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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
Lyon, MN$2.1B+7.6%+0.3%$52.5k$62.4k0.723.7%-2.9%73 km201 km+23.143.5Newaygo, MI$2.1B+9.8%+0.6%$47.6k$48.1k1.545.3%-5.6%54 km49 km+3.547.1Latah, ID$2.1B+8.5%+1.3%$47.0k$56.0k—3.1%-3.4%86 km49 km+23.033.3Pike, AL$2.1B+9.1%+0.2%$48.8k$51.7k—3.9%-0.7%59 km111 km+12.544.0Jefferson, IN$2.1B+7.1%-0.0%$49.8k$57.4k—3.3%-3.5%30 km6 km+5.048.3Seneca, NY$2.1B+7.6%-0.6%$59.6k$52.1k—3.7%-6.4%21 km62 km+5.841.8Becker, MN$2.1B+8.7%+0.1%$51.0k$63.4k0.873.7%-2.6%63 km251 km+1.937.4Huntington, IN$2.1B+8.5%+0.2%$47.3k$55.1k—2.7%-3.6%9 km152 km+8.138.2Ellis, KS$2.0B+5.7%+0.1%$46.8k$58.3k0.463.0%-2.7%2 km354 km+8.932.7Clark, KY$2.0B+6.8%+0.4%$53.4k$53.6k—4.2%-3.9%5 km29 km+3.338.3Clinton, IN$2.0B+7.0%+0.1%$51.8k$50.6k1.922.7%-5.5%14 km143 km+20.830.5Henry, IN$2.0B+8.5%+0.1%$47.0k$50.6k1.193.0%-4.4%9 km103 km+0.544.8Converse, WY$2.0B+10.2%+0.1%$62.5k$75.3k3.262.6%-3.7%20 km747 km+1.031.4Jerome, ID$2.0B+11.2%+2.0%$49.4k$49.2k3.313.0%-5.7%12 km468 km+35.321.5Door, WI$2.0B+9.4%+0.4%$44.4k$82.2k1.522.7%-7.2%69 km11 km+6.746.9Waldo, ME$2.0B+6.9%+0.6%$53.1k$59.5k4.273.2%-5.1%32 km18 km+1.240.6Plymouth, IA$2.0B+9.3%-0.0%$61.2k$69.9k—2.2%-1.9%32 km36 km+9.249.2Nicollet, MN$2.0B+6.5%-0.2%$54.2k$63.7k—3.4%-2.1%75 km85 km+9.945.4Morton, ND$2.0B+7.0%+0.7%$56.3k$64.5k1.971.8%-2.6%16 km614 km+7.349.6Lyon, KS$2.0B+7.1%+0.2%$46.4k$50.4k—4.6%-3.5%3 km143 km+23.147.6Davie, NC$2.0B+7.5%+1.5%$49.9k$67.8k2.403.4%-2.5%2 km254 km+5.841.7Jasper, IN$2.0B+6.3%+0.6%$48.2k$60.2k1.833.3%-3.0%12 km54 km+8.332.8Steuben, IN$2.0B+7.2%+0.2%$46.8k$59.1k1.033.1%-4.0%3 km121 km+5.327.2Buena Vista, IA$1.9B+10.3%-0.2%$51.8k$57.1k—2.4%-1.8%100 km106 km+35.739.3Stutsman, ND$1.9B+10.8%-0.1%$54.7k$66.3k0.661.8%-2.8%10 km452 km+8.746.4
Lyon, MN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$62.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.72
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
73 km
Nearest port
201 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+23.1
FEMA risk
43.5
Newaygo, MI
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$47.6k
Income / cap
$48.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.54
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.5
FEMA risk
47.1
Latah, ID
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$47.0k
Income / cap
$56.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
86 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+23.0
FEMA risk
33.3
Pike, AL
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$48.8k
Income / cap
$51.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
59 km
Nearest port
111 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.5
FEMA risk
44.0
Jefferson, IN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$57.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.0
FEMA risk
48.3
Seneca, NY
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$59.6k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
62 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
41.8
Becker, MN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$63.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.87
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
63 km
Nearest port
251 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.9
FEMA risk
37.4
Huntington, IN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$47.3k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
152 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.1
FEMA risk
38.2
Ellis, KS
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.46
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
354 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
32.7
Clark, KY
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
29 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.3
FEMA risk
38.3
Clinton, IN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.92
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
143 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.8
FEMA risk
30.5
Henry, IN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$47.0k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.19
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
103 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.5
FEMA risk
44.8
Converse, WY
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$62.5k
Income / cap
$75.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
3.26
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
747 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
31.4
Jerome, ID
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$49.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
3.31
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
468 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+35.3
FEMA risk
21.5
Door, WI
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$44.4k
Income / cap
$82.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.52
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-7.2%
Nearest interstate
69 km
Nearest port
11 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
46.9
Waldo, ME
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$59.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
4.27
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.2
FEMA risk
40.6
Plymouth, IA
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$61.2k
Income / cap
$69.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
36 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.2
FEMA risk
49.2
Nicollet, MN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
75 km
Nearest port
85 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.9
FEMA risk
45.4
Morton, ND
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$64.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.97
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
614 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.3
FEMA risk
49.6
Lyon, KS
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$50.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
143 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+23.1
FEMA risk
47.6
Davie, NC
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$49.9k
Income / cap
$67.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.40
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
254 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
41.7
Jasper, IN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.83
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
54 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.3
FEMA risk
32.8
Steuben, IN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$59.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.03
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
121 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.3
FEMA risk
27.2
Buena Vista, IA
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$57.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
100 km
Nearest port
106 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+35.7
FEMA risk
39.3
Stutsman, ND
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$54.7k
Income / cap
$66.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.66
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
452 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.7
FEMA risk
46.4
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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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