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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

2,685 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Middlesex, NJ$86.7B+7.4%+0.6%$79.3k$77.3k1.194.2%-6.5%1 km6 kmLake, IL$82.9B+6.3%+0.2%$90.6k$103.5k0.544.2%-3.4%7 km15 kmErie, NY$81.1B+7.0%-0.1%$64.6k$64.8k0.704.1%-6.2%7 km12 kmJefferson, KY$78.8B+7.1%+0.4%$69.0k$70.6k0.755.0%-2.6%3 km0 kmPinellas, FL$78.1B+9.3%+0.0%$64.4k$78.3k0.604.2%-6.9%9 km17 kmNew Castle, DE$76.0B+8.5%+0.7%$77.1k$69.6k0.754.1%-5.4%10 km5 kmNorfolk, MA$75.1B+7.5%+0.5%$81.6k$119.7k0.753.8%-3.1%2 km21 kmMorris, NJ$74.4B+6.6%+0.6%$99.5k$119.7k1.233.5%-4.7%5 km34 kmDouglas, NE$73.8B+9.5%+0.7%$66.5k$85.8k1.082.8%-1.9%7 km18 kmOklahoma, OK$73.7B+6.6%+0.6%$63.1k$76.8k0.874.4%-1.6%4 km169 kmAnne Arundel, MD$69.9B+7.9%+0.3%$75.0k$87.6k1.623.3%-2.6%0 km8 kmVentura, CA$69.6B+6.6%-0.3%$67.8k$82.6k1.083.9%-4.0%37 km28 kmJohnson, KS$67.0B+6.5%+0.8%$71.4k$95.4k2.283.5%-4.9%3 km32 kmPima, AZ$66.7B+8.1%+0.7%$59.5k$60.4k0.984.7%-6.4%66 km503 kmArapahoe, CO$66.7B+6.5%+0.8%$83.5k$84.1k2.843.6%-2.9%9 km727 kmHudson, NJ$65.7B+7.9%+0.3%$92.2k$82.8k0.263.9%-1.4%2 km1 kmJefferson, AL$65.5B+7.8%-0.3%$69.2k$75.3k0.833.4%-1.1%5 km19 kmMonroe, NY$65.1B+6.8%-0.3%$64.4k$67.2k1.224.1%-8.1%1 km11 kmJackson, MO$65.1B+7.0%+0.4%$69.2k$60.1k1.833.5%-4.7%1 km16 kmPierce, WA$64.9B+7.7%+0.4%$67.0k$68.4k0.605.2%-4.1%29 km2 kmDenton, TX$64.3B+11.0%+3.4%$63.3k$80.1k0.513.8%-4.4%1 km302 kmFresno, CA$64.2B+8.1%+0.6%$56.1k$57.6k0.757.4%-5.4%75 km197 kmPolk, IA$63.8B+6.8%+1.0%$70.1k$69.8k1.133.0%-3.4%0 km200 kmWashington, OR$63.2B+5.9%+0.3%$87.2k$81.3k0.914.6%-2.7%31 km25 kmKern, CA$63.1B+8.4%+0.5%$57.7k$50.6k1.178.3%-7.1%39 km129 km
Middlesex, NJ
GDP ’24
$86.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$79.3k
Income / cap
$77.3k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
1.19
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-6.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
6 km
Lake, IL
GDP ’24
$82.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$90.6k
Income / cap
$103.5k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.54
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
15 km
Erie, NY
GDP ’24
$81.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$64.6k
Income / cap
$64.8k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.70
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
12 km
Jefferson, KY
GDP ’24
$78.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$69.0k
Income / cap
$70.6k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.75
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
0 km
Pinellas, FL
GDP ’24
$78.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$64.4k
Income / cap
$78.3k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.60
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-6.9%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
17 km
New Castle, DE
GDP ’24
$76.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$77.1k
Income / cap
$69.6k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.75
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
5 km
Norfolk, MA
GDP ’24
$75.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$81.6k
Income / cap
$119.7k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.75
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
21 km
Morris, NJ
GDP ’24
$74.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$99.5k
Income / cap
$119.7k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
1.23
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
34 km
Douglas, NE
GDP ’24
$73.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$66.5k
Income / cap
$85.8k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
1.08
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
18 km
Oklahoma, OK
GDP ’24
$73.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$63.1k
Income / cap
$76.8k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.87
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
169 km
Anne Arundel, MD
GDP ’24
$69.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$75.0k
Income / cap
$87.6k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
1.62
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
8 km
Ventura, CA
GDP ’24
$69.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$67.8k
Income / cap
$82.6k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
1.08
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
28 km
Johnson, KS
GDP ’24
$67.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$71.4k
Income / cap
$95.4k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
2.28
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
32 km
Pima, AZ
GDP ’24
$66.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$59.5k
Income / cap
$60.4k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.98
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
66 km
Nearest port
503 km
Arapahoe, CO
GDP ’24
$66.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$83.5k
Income / cap
$84.1k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
2.84
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
727 km
Hudson, NJ
GDP ’24
$65.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$92.2k
Income / cap
$82.8k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.26
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
1 km
Jefferson, AL
GDP ’24
$65.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$69.2k
Income / cap
$75.3k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.83
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
19 km
Monroe, NY
GDP ’24
$65.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$64.4k
Income / cap
$67.2k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
1.22
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-8.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
11 km
Jackson, MO
GDP ’24
$65.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$69.2k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
1.83
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
16 km
Pierce, WA
GDP ’24
$64.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$67.0k
Income / cap
$68.4k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.60
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
2 km
Denton, TX
GDP ’24
$64.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.0%
Pop Δ
+3.4%
Avg wage
$63.3k
Income / cap
$80.1k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.51
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
302 km
Fresno, CA
GDP ’24
$64.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$56.1k
Income / cap
$57.6k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.75
Unemployment
7.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
75 km
Nearest port
197 km
Polk, IA
GDP ’24
$63.8B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$70.1k
Income / cap
$69.8k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
1.13
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
200 km
Washington, OR
GDP ’24
$63.2B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$87.2k
Income / cap
$81.3k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
0.91
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
25 km
Kern, CA
GDP ’24
$63.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Architectural & engineering
1.17
Unemployment
8.3%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
129 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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