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Growing GDP, shrinking populationEngineering hubsHighest per-capita incomeOverrepresented in Wholesale 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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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

2,676 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Tuscaloosa, AL$14.4B+8.1%+0.9%$57.7k$46.7k0.633.6%-2.2%10 km6 kmBerkeley, SC$14.3B+12.5%+3.5%$64.9k$58.4k1.043.4%-1.8%25 km20 kmReeves, TX$14.3B+25.5%-4.8%$76.7k$85.0k1.433.6%—4 km705 kmYellowstone, MT$14.0B+11.3%+0.9%$59.9k$73.0k1.402.8%+0.2%4 km674 kmBoone, MO$13.9B+8.2%+0.9%$55.9k$62.1k0.563.1%-3.7%2 km22 kmWinnebago, WI$13.9B+5.6%+0.2%$61.1k$62.3k0.542.7%-5.8%6 km68 kmSt. Louis, MN$13.9B+7.3%+0.1%$58.1k$61.9k0.624.7%-3.5%93 km87 kmMuscogee, GA$13.8B+5.1%-0.6%$52.9k$55.5k0.883.9%-1.3%7 km187 kmMerrimack, NH$13.8B+7.5%+0.6%$65.9k$78.2k1.232.3%-4.9%7 km73 kmTippecanoe, IN$13.7B+7.5%+0.5%$58.2k$52.4k0.553.0%-3.5%7 km126 kmSarpy, NE$13.7B+8.3%+1.7%$57.7k$67.8k1.772.5%-2.0%5 km22 kmYork, ME$13.6B+9.6%+1.0%$59.1k$74.7k0.522.7%-3.3%14 km39 kmNiagara, NY$13.6B+6.9%-0.3%$53.1k$59.2k0.664.4%-4.6%17 km28 kmIredell, NC$13.5B+7.3%+2.4%$62.4k$70.1k1.033.3%-4.0%0 km261 kmBay, FL$13.5B+9.6%+3.5%$51.5k$58.1k0.714.4%-3.6%54 km3 kmBaldwin, AL$13.4B+11.3%+2.9%$48.8k$63.9k0.893.0%-2.4%8 km30 kmLackawanna, PA$13.4B+6.5%+0.1%$51.8k$58.8k0.974.3%-5.2%1 km133 kmScott, IA$13.3B+7.7%+0.0%$58.9k$70.0k1.033.5%-0.9%4 km14 kmCherokee, GA$13.3B+10.5%+2.3%$52.4k$74.8k0.902.6%-2.4%1 km116 kmUnion, NC$13.1B+12.1%+2.4%$58.8k$76.5k1.113.2%-2.8%19 km206 kmOrange, NC$13.1B+8.1%+1.4%$75.0k$87.8k0.373.2%-4.1%0 km188 kmCabarrus, NC$13.0B+11.2%+2.0%$52.5k$61.1k1.233.4%-3.5%8 km223 kmBeaufort, SC$12.9B+8.3%+2.0%$51.3k$85.3k0.253.4%-4.0%25 km4 kmLea, NM$12.9B+25.2%-0.1%$66.7k$59.4k1.094.1%+1.2%140 km758 kmHarrison, MS$12.8B+7.9%+0.7%$46.4k$51.0k0.573.2%-1.7%8 km8 km
Tuscaloosa, AL
GDP ’24
$14.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$46.7k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.63
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
6 km
Berkeley, SC
GDP ’24
$14.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.5%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$64.9k
Income / cap
$58.4k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.04
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
20 km
Reeves, TX
GDP ’24
$14.3B
GDP CAGR
+25.5%
Pop Δ
-4.8%
Avg wage
$76.7k
Income / cap
$85.0k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.43
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
705 km
Yellowstone, MT
GDP ’24
$14.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$59.9k
Income / cap
$73.0k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.40
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
674 km
Boone, MO
GDP ’24
$13.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$62.1k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.56
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
22 km
Winnebago, WI
GDP ’24
$13.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$61.1k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.54
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
68 km
St. Louis, MN
GDP ’24
$13.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$58.1k
Income / cap
$61.9k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.62
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
93 km
Nearest port
87 km
Muscogee, GA
GDP ’24
$13.8B
GDP CAGR
+5.1%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.88
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
187 km
Merrimack, NH
GDP ’24
$13.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$65.9k
Income / cap
$78.2k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.23
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
73 km
Tippecanoe, IN
GDP ’24
$13.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$58.2k
Income / cap
$52.4k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.55
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
126 km
Sarpy, NE
GDP ’24
$13.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$67.8k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.77
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
22 km
York, ME
GDP ’24
$13.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$74.7k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.52
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
39 km
Niagara, NY
GDP ’24
$13.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$59.2k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.66
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
28 km
Iredell, NC
GDP ’24
$13.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.03
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
261 km
Bay, FL
GDP ’24
$13.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.71
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
3 km
Baldwin, AL
GDP ’24
$13.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$48.8k
Income / cap
$63.9k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.89
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
30 km
Lackawanna, PA
GDP ’24
$13.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$58.8k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.97
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
133 km
Scott, IA
GDP ’24
$13.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$70.0k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.03
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
14 km
Cherokee, GA
GDP ’24
$13.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+2.3%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$74.8k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.90
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
116 km
Union, NC
GDP ’24
$13.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$58.8k
Income / cap
$76.5k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.11
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
206 km
Orange, NC
GDP ’24
$13.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$75.0k
Income / cap
$87.8k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.37
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
188 km
Cabarrus, NC
GDP ’24
$13.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$61.1k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.23
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
223 km
Beaufort, SC
GDP ’24
$12.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$51.3k
Income / cap
$85.3k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.25
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
4 km
Lea, NM
GDP ’24
$12.9B
GDP CAGR
+25.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$66.7k
Income / cap
$59.4k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.09
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+1.2%
Nearest interstate
140 km
Nearest port
758 km
Harrison, MS
GDP ’24
$12.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$51.0k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.57
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
8 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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