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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

1,258 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
New York, NY$1.0T+6.8%-0.3%$157.2k$217.1k3.604.3%—3 km2 kmLos Angeles, CA$1.0T+7.0%-0.6%$80.6k$83.9k2.205.2%-3.5%11 km28 kmCook, IL$546.4B+7.4%-0.4%$83.9k$80.0k1.075.3%-3.2%4 km4 kmSanta Clara, CA$438.5B+6.5%-0.3%$174.7k$157.6k5.523.4%-1.4%18 km55 kmOrange, CA$351.8B+7.0%-0.2%$77.9k$94.0k0.843.5%-4.6%1 km16 kmSan Diego, CA$331.9B+7.7%-0.1%$79.6k$84.3k1.033.9%-5.4%21 km44 kmSan Francisco, CA$268.3B+5.7%-1.6%$167.1k$171.5k6.223.3%+2.7%3 km3 kmSan Mateo, CA$217.0B+9.2%-0.7%$174.3k$179.7k8.503.1%+0.8%5 km14 kmHennepin, MN$193.6B+7.6%-0.1%$87.4k$100.4k1.234.0%+0.6%2 km16 kmAlameda, CA$182.5B+6.2%-0.7%$94.7k$111.3k1.803.8%+0.1%0 km27 kmKings, NY$145.9B+7.7%-0.6%$59.3k$69.4k0.684.9%+2.1%5 km6 kmQueens, NY$143.1B+8.5%-0.2%$67.0k$62.3k0.384.3%-1.0%0 km5 kmCuyahoga, OH$135.9B+7.4%-0.6%$71.6k$72.8k1.333.2%-3.6%1 km5 kmPhiladelphia, PA$135.0B+5.9%-0.4%$80.7k$61.2k1.385.0%-3.0%4 km4 kmAllegheny, PA$132.9B+6.5%-0.5%$75.8k$77.7k0.773.7%-3.8%2 km4 kmWayne, MI$129.9B+7.6%-0.3%$74.0k$55.7k0.466.4%-4.8%2 km2 kmSt. Louis, MO$114.8B+7.5%-0.3%$74.0k$104.8k0.963.7%-1.1%0 km0 kmMultnomah, OR$90.6B+6.4%-0.7%$77.6k$79.0k0.974.8%+0.5%1 km2 kmShelby, TN$88.4B+6.8%-0.4%$70.2k$65.4k0.394.3%-3.2%1 km2 kmHonolulu, HI$87.1B+8.1%-0.6%$66.7k$74.7k0.602.4%-2.3%2 km11 kmErie, NY$81.1B+7.0%-0.1%$64.6k$64.8k0.534.1%-6.2%7 km12 kmMilwaukee, WI$78.8B+6.8%-0.4%$66.2k$62.2k0.963.7%-5.1%3 km4 kmBaltimore, MD$73.1B+7.1%-0.1%$68.6k$79.0k0.643.9%-2.3%1 km7 kmVentura, CA$69.6B+6.6%-0.3%$67.8k$82.6k0.663.9%-4.0%37 km28 kmBaltimore (Independent City), MD$65.6B+7.4%-0.6%$79.8k$69.6k0.525.4%+0.3%0 km3 km
New York, NY
GDP ’24
$1.0T
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$157.2k
Income / cap
$217.1k
LQ · Information
3.60
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
2 km
Los Angeles, CA
GDP ’24
$1.0T
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$80.6k
Income / cap
$83.9k
LQ · Information
2.20
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
28 km
Cook, IL
GDP ’24
$546.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$83.9k
Income / cap
$80.0k
LQ · Information
1.07
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
4 km
Santa Clara, CA
GDP ’24
$438.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$174.7k
Income / cap
$157.6k
LQ · Information
5.52
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
55 km
Orange, CA
GDP ’24
$351.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$77.9k
Income / cap
$94.0k
LQ · Information
0.84
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
16 km
San Diego, CA
GDP ’24
$331.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$79.6k
Income / cap
$84.3k
LQ · Information
1.03
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
44 km
San Francisco, CA
GDP ’24
$268.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-1.6%
Avg wage
$167.1k
Income / cap
$171.5k
LQ · Information
6.22
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
+2.7%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
3 km
San Mateo, CA
GDP ’24
$217.0B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$174.3k
Income / cap
$179.7k
LQ · Information
8.50
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
+0.8%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
14 km
Hennepin, MN
GDP ’24
$193.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$87.4k
Income / cap
$100.4k
LQ · Information
1.23
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
+0.6%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
16 km
Alameda, CA
GDP ’24
$182.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$94.7k
Income / cap
$111.3k
LQ · Information
1.80
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.1%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
27 km
Kings, NY
GDP ’24
$145.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$59.3k
Income / cap
$69.4k
LQ · Information
0.68
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
+2.1%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
6 km
Queens, NY
GDP ’24
$143.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$67.0k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Information
0.38
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
5 km
Cuyahoga, OH
GDP ’24
$135.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$71.6k
Income / cap
$72.8k
LQ · Information
1.33
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
5 km
Philadelphia, PA
GDP ’24
$135.0B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$80.7k
Income / cap
$61.2k
LQ · Information
1.38
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
4 km
Allegheny, PA
GDP ’24
$132.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$75.8k
Income / cap
$77.7k
LQ · Information
0.77
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Wayne, MI
GDP ’24
$129.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$74.0k
Income / cap
$55.7k
LQ · Information
0.46
Unemployment
6.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
2 km
St. Louis, MO
GDP ’24
$114.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$74.0k
Income / cap
$104.8k
LQ · Information
0.96
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
0 km
Multnomah, OR
GDP ’24
$90.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$77.6k
Income / cap
$79.0k
LQ · Information
0.97
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
2 km
Shelby, TN
GDP ’24
$88.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$70.2k
Income / cap
$65.4k
LQ · Information
0.39
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
2 km
Honolulu, HI
GDP ’24
$87.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$66.7k
Income / cap
$74.7k
LQ · Information
0.60
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
11 km
Erie, NY
GDP ’24
$81.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$64.6k
Income / cap
$64.8k
LQ · Information
0.53
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
12 km
Milwaukee, WI
GDP ’24
$78.8B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$66.2k
Income / cap
$62.2k
LQ · Information
0.96
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
4 km
Baltimore, MD
GDP ’24
$73.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$68.6k
Income / cap
$79.0k
LQ · Information
0.64
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
7 km
Ventura, CA
GDP ’24
$69.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$67.8k
Income / cap
$82.6k
LQ · Information
0.66
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
28 km
Baltimore (Independent City), MD
GDP ’24
$65.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$79.8k
Income / cap
$69.6k
LQ · Information
0.52
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
3 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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