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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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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

2,271 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
St. Clair, AL$3.2B+10.2%+1.4%$49.8k$54.9k1.593.0%-0.8%11 km70 kmBrown, SD$3.2B+6.5%-0.4%$52.6k$80.0k1.231.7%+0.9%104 km384 kmWalker, TX$3.1B+7.3%+2.2%$51.2k$36.9k2.024.4%-2.2%1 km100 kmPolk, OR$3.1B+9.8%+0.6%$49.4k$57.3k0.894.6%+0.2%32 km58 kmKandiyohi, MN$3.1B+8.1%+0.6%$50.2k$66.1k1.234.3%-2.1%59 km136 kmClinton, OH$3.1B+7.4%+0.0%$61.3k$55.9k0.822.7%-5.4%12 km63 kmElmore, AL$3.1B+10.2%+0.9%$45.0k$55.5k1.482.8%-2.5%26 km70 kmDelaware, NY$3.1B+10.0%+0.2%$60.3k$53.6k0.964.3%-3.6%26 km86 kmLoudon, TN$3.1B+7.7%+3.2%$53.7k$73.6k1.242.7%-5.3%6 km2 kmFinney, KS$3.1B+8.3%-0.3%$49.7k$54.9k1.433.1%-1.7%119 km486 kmLouisa, VA$3.1B+7.9%+2.8%$56.8k$54.5k1.253.6%-5.1%12 km71 kmLivingston, NY$3.1B+8.3%-0.1%$53.4k$55.6k1.524.3%-6.8%4 km57 kmMadison, NY$3.1B+6.2%-0.3%$54.1k$61.3k1.263.8%-5.9%21 km52 kmSagadahoc, ME$3.1B+10.4%+0.6%$60.2k$71.5k1.172.5%-3.4%8 km6 kmDare, NC$3.1B+7.5%+0.8%$44.8k$83.6k1.933.3%-3.5%120 km23 kmKnox, OH$3.1B+9.4%+0.3%$54.6k$58.3k1.032.7%-4.9%25 km112 kmEffingham, IL$3.1B+8.9%-0.1%$50.0k$72.2k0.703.3%-0.7%1 km133 kmNewton, MO$3.1B+9.1%+1.2%$50.9k$50.2k0.893.4%-4.1%8 km135 kmNez Perce, ID$3.1B+7.5%+0.4%$52.4k$59.8k1.103.4%-1.2%139 km22 kmChenango, NY$3.1B+7.1%-0.7%$59.6k$59.0k1.093.4%-2.3%25 km88 kmDodge, NE$3.1B+8.0%+0.6%$51.8k$62.5k1.312.7%-2.2%52 km46 kmDeKalb, AL$3.1B+11.2%+0.7%$49.1k$45.2k1.143.0%-3.3%5 km29 kmMorgan, IN$3.1B+11.2%+0.8%$48.0k$59.7k1.323.0%-2.2%6 km122 kmJessamine, KY$3.1B+8.7%+1.5%$51.1k$64.3k1.344.2%-3.1%19 km13 kmMarion, WV$3.0B+10.3%-0.2%$51.4k$53.9k1.253.5%-1.6%10 km10 km
St. Clair, AL
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$54.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.59
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
70 km
Brown, SD
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$52.6k
Income / cap
$80.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.23
Unemployment
1.7%
Affordability Δ
+0.9%
Nearest interstate
104 km
Nearest port
384 km
Walker, TX
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$51.2k
Income / cap
$36.9k
LQ · Retail trade
2.02
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
100 km
Polk, OR
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Retail trade
0.89
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
58 km
Kandiyohi, MN
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$50.2k
Income / cap
$66.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.23
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
59 km
Nearest port
136 km
Clinton, OH
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$61.3k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Retail trade
0.82
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
63 km
Elmore, AL
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.48
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
70 km
Delaware, NY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$60.3k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Retail trade
0.96
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
86 km
Loudon, TN
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+3.2%
Avg wage
$53.7k
Income / cap
$73.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.24
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
2 km
Finney, KS
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$54.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.43
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
119 km
Nearest port
486 km
Louisa, VA
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+2.8%
Avg wage
$56.8k
Income / cap
$54.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.25
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
71 km
Livingston, NY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$55.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.52
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
57 km
Madison, NY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$61.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.26
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
52 km
Sagadahoc, ME
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$60.2k
Income / cap
$71.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.17
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
6 km
Dare, NC
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$44.8k
Income / cap
$83.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.93
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
120 km
Nearest port
23 km
Knox, OH
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$54.6k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.03
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
112 km
Effingham, IL
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$72.2k
LQ · Retail trade
0.70
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
133 km
Newton, MO
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$50.2k
LQ · Retail trade
0.89
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
135 km
Nez Perce, ID
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$59.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.10
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
139 km
Nearest port
22 km
Chenango, NY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$59.6k
Income / cap
$59.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.09
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
88 km
Dodge, NE
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$62.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.31
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
46 km
DeKalb, AL
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$49.1k
Income / cap
$45.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.14
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
29 km
Morgan, IN
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$48.0k
Income / cap
$59.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.32
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
122 km
Jessamine, KY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$64.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.34
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
13 km
Marion, WV
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$51.4k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.25
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
10 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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