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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

24 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Midland, TX$41.5B+20.7%+1.9%$92.6k$146.4k0.353.1%+4.6%12 km594 kmOrleans, LA$30.8B+7.3%-1.3%$65.1k$71.5k0.234.8%+3.4%0 km5 kmHoward, TX$10.0B+28.0%-3.2%$61.5k$69.0k0.834.1%+5.2%5 km579 kmLafourche, LA$6.3B+12.3%-0.5%$64.8k$64.6k0.774.1%+4.4%37 km3 kmWard, TX$5.3B+29.8%-1.3%$76.5k$76.1k0.373.8%+8.2%3 km662 kmWashington, OK$4.8B+16.6%+0.6%$60.3k$126.7k0.605.1%+8.6%54 km49 kmSt. James, LA$3.3B+14.7%-1.3%$75.0k$77.2k3.405.0%+3.8%13 km2 kmPecos, TX$2.7B+14.4%-0.9%$60.1k$50.1k0.034.5%+4.5%12 km597 kmLeflore, MS$1.5B+3.1%-2.0%$41.5k$52.8k1.756.0%+3.5%48 km46 kmBlaine, OK$1.4B+7.1%-0.5%$48.0k$56.2k3.734.2%+3.8%38 km246 kmWright, IA$1.2B+17.2%-0.1%$54.9k$76.0k4.152.3%+6.5%23 km211 kmChickasaw, IA$1.1B+14.8%-0.6%$54.4k$96.6k4.382.3%+5.4%65 km93 kmCherokee, IA$1.1B+13.4%-0.3%$48.9k$86.9k0.882.0%+3.0%69 km70 kmOchiltree, TX$1.0B+10.2%-1.3%$55.2k$68.5k0.073.3%+3.6%118 km455 kmMitchell, IA$994.8M+13.1%+0.0%$55.2k$98.2k3.782.4%+5.4%35 km119 kmPierce, NE$737.8M+22.1%+0.0%$45.6k$112.7k0.702.2%+6.6%88 km102 kmSherman, TX$657.9M+16.9%-0.1%$51.7k$155.8k—3.1%+7.7%121 km552 kmFranklin, LA$619.1M+5.0%-0.7%$37.1k$43.0k0.605.7%+5.5%36 km33 kmKearney, NE$618.2M+15.3%+0.3%$47.9k$99.7k2.312.4%+3.1%19 km263 kmTurner, SD$612.7M+13.6%+1.6%$44.7k$91.7k1.181.7%+3.7%28 km115 kmPemiscot, MO$610.6M+6.9%-1.8%$37.7k$53.9k1.335.4%+3.4%3 km0 kmCrenshaw, AL$606.4M+11.9%-0.1%$46.3k$53.0k3.083.7%+3.7%33 km92 kmAudubon, IA$472.6M+12.9%-0.6%$47.7k$67.9k1.742.1%+3.7%21 km94 kmAmite, MS$389.3M+12.9%-0.4%$44.7k$45.2k2.614.1%+6.5%31 km72 km
Midland, TX
GDP ’24
$41.5B
GDP CAGR
+20.7%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$92.6k
Income / cap
$146.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.35
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
+4.6%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
594 km
Orleans, LA
GDP ’24
$30.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$65.1k
Income / cap
$71.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.23
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
+3.4%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
5 km
Howard, TX
GDP ’24
$10.0B
GDP CAGR
+28.0%
Pop Δ
-3.2%
Avg wage
$61.5k
Income / cap
$69.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.83
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+5.2%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
579 km
Lafourche, LA
GDP ’24
$6.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.3%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$64.8k
Income / cap
$64.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.77
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+4.4%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
3 km
Ward, TX
GDP ’24
$5.3B
GDP CAGR
+29.8%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$76.5k
Income / cap
$76.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.37
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
+8.2%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
662 km
Washington, OK
GDP ’24
$4.8B
GDP CAGR
+16.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$60.3k
Income / cap
$126.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.60
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
+8.6%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
49 km
St. James, LA
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+14.7%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$75.0k
Income / cap
$77.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.40
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
+3.8%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
2 km
Pecos, TX
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+14.4%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$60.1k
Income / cap
$50.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.03
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+4.5%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
597 km
Leflore, MS
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+3.1%
Pop Δ
-2.0%
Avg wage
$41.5k
Income / cap
$52.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.75
Unemployment
6.0%
Affordability Δ
+3.5%
Nearest interstate
48 km
Nearest port
46 km
Blaine, OK
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$48.0k
Income / cap
$56.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.73
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
+3.8%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
246 km
Wright, IA
GDP ’24
$1.2B
GDP CAGR
+17.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$76.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.15
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+6.5%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
211 km
Chickasaw, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+14.8%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$96.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.38
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+5.4%
Nearest interstate
65 km
Nearest port
93 km
Cherokee, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+13.4%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$48.9k
Income / cap
$86.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.88
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
+3.0%
Nearest interstate
69 km
Nearest port
70 km
Ochiltree, TX
GDP ’24
$1.0B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$55.2k
Income / cap
$68.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.07
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
+3.6%
Nearest interstate
118 km
Nearest port
455 km
Mitchell, IA
GDP ’24
$994.8M
GDP CAGR
+13.1%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$55.2k
Income / cap
$98.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.78
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
+5.4%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
119 km
Pierce, NE
GDP ’24
$737.8M
GDP CAGR
+22.1%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$112.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.70
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
+6.6%
Nearest interstate
88 km
Nearest port
102 km
Sherman, TX
GDP ’24
$657.9M
GDP CAGR
+16.9%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$51.7k
Income / cap
$155.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
+7.7%
Nearest interstate
121 km
Nearest port
552 km
Franklin, LA
GDP ’24
$619.1M
GDP CAGR
+5.0%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$37.1k
Income / cap
$43.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.60
Unemployment
5.7%
Affordability Δ
+5.5%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
33 km
Kearney, NE
GDP ’24
$618.2M
GDP CAGR
+15.3%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$99.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.31
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
+3.1%
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 · Manufacturing
1.18
Unemployment
1.7%
Affordability Δ
+3.7%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
115 km
Pemiscot, MO
GDP ’24
$610.6M
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-1.8%
Avg wage
$37.7k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.33
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
+3.4%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
0 km
Crenshaw, AL
GDP ’24
$606.4M
GDP CAGR
+11.9%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$46.3k
Income / cap
$53.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.08
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
+3.7%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
92 km
Audubon, IA
GDP ’24
$472.6M
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$47.7k
Income / cap
$67.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.74
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
+3.7%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
94 km
Amite, MS
GDP ’24
$389.3M
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$44.7k
Income / cap
$45.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.61
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+6.5%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
72 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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