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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

1,532 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
West Baton Rouge, LA$2.3B+10.6%+1.2%$64.4k$60.3k—4.2%-0.4%1 km2 km+9.931.8Gallia, OH$2.3B+2.3%-0.2%$46.4k$53.4k—3.0%-3.0%44 km12 km+1.048.3Calumet, WI$2.3B+8.7%+0.6%$50.5k$64.4k—2.3%-5.6%23 km44 km+7.730.2Addison, VT$2.3B+8.2%+0.4%$57.5k$68.6k1.172.1%-5.4%35 km33 km+16.826.8Winkler, TX$2.3B+21.6%-0.6%$83.7k$85.8k—3.2%—32 km675 km+43.44.1Mountrail, ND$2.3B+14.3%-0.9%$74.2k$79.7k—2.3%-2.0%147 km662 km+15.521.4Fayette, OH$2.3B+6.2%-0.2%$47.0k$50.7k—2.9%-6.7%12 km96 km+2.125.9Union, SD$2.3B+7.8%+0.8%$71.0k$146.7k—2.0%-2.1%11 km49 km+8.937.1Chisago, MN$2.2B+7.6%+1.0%$55.9k$64.2k—4.0%-1.0%7 km62 km+2.544.5Montgomery, IN$2.2B+7.8%+0.6%$55.7k$53.5k—2.7%-3.0%4 km164 km+6.841.0Whitley, IN$2.2B+9.7%+0.4%$56.4k$60.9k—2.7%-3.8%23 km134 km+1.324.6Silver Bow, MT$2.2B+8.3%+0.6%$53.3k$62.3k—3.4%-4.4%1 km340 km+5.438.0Franklin, VA$2.2B+7.6%+0.5%$44.9k$58.3k—3.7%-4.6%31 km177 km+2.542.7McMullen, TX$2.2B+32.1%-1.7%$65.0k$118.7k—5.4%—42 km117 km+1.80.6Hillsdale, MI$2.2B+8.3%-0.0%$50.8k$46.8k—5.2%-5.2%30 km91 km+2.650.0Sullivan, NH$2.2B+6.3%+0.5%$55.7k$72.6k—2.3%-6.0%15 km117 km+2.737.6Chattahoochee, GA$2.2B+5.5%-3.0%$50.6k$41.5k—7.3%—14 km196 km+18.92.0Williams, OH$2.2B+4.8%-0.3%$50.1k$52.9k—3.0%-3.5%6 km88 km+6.044.4Scurry, TX$2.2B+17.4%-1.1%$72.3k$57.2k—3.9%+0.9%38 km579 km+11.030.0Defiance, OH$2.2B+6.9%+0.0%$51.1k$51.2k—2.6%-4.6%32 km86 km+7.641.9Dukes, MA$2.1B+8.5%+0.9%$68.8k$102.2k—4.8%-7.4%33 km8 km+52.016.8Nantucket, MA$2.1B+11.6%+0.8%$76.1k$129.3k—4.7%—76 km2 km+28.838.7Habersham, GA$2.1B+8.5%+1.9%$45.8k$43.9k—2.6%-5.1%37 km125 km+15.438.9Person, NC$2.1B+7.6%+0.7%$48.3k$52.8k—3.1%-3.0%33 km173 km+9.641.5Morrow, OR$2.1B+10.8%+0.5%$68.5k$60.1k—4.3%-4.1%44 km49 km+19.026.4
West Baton Rouge, LA
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$64.4k
Income / cap
$60.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.9
FEMA risk
31.8
Gallia, OH
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+2.3%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$53.4k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
48.3
Calumet, WI
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$64.4k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
44 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.7
FEMA risk
30.2
Addison, VT
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$68.6k
LQ · Environmental consulting
1.17
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
33 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.8
FEMA risk
26.8
Winkler, TX
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+21.6%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$83.7k
Income / cap
$85.8k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
675 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+43.4
FEMA risk
4.1
Mountrail, ND
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+14.3%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$74.2k
Income / cap
$79.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
147 km
Nearest port
662 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.5
FEMA risk
21.4
Fayette, OH
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$47.0k
Income / cap
$50.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.7%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
96 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.1
FEMA risk
25.9
Union, SD
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$71.0k
Income / cap
$146.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
37.1
Chisago, MN
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$64.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
62 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.5
FEMA risk
44.5
Montgomery, IN
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$53.5k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
164 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.8
FEMA risk
41.0
Whitley, IN
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$60.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
134 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.3
FEMA risk
24.6
Silver Bow, MT
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
340 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.4
FEMA risk
38.0
Franklin, VA
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$44.9k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
177 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.5
FEMA risk
42.7
McMullen, TX
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+32.1%
Pop Δ
-1.7%
Avg wage
$65.0k
Income / cap
$118.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
117 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.8
FEMA risk
0.6
Hillsdale, MI
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$50.8k
Income / cap
$46.8k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
91 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.6
FEMA risk
50.0
Sullivan, NH
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$72.6k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
117 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
37.6
Chattahoochee, GA
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
-3.0%
Avg wage
$50.6k
Income / cap
$41.5k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
7.3%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
196 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.9
FEMA risk
2.0
Williams, OH
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+4.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$52.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
88 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.0
FEMA risk
44.4
Scurry, TX
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+17.4%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$72.3k
Income / cap
$57.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
+0.9%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
579 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.0
FEMA risk
30.0
Defiance, OH
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$51.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
86 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.6
FEMA risk
41.9
Dukes, MA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$68.8k
Income / cap
$102.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
8 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+52.0
FEMA risk
16.8
Nantucket, MA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.6%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$76.1k
Income / cap
$129.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
76 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.8
FEMA risk
38.7
Habersham, GA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$45.8k
Income / cap
$43.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
125 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.4
FEMA risk
38.9
Person, NC
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$52.8k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
173 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.6
FEMA risk
41.5
Morrow, OR
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$68.5k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.0
FEMA risk
26.4
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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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