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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
Intl migration ≥ (per 1,000, ’20–’25)
≥ net inflow≥ +10≥ +25
FEMA risk score (0–100, current point)
≥ 50≥ 75≥ 90≤ 25≤ 50

Derived from public data — GDP CAGR, location quotient, wage & income, unemployment, formation growth, affordability, transport access, migration, and FEMA risk all computed live. Methodology

757 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Palo Alto, IA$796.3M+14.0%-0.3%$45.9k$65.5k—2.1%-0.4%64 km157 km+3.115.5Paulding, OH$790.0M+7.0%-0.1%$51.0k$55.8k2.642.5%-4.4%35 km104 km+8.921.2Franklin, IA$789.8M+8.8%-0.0%$51.8k$65.6k—2.9%+1.5%11 km173 km+19.021.9Crockett, TX$788.4M+18.0%-2.4%$50.3k$70.1k—3.0%—4 km479 km-9.85.8Grant, KY$784.0M+9.8%+0.7%$49.7k$50.0k—4.4%-3.8%3 km30 km+0.316.3Barbour, WV$781.1M+18.2%-0.2%$56.3k$44.7k—4.2%—27 km43 km+2.124.0San Augustine, TX$780.3M+16.3%-0.5%$55.7k$61.4k—5.2%—91 km102 km+2.317.6Antelope, NE$776.6M+6.2%+0.3%$45.9k$67.9k—2.3%-9.6%125 km141 km+2.219.5Sherman, OR$774.0M+7.6%+1.7%$60.8k$59.3k—5.1%—31 km32 km+0.52.9Macon, AL$764.9M+8.0%-1.6%$53.3k$44.8k—4.6%+0.2%8 km110 km+6.923.9Rush, IN$764.1M+6.8%-0.0%$48.9k$60.2k—3.0%-3.3%23 km79 km+2.315.8Grainger, TN$753.6M+12.3%+1.6%$51.4k$48.7k—3.1%-3.7%24 km46 km+1.118.6Pope, MN$750.3M+7.7%+0.3%$54.4k$67.0k—3.8%-4.3%29 km181 km+3.420.5Ida, IA$745.6M+4.5%-0.9%$57.1k$69.3k—2.3%+0.2%62 km72 km+6.818.4Wadena, MN$744.5M+8.0%+0.4%$47.4k$52.6k—4.9%-4.2%85 km214 km+4.412.9Livingston, MO$741.9M+5.5%+0.2%$43.3k$51.6k—2.9%-3.6%51 km51 km+2.923.0Benzie, MI$740.7M+9.8%+0.7%$43.3k$63.6k—4.9%-8.0%104 km18 km+3.722.7Pierce, NE$737.8M+22.1%+0.0%$45.6k$112.7k—2.2%+10.2%88 km102 km+9.214.2Red Willow, NE$736.8M+6.5%-0.7%$45.3k$60.1k—2.4%-3.1%85 km396 km+1.720.3Tipton, IN$735.9M+3.6%-0.0%$54.3k$55.0k—3.2%-6.7%37 km158 km+4.68.9Trimble, KY$735.7M+6.3%+0.5%$58.9k$53.3k—4.3%-3.1%13 km8 km+0.811.9Sitka City and Borough, AK$734.7M+11.5%-0.1%$61.9k$91.4k—2.7%-0.8%691 km12 km+13.123.8Grundy, IA$731.7M+8.0%+0.1%$56.4k$64.8k5.332.5%-3.7%39 km146 km+5.713.1Buffalo, WI$730.9M+7.1%+0.1%$47.9k$59.4k—2.9%-6.1%46 km15 km+1.014.5Howard, IA$727.4M+12.3%-0.2%$47.4k$66.8k—2.4%-1.0%50 km90 km+5.715.6
Palo Alto, IA
GDP ’24
$796.3M
GDP CAGR
+14.0%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$45.9k
Income / cap
$65.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
157 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.1
FEMA risk
15.5
Paulding, OH
GDP ’24
$790.0M
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.64
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
104 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
21.2
Franklin, IA
GDP ’24
$789.8M
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$65.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
+1.5%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
173 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.0
FEMA risk
21.9
Crockett, TX
GDP ’24
$788.4M
GDP CAGR
+18.0%
Pop Δ
-2.4%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
479 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-9.8
FEMA risk
5.8
Grant, KY
GDP ’24
$784.0M
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$50.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
30 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.3
FEMA risk
16.3
Barbour, WV
GDP ’24
$781.1M
GDP CAGR
+18.2%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$44.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
43 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.1
FEMA risk
24.0
San Augustine, TX
GDP ’24
$780.3M
GDP CAGR
+16.3%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$61.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
91 km
Nearest port
102 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.3
FEMA risk
17.6
Antelope, NE
GDP ’24
$776.6M
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$45.9k
Income / cap
$67.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-9.6%
Nearest interstate
125 km
Nearest port
141 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.2
FEMA risk
19.5
Sherman, OR
GDP ’24
$774.0M
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$60.8k
Income / cap
$59.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
32 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.5
FEMA risk
2.9
Macon, AL
GDP ’24
$764.9M
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
-1.6%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$44.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
110 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.9
FEMA risk
23.9
Rush, IN
GDP ’24
$764.1M
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$48.9k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
79 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.3
FEMA risk
15.8
Grainger, TN
GDP ’24
$753.6M
GDP CAGR
+12.3%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$51.4k
Income / cap
$48.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
46 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.1
FEMA risk
18.6
Pope, MN
GDP ’24
$750.3M
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$67.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
181 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.4
FEMA risk
20.5
Ida, IA
GDP ’24
$745.6M
GDP CAGR
+4.5%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$57.1k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
72 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.8
FEMA risk
18.4
Wadena, MN
GDP ’24
$744.5M
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$47.4k
Income / cap
$52.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
85 km
Nearest port
214 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
12.9
Livingston, MO
GDP ’24
$741.9M
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$43.3k
Income / cap
$51.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
51 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
23.0
Benzie, MI
GDP ’24
$740.7M
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$43.3k
Income / cap
$63.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-8.0%
Nearest interstate
104 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.7
FEMA risk
22.7
Pierce, NE
GDP ’24
$737.8M
GDP CAGR
+22.1%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$112.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
+10.2%
Nearest interstate
88 km
Nearest port
102 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.2
FEMA risk
14.2
Red Willow, NE
GDP ’24
$736.8M
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$45.3k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
85 km
Nearest port
396 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.7
FEMA risk
20.3
Tipton, IN
GDP ’24
$735.9M
GDP CAGR
+3.6%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$54.3k
Income / cap
$55.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-6.7%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
158 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.6
FEMA risk
8.9
Trimble, KY
GDP ’24
$735.7M
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$53.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
8 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.8
FEMA risk
11.9
Sitka City and Borough, AK
GDP ’24
$734.7M
GDP CAGR
+11.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$61.9k
Income / cap
$91.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
691 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.1
FEMA risk
23.8
Grundy, IA
GDP ’24
$731.7M
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$64.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
5.33
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
146 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.7
FEMA risk
13.1
Buffalo, WI
GDP ’24
$730.9M
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$59.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
14.5
Howard, IA
GDP ’24
$727.4M
GDP CAGR
+12.3%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$47.4k
Income / cap
$66.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
90 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.7
FEMA risk
15.6
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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. Intl migration: net international migration per 1,000 residents — Census PEP Vintage 2025 components of change summed over the 2020→2025 window ÷ 2025 population × 1,000; a net census estimate (arrivals minus departures), not an official immigration statistic. FEMA risk: National Risk Index composite (0–100), a current point-in-time release — relative hazard exposure, not a trend. Suppressed cells show “—”, never zero.
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