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Growing GDP, shrinking populationEngineering hubsHighest per-capita incomeOverrepresented in Remediation servicesLow unemployment, growing business formationAffordability improving (income outpacing home prices)Housing costs outpacing income (community-impact screen)Logistics: near interstate & port
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Deep sectors · QCEW
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

1,258 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Nueces, TX$27.9B+10.5%-0.0%$57.3k$58.1k2.064.3%-3.5%8 km16 kmJefferson, TX$27.1B+12.9%-0.2%$66.4k$53.1k5.905.8%-2.4%11 km13 kmNorfolk (Independent City), VA$26.8B+7.3%-0.7%$70.1k$51.5k2.624.1%-3.5%1 km6 kmClayton, GA$26.3B+15.2%-0.2%$73.2k$37.0k—4.1%-10.9%4 km188 kmSan Luis Obispo, CA$24.5B+7.7%-0.0%$59.7k$77.6k0.353.6%-4.1%71 km38 kmLane, OR$23.6B+7.7%-0.1%$56.3k$65.0k0.934.8%-2.2%13 km103 kmStark, OH$23.2B+8.1%-0.1%$52.7k$60.0k1.433.0%-4.3%3 km64 kmLinn, IA$21.9B+5.7%-0.0%$65.1k$66.5k1.433.0%-3.0%8 km86 kmSanta Cruz, CA$21.1B+6.7%-1.0%$65.3k$93.6k—5.1%-1.7%29 km53 kmGenesee, MI$20.2B+5.8%-0.3%$53.9k$53.6k2.736.1%-4.8%2 km51 kmMontgomery, AL$19.9B+7.8%-0.3%$59.1k$57.3k—3.7%-2.0%15 km66 kmWestmoreland, PA$19.4B+6.7%-0.3%$55.3k$66.1k2.693.6%-3.6%14 km32 kmWinnebago, IL$18.8B+7.9%-0.2%$57.5k$55.2k—5.0%-7.6%16 km86 kmNewport News (Independent City), VA$18.8B+6.9%-0.4%$66.5k$53.3k—4.0%-4.4%2 km11 kmCalcasieu, LA$18.4B+11.4%-1.1%$60.6k$56.1k10.894.5%+1.5%2 km4 kmCaddo, LA$17.9B+8.9%-1.3%$56.3k$67.6k3.074.5%+1.1%5 km34 kmPeoria, IL$17.0B+7.0%-0.4%$71.9k$64.7k—4.9%-3.1%1 km18 kmRichmond, GA$16.8B+6.7%-0.0%$56.5k$47.1k—4.2%-7.4%6 km159 kmMadison, IL$16.6B+10.8%-0.2%$55.1k$62.7k1.983.9%-3.1%2 km17 kmSt. Clair, IL$16.1B+7.7%-0.6%$55.0k$61.7k—4.3%-4.2%12 km22 kmLake, OH$15.7B+7.0%-0.0%$56.9k$66.6k—2.8%-4.0%2 km7 kmSangamon, IL$15.7B+8.3%-0.3%$65.1k$63.6k0.714.3%-3.0%2 km65 kmRensselaer, NY$15.5B+11.2%-0.1%$73.3k$64.5k3.533.7%-5.2%15 km16 kmHinds, MS$15.4B+4.6%-1.6%$57.0k$54.4k—3.8%-0.1%10 km40 kmErie, PA$15.0B+6.3%-0.4%$51.4k$56.6k—4.0%-6.8%7 km17 km
Nueces, TX
GDP ’24
$27.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$57.3k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Remediation services
2.06
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
16 km
Jefferson, TX
GDP ’24
$27.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$66.4k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Remediation services
5.90
Unemployment
5.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
13 km
Norfolk (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$26.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$70.1k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Remediation services
2.62
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
6 km
Clayton, GA
GDP ’24
$26.3B
GDP CAGR
+15.2%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$73.2k
Income / cap
$37.0k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-10.9%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
188 km
San Luis Obispo, CA
GDP ’24
$24.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$59.7k
Income / cap
$77.6k
LQ · Remediation services
0.35
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
38 km
Lane, OR
GDP ’24
$23.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$65.0k
LQ · Remediation services
0.93
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
103 km
Stark, OH
GDP ’24
$23.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$52.7k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Remediation services
1.43
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
64 km
Linn, IA
GDP ’24
$21.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$65.1k
Income / cap
$66.5k
LQ · Remediation services
1.43
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
86 km
Santa Cruz, CA
GDP ’24
$21.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$93.6k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
53 km
Genesee, MI
GDP ’24
$20.2B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$53.9k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Remediation services
2.73
Unemployment
6.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
51 km
Montgomery, AL
GDP ’24
$19.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
66 km
Westmoreland, PA
GDP ’24
$19.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$66.1k
LQ · Remediation services
2.69
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
32 km
Winnebago, IL
GDP ’24
$18.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$55.2k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-7.6%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
86 km
Newport News (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$18.8B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$66.5k
Income / cap
$53.3k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
11 km
Calcasieu, LA
GDP ’24
$18.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$60.6k
Income / cap
$56.1k
LQ · Remediation services
10.89
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+1.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Caddo, LA
GDP ’24
$17.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$67.6k
LQ · Remediation services
3.07
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+1.1%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
34 km
Peoria, IL
GDP ’24
$17.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$71.9k
Income / cap
$64.7k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
18 km
Richmond, GA
GDP ’24
$16.8B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$47.1k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
159 km
Madison, IL
GDP ’24
$16.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$55.1k
Income / cap
$62.7k
LQ · Remediation services
1.98
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
17 km
St. Clair, IL
GDP ’24
$16.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$61.7k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
22 km
Lake, OH
GDP ’24
$15.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$56.9k
Income / cap
$66.6k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
7 km
Sangamon, IL
GDP ’24
$15.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$65.1k
Income / cap
$63.6k
LQ · Remediation services
0.71
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
65 km
Rensselaer, NY
GDP ’24
$15.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$73.3k
Income / cap
$64.5k
LQ · Remediation services
3.53
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
16 km
Hinds, MS
GDP ’24
$15.4B
GDP CAGR
+4.6%
Pop Δ
-1.6%
Avg wage
$57.0k
Income / cap
$54.4k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-0.1%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
40 km
Erie, PA
GDP ’24
$15.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$51.4k
Income / cap
$56.6k
LQ · Remediation services
—
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
17 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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