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

1,549 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Henderson, NC$6.4B+10.0%+1.0%$52.5k$63.7k1.333.0%-5.0%3 km141 kmDougherty, GA$6.3B+7.1%-0.7%$52.7k$50.0k1.404.6%-4.3%57 km153 kmSumter, SC$6.3B+8.8%-0.1%$51.0k$52.2k1.314.9%-4.6%24 km104 kmCalhoun, AL$6.3B+7.3%+0.0%$49.9k$47.3k1.583.7%-4.9%18 km76 kmGlynn, GA$6.3B+10.0%+0.8%$51.9k$67.6k1.372.7%-5.8%2 km2 kmPottawattamie, IA$6.3B+9.3%-0.1%$53.7k$62.8k1.563.1%-2.3%12 km32 kmCalvert, MD$6.2B+6.7%+0.5%$62.4k$79.6k1.383.3%-2.9%42 km22 kmColumbia, GA$6.2B+8.4%+1.6%$48.3k$63.2k1.753.0%-6.8%6 km186 kmVictoria, TX$6.2B+8.6%+0.2%$55.3k$61.0k1.544.2%-4.8%99 km0 kmWarren, NJ$6.2B+10.6%+0.7%$62.5k$69.6k1.583.8%-7.7%8 km69 kmRandall, TX$6.1B+8.6%+1.6%$52.6k$63.3k1.443.0%-3.5%2 km574 kmBerkeley, WV$6.1B+9.1%+2.6%$54.7k$57.2k1.313.2%-5.3%3 km110 kmPickens, SC$6.0B+9.4%+1.1%$51.4k$52.1k1.734.0%-5.5%27 km156 kmRichland, OH$6.0B+6.5%-0.0%$49.8k$50.0k1.323.2%-7.9%7 km69 kmTwin Falls, ID$5.9B+9.7%+1.6%$46.7k$53.8k1.353.2%-6.7%37 km489 kmGrand Forks, ND$5.9B+8.4%+0.2%$57.0k$66.4k1.391.6%-0.5%27 km309 kmOrange, TX$5.9B+12.3%+0.4%$61.2k$54.9k1.454.9%-2.7%1 km1 kmFranklin, WA$5.8B+8.4%+1.1%$55.1k$50.5k1.335.1%-4.7%34 km23 kmFaulkner, AR$5.7B+8.5%+1.6%$48.3k$52.6k1.433.5%-5.2%10 km19 kmCascade, MT$5.7B+9.9%+0.1%$52.9k$63.9k1.362.9%-6.3%17 km441 kmDeKalb, IL$5.7B+6.0%+0.1%$54.3k$55.0k1.314.1%-5.7%1 km61 kmBlue Earth, MN$5.6B+7.7%+0.4%$55.0k$56.9k1.374.0%-3.2%41 km101 kmKauai, HI$5.6B+9.4%+0.1%$56.4k$67.2k1.272.1%-5.2%172 km16 kmFayette, PA$5.4B+5.2%-0.9%$49.5k$52.9k1.434.6%-4.3%28 km25 kmKendall, IL$5.4B+9.1%+2.0%$49.4k$63.0k1.904.1%-5.5%18 km24 km
Henderson, NC
GDP ’24
$6.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.33
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
141 km
Dougherty, GA
GDP ’24
$6.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$52.7k
Income / cap
$50.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.40
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
57 km
Nearest port
153 km
Sumter, SC
GDP ’24
$6.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$52.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.31
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
104 km
Calhoun, AL
GDP ’24
$6.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$49.9k
Income / cap
$47.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.58
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
76 km
Glynn, GA
GDP ’24
$6.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$51.9k
Income / cap
$67.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.37
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
2 km
Pottawattamie, IA
GDP ’24
$6.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$53.7k
Income / cap
$62.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.56
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
32 km
Calvert, MD
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$79.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.38
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
22 km
Columbia, GA
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$63.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.75
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
186 km
Victoria, TX
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$61.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.54
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
99 km
Nearest port
0 km
Warren, NJ
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$62.5k
Income / cap
$69.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.58
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-7.7%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
69 km
Randall, TX
GDP ’24
$6.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$52.6k
Income / cap
$63.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.44
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
574 km
Berkeley, WV
GDP ’24
$6.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+2.6%
Avg wage
$54.7k
Income / cap
$57.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.31
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
110 km
Pickens, SC
GDP ’24
$6.0B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$51.4k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.73
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
156 km
Richland, OH
GDP ’24
$6.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$50.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.32
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-7.9%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
69 km
Twin Falls, ID
GDP ’24
$5.9B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$46.7k
Income / cap
$53.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.35
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-6.7%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
489 km
Grand Forks, ND
GDP ’24
$5.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$57.0k
Income / cap
$66.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.39
Unemployment
1.6%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
309 km
Orange, TX
GDP ’24
$5.9B
GDP CAGR
+12.3%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$61.2k
Income / cap
$54.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.45
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
1 km
Franklin, WA
GDP ’24
$5.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$55.1k
Income / cap
$50.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.33
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
23 km
Faulkner, AR
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$52.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.43
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
19 km
Cascade, MT
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$63.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.36
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
441 km
DeKalb, IL
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$54.3k
Income / cap
$55.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.31
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
61 km
Blue Earth, MN
GDP ’24
$5.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$56.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.37
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
101 km
Kauai, HI
GDP ’24
$5.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$67.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.27
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
172 km
Nearest port
16 km
Fayette, PA
GDP ’24
$5.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.2%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$49.5k
Income / cap
$52.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.43
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
25 km
Kendall, IL
GDP ’24
$5.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$63.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.90
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
24 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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