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Growing GDP, shrinking populationEngineering hubsHighest per-capita incomeOverrepresented in Retail tradeLow unemployment, growing business formationAffordability improving (income outpacing home prices)Housing costs outpacing income (community-impact screen)Logistics: near interstate & port
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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
Bon Homme, SD$284.4M+5.5%+0.6%$42.9k$51.4k1.121.9%-3.6%76 km137 kmHand, SD$282.4M+10.6%-0.2%$42.4k$81.8k1.121.6%—87 km316 kmClark, KS$279.4M+9.5%-1.1%$49.3k$64.2k0.843.0%—189 km380 kmMcHenry, ND$278.7M+0.0%-0.9%$55.0k$68.1k1.162.9%-6.9%154 km535 kmDecatur, IA$277.6M+5.9%-0.2%$41.1k$46.1k1.652.8%-3.7%5 km143 kmMiller, GA$277.4M+5.1%-0.8%$49.2k$56.0k1.022.9%-7.4%61 km123 kmDivide, ND$273.4M+12.9%-0.9%$64.1k$57.3k0.451.7%—206 km740 kmDewey, SD$270.6M+3.3%+0.8%$48.4k$57.1k1.833.0%—140 km470 kmDouglas, SD$269.0M+8.4%+0.3%$45.1k$73.2k1.041.8%—34 km193 kmHarlan, NE$267.4M+11.3%-0.4%$41.0k$73.4k1.721.9%-6.8%57 km306 kmPierce, ND$267.4M+3.1%-0.6%$48.2k$60.6k1.101.8%—153 km486 kmAdams, IA$265.9M+6.7%-0.7%$47.8k$63.8k0.922.3%—52 km96 kmBrown, NE$265.6M+5.3%-0.6%$44.0k$66.3k1.982.3%-7.9%157 km291 kmGrand Isle, VT$265.0M+6.9%+0.8%$48.9k$79.3k1.672.7%-4.8%11 km13 kmDaviess, MO$263.7M+6.5%+0.2%$36.8k$44.1k1.622.8%-6.7%9 km78 kmKimball, NE$263.4M+9.7%-0.8%$47.2k$64.1k1.252.0%-3.9%1 km622 kmEdmunds, SD$257.3M+0.8%+0.3%$49.9k$86.2k1.061.8%—162 km402 kmWebster, MS$254.6M+5.8%+0.3%$40.1k$48.5k2.012.8%-5.0%45 km73 kmPhillips, CO$254.5M+7.5%-0.4%$48.4k$54.3k1.012.7%+2.3%37 km535 kmJohnson, NE$252.7M+8.2%-0.5%$53.5k$45.8k1.292.9%—52 km48 kmBowman, ND$250.5M+3.3%-1.1%$51.6k$73.6k1.681.6%—87 km700 kmMaries, MO$243.3M+6.8%+0.1%$39.0k$47.2k1.203.0%-5.8%24 km52 kmSheridan, MT$240.8M+6.0%-0.4%$47.6k$57.2k1.472.0%-5.6%178 km815 kmDundy, NE$240.8M+5.4%-1.3%$48.6k$98.6k0.872.0%—94 km494 kmGregory, SD$237.7M+8.5%+0.5%$39.1k$62.9k2.282.0%—62 km243 km
Bon Homme, SD
GDP ’24
$284.4M
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$42.9k
Income / cap
$51.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.12
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
76 km
Nearest port
137 km
Hand, SD
GDP ’24
$282.4M
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$42.4k
Income / cap
$81.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.12
Unemployment
1.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
87 km
Nearest port
316 km
Clark, KS
GDP ’24
$279.4M
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$49.3k
Income / cap
$64.2k
LQ · Retail trade
0.84
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
189 km
Nearest port
380 km
McHenry, ND
GDP ’24
$278.7M
GDP CAGR
+0.0%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$68.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.16
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.9%
Nearest interstate
154 km
Nearest port
535 km
Decatur, IA
GDP ’24
$277.6M
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$41.1k
Income / cap
$46.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.65
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
143 km
Miller, GA
GDP ’24
$277.4M
GDP CAGR
+5.1%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$49.2k
Income / cap
$56.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.02
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
61 km
Nearest port
123 km
Divide, ND
GDP ’24
$273.4M
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$64.1k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Retail trade
0.45
Unemployment
1.7%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
206 km
Nearest port
740 km
Dewey, SD
GDP ’24
$270.6M
GDP CAGR
+3.3%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$48.4k
Income / cap
$57.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.83
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
140 km
Nearest port
470 km
Douglas, SD
GDP ’24
$269.0M
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$45.1k
Income / cap
$73.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.04
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
193 km
Harlan, NE
GDP ’24
$267.4M
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$41.0k
Income / cap
$73.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.72
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
57 km
Nearest port
306 km
Pierce, ND
GDP ’24
$267.4M
GDP CAGR
+3.1%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$60.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.10
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
153 km
Nearest port
486 km
Adams, IA
GDP ’24
$265.9M
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$47.8k
Income / cap
$63.8k
LQ · Retail trade
0.92
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
96 km
Brown, NE
GDP ’24
$265.6M
GDP CAGR
+5.3%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$44.0k
Income / cap
$66.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.98
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-7.9%
Nearest interstate
157 km
Nearest port
291 km
Grand Isle, VT
GDP ’24
$265.0M
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$48.9k
Income / cap
$79.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.67
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
13 km
Daviess, MO
GDP ’24
$263.7M
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$36.8k
Income / cap
$44.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.62
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.7%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
78 km
Kimball, NE
GDP ’24
$263.4M
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$47.2k
Income / cap
$64.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.25
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
622 km
Edmunds, SD
GDP ’24
$257.3M
GDP CAGR
+0.8%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$49.9k
Income / cap
$86.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.06
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
162 km
Nearest port
402 km
Webster, MS
GDP ’24
$254.6M
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$40.1k
Income / cap
$48.5k
LQ · Retail trade
2.01
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
45 km
Nearest port
73 km
Phillips, CO
GDP ’24
$254.5M
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$48.4k
Income / cap
$54.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.01
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
+2.3%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
535 km
Johnson, NE
GDP ’24
$252.7M
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$45.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.29
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
48 km
Bowman, ND
GDP ’24
$250.5M
GDP CAGR
+3.3%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$51.6k
Income / cap
$73.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.68
Unemployment
1.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
87 km
Nearest port
700 km
Maries, MO
GDP ’24
$243.3M
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$39.0k
Income / cap
$47.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.20
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
52 km
Sheridan, MT
GDP ’24
$240.8M
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$47.6k
Income / cap
$57.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.47
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
178 km
Nearest port
815 km
Dundy, NE
GDP ’24
$240.8M
GDP CAGR
+5.4%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$48.6k
Income / cap
$98.6k
LQ · Retail trade
0.87
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
94 km
Nearest port
494 km
Gregory, SD
GDP ’24
$237.7M
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$39.1k
Income / cap
$62.9k
LQ · Retail trade
2.28
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
243 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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