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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
Kearney, NE$618.2M+15.3%+0.3%$47.9k$99.7k0.262.4%+2.9%19 km263 kmTurner, SD$612.7M+13.6%+1.6%$44.7k$91.7k0.471.7%+5.3%28 km115 kmYuma, CO$611.9M+10.7%-0.3%$48.5k$54.9k0.932.1%-2.1%79 km560 kmBrewster, TX$611.3M+11.5%-0.1%$48.5k$64.2k2.902.8%+1.3%123 km599 kmOsage, MO$608.8M+8.8%+0.4%$47.2k$59.5k0.692.6%-4.1%52 km30 kmOsceola, IA$602.1M+15.9%-0.8%$48.0k$67.4k0.471.8%-4.0%29 km122 kmCharles Mix, SD$599.6M+6.6%-0.2%$44.8k$56.3k1.331.9%-10.2%55 km199 kmHumboldt, IA$598.2M+7.6%-0.2%$51.0k$60.2k0.542.5%+0.5%58 km182 kmGoshen, WY$591.7M+5.2%+0.2%$45.1k$55.8k1.282.7%-3.7%48 km657 kmCavalier, ND$589.2M+10.4%-1.0%$54.8k$94.3k0.712.4%-1.8%90 km372 kmMarquette, WI$587.6M+7.1%+0.4%$44.5k$54.9k0.913.0%-6.2%7 km132 kmBottineau, ND$586.1M+7.7%-0.2%$50.4k$76.3k0.912.0%-10.0%215 km545 kmButler, NE$584.0M+13.2%+0.3%$59.0k$70.8k0.362.2%-2.9%45 km94 kmGasconade, MO$581.4M+4.9%-0.1%$37.8k$52.4k0.923.0%-5.2%39 km26 kmBoone, NE$575.7M+6.0%+0.1%$49.8k$71.8k0.662.0%-7.1%98 km160 kmRoberts, SD$563.0M+9.5%+0.0%$43.9k$58.6k0.662.4%-4.1%3 km295 kmJohnson, WY$562.2M+9.1%+1.0%$46.0k$73.2k1.152.4%-1.6%4 km845 kmCedar, NE$562.2M+5.5%-0.1%$43.4k$66.4k0.512.2%-2.8%43 km73 kmPower, ID$560.7M+4.3%+1.4%$54.6k$47.2k0.342.9%-10.2%6 km530 kmCalhoun, IA$559.9M+9.2%-0.6%$47.0k$63.0k0.312.7%-3.0%88 km134 kmFillmore, NE$559.5M+10.3%-0.5%$49.4k$79.2k0.362.0%-3.1%33 km149 kmMontgomery, IA$557.2M+6.0%-0.7%$49.6k$54.1k0.692.4%-7.4%52 km59 kmJefferson, NE$556.9M+5.6%-0.4%$46.2k$60.5k0.492.7%-4.8%72 km123 kmHutchinson, SD$555.5M+10.7%-0.1%$46.7k$73.7k0.451.5%-2.6%37 km150 kmMerrick, NE$554.2M+9.8%+0.6%$52.8k$64.9k0.662.1%-3.6%39 km168 km
Kearney, NE
GDP ’24
$618.2M
GDP CAGR
+15.3%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$99.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.26
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
+2.9%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
263 km
Turner, SD
GDP ’24
$612.7M
GDP CAGR
+13.6%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$44.7k
Income / cap
$91.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.47
Unemployment
1.7%
Affordability Δ
+5.3%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
115 km
Yuma, CO
GDP ’24
$611.9M
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$48.5k
Income / cap
$54.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.93
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
79 km
Nearest port
560 km
Brewster, TX
GDP ’24
$611.3M
GDP CAGR
+11.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$48.5k
Income / cap
$64.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
2.90
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
+1.3%
Nearest interstate
123 km
Nearest port
599 km
Osage, MO
GDP ’24
$608.8M
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$47.2k
Income / cap
$59.5k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.69
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
30 km
Osceola, IA
GDP ’24
$602.1M
GDP CAGR
+15.9%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$48.0k
Income / cap
$67.4k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.47
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
122 km
Charles Mix, SD
GDP ’24
$599.6M
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$44.8k
Income / cap
$56.3k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.33
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-10.2%
Nearest interstate
55 km
Nearest port
199 km
Humboldt, IA
GDP ’24
$598.2M
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.54
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
+0.5%
Nearest interstate
58 km
Nearest port
182 km
Goshen, WY
GDP ’24
$591.7M
GDP CAGR
+5.2%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$45.1k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.28
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
48 km
Nearest port
657 km
Cavalier, ND
GDP ’24
$589.2M
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$54.8k
Income / cap
$94.3k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.71
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
90 km
Nearest port
372 km
Marquette, WI
GDP ’24
$587.6M
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$44.5k
Income / cap
$54.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.91
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
132 km
Bottineau, ND
GDP ’24
$586.1M
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$76.3k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.91
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-10.0%
Nearest interstate
215 km
Nearest port
545 km
Butler, NE
GDP ’24
$584.0M
GDP CAGR
+13.2%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$70.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.36
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
45 km
Nearest port
94 km
Gasconade, MO
GDP ’24
$581.4M
GDP CAGR
+4.9%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$37.8k
Income / cap
$52.4k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.92
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
26 km
Boone, NE
GDP ’24
$575.7M
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$71.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.66
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
98 km
Nearest port
160 km
Roberts, SD
GDP ’24
$563.0M
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$43.9k
Income / cap
$58.6k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.66
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
295 km
Johnson, WY
GDP ’24
$562.2M
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$46.0k
Income / cap
$73.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.15
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
845 km
Cedar, NE
GDP ’24
$562.2M
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$43.4k
Income / cap
$66.4k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.51
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
43 km
Nearest port
73 km
Power, ID
GDP ’24
$560.7M
GDP CAGR
+4.3%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$54.6k
Income / cap
$47.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.34
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-10.2%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
530 km
Calhoun, IA
GDP ’24
$559.9M
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$47.0k
Income / cap
$63.0k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.31
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
88 km
Nearest port
134 km
Fillmore, NE
GDP ’24
$559.5M
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$79.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.36
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
149 km
Montgomery, IA
GDP ’24
$557.2M
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$49.6k
Income / cap
$54.1k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.69
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
59 km
Jefferson, NE
GDP ’24
$556.9M
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$46.2k
Income / cap
$60.5k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.49
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
72 km
Nearest port
123 km
Hutchinson, SD
GDP ’24
$555.5M
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$46.7k
Income / cap
$73.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.45
Unemployment
1.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
150 km
Merrick, NE
GDP ’24
$554.2M
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.8k
Income / cap
$64.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.66
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
168 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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