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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

267 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
York, NE$1.2B+8.4%+0.6%$52.0k$66.0k1.642.4%-4.0%6 km146 kmMarshall, MS$1.2B+8.6%+0.5%$46.9k$48.1k1.634.2%-3.8%3 km61 kmMahaska, IA$1.2B+7.9%-0.3%$53.4k$57.5k2.452.3%-2.5%40 km131 kmOrange, VT$1.2B+7.4%+0.6%$52.5k$63.2k3.172.2%-4.5%19 km80 kmAudrain, MO$1.2B+6.8%-0.4%$45.2k$49.0k1.253.5%-4.4%31 km57 kmPolk, MO$1.2B+9.0%+1.2%$45.7k$47.2k2.003.7%-4.7%41 km152 kmFranklin, KS$1.2B+5.6%+0.2%$47.7k$53.5k2.943.5%-4.5%1 km82 kmSullivan, IN$1.2B+7.5%-0.2%$49.8k$46.5k1.282.9%-5.6%38 km123 kmHenry, IA$1.2B+4.3%-1.3%$51.7k$53.6k1.702.9%-0.7%76 km41 kmCurrituck, NC$1.1B+8.9%+3.4%$43.8k$65.0k1.922.7%-4.1%46 km5 kmRandolph, WV$1.1B+4.4%-0.7%$44.9k$50.3k1.854.5%-3.0%55 km84 kmAdair, MO$1.1B+6.7%+0.3%$43.1k$41.2k2.444.4%-3.5%112 km93 kmAmherst, VA$1.1B+7.7%+0.3%$45.0k$48.8k3.303.4%-3.4%29 km152 kmSeward, NE$1.1B+9.5%+0.4%$50.8k$68.9k4.312.6%-1.5%6 km109 kmRosebud, MT$1.1B+10.0%-0.3%$59.5k$58.0k4.934.0%-9.3%3 km789 kmHertford, NC$1.1B+6.5%-2.8%$47.6k$49.8k1.994.0%-1.3%57 km9 kmFayette, IA$1.1B+9.3%-0.4%$46.4k$57.3k3.162.9%-1.1%54 km58 kmClark, AR$1.1B+6.1%-0.5%$43.0k$46.8k2.884.1%-6.1%3 km62 kmUpshur, WV$1.1B+8.8%-0.2%$49.7k$48.4k1.743.8%-2.7%22 km68 kmPrince Edward, VA$995.5M+6.8%+0.5%$46.7k$43.3k3.185.5%-2.7%61 km93 kmSawyer, WI$966.5M+7.1%+0.9%$47.2k$56.8k1.963.3%-5.4%119 km90 kmCarroll, TN$949.3M+8.1%+0.7%$45.1k$46.7k2.763.8%-6.2%21 km40 kmAshland, WI$929.1M+5.5%+0.3%$47.8k$51.4k2.592.8%-6.4%118 km29 kmJefferson, IA$911.3M+6.0%-0.5%$52.3k$58.9k3.952.8%-0.7%73 km68 kmTippah, MS$899.0M+4.9%-0.3%$42.4k$48.2k1.252.9%-6.6%31 km62 km
York, NE
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$66.0k
LQ · Education
1.64
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
146 km
Marshall, MS
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$46.9k
Income / cap
$48.1k
LQ · Education
1.63
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
61 km
Mahaska, IA
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$57.5k
LQ · Education
2.45
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
40 km
Nearest port
131 km
Orange, VT
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$63.2k
LQ · Education
3.17
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
80 km
Audrain, MO
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$45.2k
Income / cap
$49.0k
LQ · Education
1.25
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
57 km
Polk, MO
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$45.7k
Income / cap
$47.2k
LQ · Education
2.00
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
152 km
Franklin, KS
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$47.7k
Income / cap
$53.5k
LQ · Education
2.94
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
82 km
Sullivan, IN
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$46.5k
LQ · Education
1.28
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
123 km
Henry, IA
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+4.3%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$51.7k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Education
1.70
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
76 km
Nearest port
41 km
Currituck, NC
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+3.4%
Avg wage
$43.8k
Income / cap
$65.0k
LQ · Education
1.92
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
5 km
Randolph, WV
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+4.4%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$44.9k
Income / cap
$50.3k
LQ · Education
1.85
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
55 km
Nearest port
84 km
Adair, MO
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$43.1k
Income / cap
$41.2k
LQ · Education
2.44
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
112 km
Nearest port
93 km
Amherst, VA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$48.8k
LQ · Education
3.30
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
152 km
Seward, NE
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$50.8k
Income / cap
$68.9k
LQ · Education
4.31
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
109 km
Rosebud, MT
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$59.5k
Income / cap
$58.0k
LQ · Education
4.93
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-9.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
789 km
Hertford, NC
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-2.8%
Avg wage
$47.6k
Income / cap
$49.8k
LQ · Education
1.99
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
57 km
Nearest port
9 km
Fayette, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Education
3.16
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
58 km
Clark, AR
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.1%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$43.0k
Income / cap
$46.8k
LQ · Education
2.88
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
62 km
Upshur, WV
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$48.4k
LQ · Education
1.74
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
68 km
Prince Edward, VA
GDP ’24
$995.5M
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$46.7k
Income / cap
$43.3k
LQ · Education
3.18
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
61 km
Nearest port
93 km
Sawyer, WI
GDP ’24
$966.5M
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$47.2k
Income / cap
$56.8k
LQ · Education
1.96
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
119 km
Nearest port
90 km
Carroll, TN
GDP ’24
$949.3M
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$45.1k
Income / cap
$46.7k
LQ · Education
2.76
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
40 km
Ashland, WI
GDP ’24
$929.1M
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$47.8k
Income / cap
$51.4k
LQ · Education
2.59
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
118 km
Nearest port
29 km
Jefferson, IA
GDP ’24
$911.3M
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$52.3k
Income / cap
$58.9k
LQ · Education
3.95
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
73 km
Nearest port
68 km
Tippah, MS
GDP ’24
$899.0M
GDP CAGR
+4.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$42.4k
Income / cap
$48.2k
LQ · Education
1.25
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.6%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
62 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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