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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

756 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Fannin, GA$1.3B+13.0%+0.5%$43.2k$58.0k3.482.9%-5.0%54 km63 kmSpencer, IN$1.3B+8.7%+0.4%$47.9k$58.6k—2.8%-4.5%20 km10 kmBoone, IA$1.3B+4.5%+0.0%$52.3k$58.6k3.052.5%-4.6%30 km183 kmWhite, GA$1.3B+10.4%+1.3%$38.6k$53.6k1.922.6%-7.9%37 km115 kmLincoln, WY$1.3B+10.5%+1.7%$59.8k$77.5k1.272.5%-2.2%100 km685 kmIowa, IA$1.3B+5.4%-0.3%$49.0k$63.5k—2.8%-3.9%0 km89 kmHart, GA$1.3B+10.3%+2.1%$46.4k$50.8k—2.9%-6.8%16 km180 kmPowhatan, VA$1.3B+9.3%+1.5%$51.1k$75.5k—2.9%-5.8%21 km44 kmDelaware, IA$1.3B+8.0%+0.2%$52.2k$63.0k—2.3%-5.0%47 km40 kmO'Brien, IA$1.3B+9.1%+0.1%$46.8k$67.4k—2.0%-3.0%62 km95 kmYork, NE$1.2B+8.4%+0.6%$52.0k$66.0k—2.4%-4.0%6 km146 kmWright, IA$1.2B+17.2%-0.1%$54.9k$76.0k—2.3%+6.5%23 km211 kmHartley, TX$1.2B+16.3%-1.8%$49.3k$123.4k—3.0%+2.9%63 km619 kmChambers, AL$1.2B+7.6%-0.2%$49.1k$43.9k0.452.9%-4.7%20 km149 kmBeadle, SD$1.2B+7.4%+0.5%$49.5k$64.4k—1.8%-3.5%80 km268 kmJuneau, WI$1.2B+6.2%-0.1%$49.9k$51.2k1.273.0%-8.0%5 km92 kmHancock, IA$1.2B+12.6%-0.3%$55.9k$68.2k—2.8%-1.9%31 km191 kmMahaska, IA$1.2B+7.9%-0.3%$53.4k$57.5k0.662.3%-4.3%40 km131 kmOrange, VT$1.2B+7.4%+0.6%$52.5k$63.2k2.252.2%-6.3%19 km80 kmRichland, MT$1.2B+12.0%-1.0%$59.3k$76.5k0.552.5%+2.7%74 km831 kmMercer, ND$1.2B+3.4%-0.0%$78.7k$69.9k—2.2%-2.1%50 km644 kmClayton, IA$1.2B+8.2%-0.1%$49.5k$68.2k—2.8%-3.5%79 km18 kmFloyd, IA$1.2B+10.1%-0.8%$53.1k$64.9k—3.0%+1.6%45 km132 kmSullivan, IN$1.2B+7.5%-0.2%$49.8k$46.5k—2.9%-4.7%38 km123 kmHenry, IA$1.2B+4.3%-1.3%$51.7k$53.6k1.672.9%-3.3%76 km41 km
Fannin, GA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+13.0%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$43.2k
Income / cap
$58.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
3.48
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
63 km
Spencer, IN
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$58.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
10 km
Boone, IA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+4.5%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$52.3k
Income / cap
$58.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
3.05
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
183 km
White, GA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$38.6k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.92
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-7.9%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
115 km
Lincoln, WY
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$59.8k
Income / cap
$77.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.27
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
100 km
Nearest port
685 km
Iowa, IA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.4%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$49.0k
Income / cap
$63.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
89 km
Hart, GA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
180 km
Powhatan, VA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$75.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
44 km
Delaware, IA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$52.2k
Income / cap
$63.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
40 km
O'Brien, IA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$67.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
95 km
York, NE
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$66.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
146 km
Wright, IA
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+17.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$76.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+6.5%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
211 km
Hartley, TX
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+16.3%
Pop Δ
-1.8%
Avg wage
$49.3k
Income / cap
$123.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
+2.9%
Nearest interstate
63 km
Nearest port
619 km
Chambers, AL
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$49.1k
Income / cap
$43.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.45
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
149 km
Beadle, SD
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$49.5k
Income / cap
$64.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
80 km
Nearest port
268 km
Juneau, WI
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$49.9k
Income / cap
$51.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.27
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-8.0%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
92 km
Hancock, IA
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+12.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$68.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
191 km
Mahaska, IA
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$57.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.66
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
40 km
Nearest port
131 km
Orange, VT
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$63.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.25
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
80 km
Richland, MT
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+12.0%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$59.3k
Income / cap
$76.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.55
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
+2.7%
Nearest interstate
74 km
Nearest port
831 km
Mercer, ND
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+3.4%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$78.7k
Income / cap
$69.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
644 km
Clayton, IA
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$49.5k
Income / cap
$68.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
79 km
Nearest port
18 km
Floyd, IA
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$64.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
+1.6%
Nearest interstate
45 km
Nearest port
132 km
Sullivan, IN
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$46.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
123 km
Henry, IA
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+4.3%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$51.7k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.67
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
76 km
Nearest port
41 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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