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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

756 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Wayne, NE$804.4M+13.4%+0.5%$43.2k$55.2k—2.9%-3.6%61 km65 km+12.814.0Palo Alto, IA$796.3M+14.0%-0.3%$45.9k$65.5k—2.1%-0.4%64 km157 km+3.115.5Sac, IA$793.7M+13.0%-0.5%$50.1k$75.3k—2.4%-1.0%93 km99 km+2.927.3Paulding, OH$790.0M+7.0%-0.1%$51.0k$55.8k2.642.5%-4.4%35 km104 km+8.921.2Franklin, IA$789.8M+8.8%-0.0%$51.8k$65.6k—2.9%+1.5%11 km173 km+19.021.9Crockett, TX$788.4M+18.0%-2.4%$50.3k$70.1k—3.0%—4 km479 km-9.85.8Fergus, MT$776.7M+10.2%+0.8%$46.6k$56.8k—2.6%-6.0%167 km599 km+2.645.1Antelope, NE$776.6M+6.2%+0.3%$45.9k$67.9k—2.3%-9.6%125 km141 km+2.219.5Archuleta, CO$773.2M+9.5%+1.3%$45.5k$62.6k1.272.9%-2.2%198 km1013 km+3.834.5Rush, IN$764.1M+6.8%-0.0%$48.9k$60.2k—3.0%-3.3%23 km79 km+2.315.8Crockett, TN$760.9M+5.7%+0.1%$54.5k$53.9k—2.8%-6.8%25 km46 km+0.052.6Sevier, AR$758.0M+14.5%+0.1%$41.5k$48.0k—3.0%-0.9%56 km140 km+7.164.9Guthrie, IA$752.5M+11.9%+0.2%$52.2k$72.9k—2.7%-1.2%21 km125 km+6.126.5Ida, IA$745.6M+4.5%-0.9%$57.1k$69.3k—2.3%+0.2%62 km72 km+6.818.4Livingston, MO$741.9M+5.5%+0.2%$43.3k$51.6k—2.9%-3.6%51 km51 km+2.923.0Pierce, NE$737.8M+22.1%+0.0%$45.6k$112.7k—2.2%+10.2%88 km102 km+9.214.2Red Willow, NE$736.8M+6.5%-0.7%$45.3k$60.1k—2.4%-3.1%85 km396 km+1.720.3Sitka City and Borough, AK$734.7M+11.5%-0.1%$61.9k$91.4k—2.7%-0.8%691 km12 km+13.123.8Grundy, IA$731.7M+8.0%+0.1%$56.4k$64.8k5.332.5%-3.7%39 km146 km+5.713.1Buffalo, WI$730.9M+7.1%+0.1%$47.9k$59.4k—2.9%-6.1%46 km15 km+1.014.5Howard, IA$727.4M+12.3%-0.2%$47.4k$66.8k—2.4%-1.0%50 km90 km+5.715.6Stillwater, MT$725.1M-1.0%+1.2%$77.5k$71.7k—2.8%-3.3%3 km593 km-0.416.8Box Butte, NE$724.9M+4.8%-0.4%$45.2k$60.8k—2.9%-2.4%114 km551 km+10.621.0Dewey, OK$719.7M+12.1%-1.2%$68.9k$61.8k—2.6%—53 km295 km-0.215.6Custer, MT$695.6M+8.9%+0.2%$47.0k$58.9k1.802.2%-2.6%25 km844 km+0.942.1
Wayne, NE
GDP ’24
$804.4M
GDP CAGR
+13.4%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$43.2k
Income / cap
$55.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
61 km
Nearest port
65 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.8
FEMA risk
14.0
Palo Alto, IA
GDP ’24
$796.3M
GDP CAGR
+14.0%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$45.9k
Income / cap
$65.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
157 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.1
FEMA risk
15.5
Sac, IA
GDP ’24
$793.7M
GDP CAGR
+13.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$75.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
93 km
Nearest port
99 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
27.3
Paulding, OH
GDP ’24
$790.0M
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.64
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
104 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
21.2
Franklin, IA
GDP ’24
$789.8M
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$65.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
+1.5%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
173 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.0
FEMA risk
21.9
Crockett, TX
GDP ’24
$788.4M
GDP CAGR
+18.0%
Pop Δ
-2.4%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
479 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-9.8
FEMA risk
5.8
Fergus, MT
GDP ’24
$776.7M
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$46.6k
Income / cap
$56.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
167 km
Nearest port
599 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.6
FEMA risk
45.1
Antelope, NE
GDP ’24
$776.6M
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$45.9k
Income / cap
$67.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-9.6%
Nearest interstate
125 km
Nearest port
141 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.2
FEMA risk
19.5
Archuleta, CO
GDP ’24
$773.2M
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$45.5k
Income / cap
$62.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.27
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
198 km
Nearest port
1013 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.8
FEMA risk
34.5
Rush, IN
GDP ’24
$764.1M
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$48.9k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
79 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.3
FEMA risk
15.8
Crockett, TN
GDP ’24
$760.9M
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$54.5k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
46 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.0
FEMA risk
52.6
Sevier, AR
GDP ’24
$758.0M
GDP CAGR
+14.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$41.5k
Income / cap
$48.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
56 km
Nearest port
140 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.1
FEMA risk
64.9
Guthrie, IA
GDP ’24
$752.5M
GDP CAGR
+11.9%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$52.2k
Income / cap
$72.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
125 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.1
FEMA risk
26.5
Ida, IA
GDP ’24
$745.6M
GDP CAGR
+4.5%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$57.1k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
72 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.8
FEMA risk
18.4
Livingston, MO
GDP ’24
$741.9M
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$43.3k
Income / cap
$51.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
51 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
23.0
Pierce, NE
GDP ’24
$737.8M
GDP CAGR
+22.1%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$112.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
+10.2%
Nearest interstate
88 km
Nearest port
102 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.2
FEMA risk
14.2
Red Willow, NE
GDP ’24
$736.8M
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$45.3k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
85 km
Nearest port
396 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.7
FEMA risk
20.3
Sitka City and Borough, AK
GDP ’24
$734.7M
GDP CAGR
+11.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$61.9k
Income / cap
$91.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
691 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.1
FEMA risk
23.8
Grundy, IA
GDP ’24
$731.7M
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$64.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
5.33
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
146 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.7
FEMA risk
13.1
Buffalo, WI
GDP ’24
$730.9M
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$59.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
14.5
Howard, IA
GDP ’24
$727.4M
GDP CAGR
+12.3%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$47.4k
Income / cap
$66.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
90 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.7
FEMA risk
15.6
Stillwater, MT
GDP ’24
$725.1M
GDP CAGR
-1.0%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$77.5k
Income / cap
$71.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
593 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.4
FEMA risk
16.8
Box Butte, NE
GDP ’24
$724.9M
GDP CAGR
+4.8%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$45.2k
Income / cap
$60.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
114 km
Nearest port
551 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.6
FEMA risk
21.0
Dewey, OK
GDP ’24
$719.7M
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
-1.2%
Avg wage
$68.9k
Income / cap
$61.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
53 km
Nearest port
295 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.2
FEMA risk
15.6
Custer, MT
GDP ’24
$695.6M
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$47.0k
Income / cap
$58.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.80
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
844 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.9
FEMA risk
42.1
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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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