.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$79.2k
LQ · Engineering services
1.36
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-0.1%
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
723 km
Washington, FL
GDP ’24
$943.5M
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$44.0k
Income / cap
$40.0k
LQ · Engineering services
5.32
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
42 km
Juab, UT
GDP ’24
$894.9M
GDP CAGR
+14.0%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$46.5k
Income / cap
$52.5k
LQ · Engineering services
5.80
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
762 km
DeKalb, TN
GDP ’24
$882.9M
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$49.6k
Income / cap
$51.1k
LQ · Engineering services
1.44
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.9%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
62 km
Gulf, FL
GDP ’24
$652.0M
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+2.7%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Engineering services
1.70
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
80 km
Nearest port
13 km
Morgan, UT
GDP ’24
$575.4M
GDP CAGR
+10.9%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$51.9k
Income / cap
$74.3k
LQ · Engineering services
3.83
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
736 km
Crook, WY
GDP ’24
$458.1M
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$65.9k
LQ · Engineering services
2.39
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+0.0%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
702 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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