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Growing GDP, shrinking populationEngineering hubsHighest per-capita incomeOverrepresented in Waste management & remediationLow 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

2,271 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Washtenaw, MI$34.6B+6.8%-0.2%$70.8k$79.7k0.994.3%-1.5%4 km47 kmPlacer, CA$34.3B+7.6%+1.7%$70.8k$87.8k0.963.6%+0.8%17 km87 kmClark, WA$33.4B+8.9%+1.0%$68.9k$72.0k1.224.8%+0.3%14 km11 kmRockingham, NH$32.7B+8.5%+0.6%$70.9k$100.2k1.452.8%-4.0%20 km29 kmAnchorage Municipality, AK$32.1B+7.5%-0.3%$71.2k$84.4k1.553.5%-0.6%23 km4 kmStanislaus, CA$32.1B+7.5%+0.2%$60.7k$56.7k1.396.4%-1.0%19 km52 kmLehigh, PA$31.7B+6.8%+0.6%$68.0k$66.9k0.654.5%-5.9%1 km79 kmOcean, NJ$31.7B+7.2%+1.2%$55.8k$64.1k1.214.1%-7.6%30 km15 kmHamilton, IN$31.6B+10.3%+2.1%$67.6k$104.3k0.402.7%-2.3%13 km150 kmHidalgo, TX$31.4B+7.7%+1.2%$41.7k$35.3k0.606.1%-6.0%4 km62 kmDouglas, CO$31.2B+9.3%+2.2%$80.5k$107.2k0.693.3%+1.2%4 km787 kmClackamas, OR$30.4B+8.0%+0.2%$67.8k$84.0k1.224.6%+2.0%35 km25 kmButler, OH$29.8B+7.4%+0.4%$60.8k$60.0k1.032.9%-5.5%16 km34 kmVolusia, FL$29.5B+9.6%+2.0%$52.0k$59.3k1.245.1%-1.6%1 km74 kmWeld, CO*$29.5B+13.3%+2.9%$65.7k$63.7k2.924.0%+0.0%41 km699 kmAllen, IN$29.1B+7.9%+0.8%$57.5k$62.7k0.863.0%-4.2%6 km141 kmPassaic, NJ$29.1B+7.6%+0.4%$62.4k$62.4k1.234.7%-5.8%2 km32 kmDauphin, PA$28.9B+5.9%+0.5%$66.2k$62.4k0.634.0%-5.6%8 km21 kmFayette, KY$28.9B+8.1%+0.3%$62.6k$69.1k0.484.0%-3.5%3 km22 kmLancaster, NE$28.8B+8.4%+0.6%$57.1k$68.3k1.412.6%-1.3%4 km72 kmLarimer, CO$28.5B+7.3%+1.0%$67.5k$73.9k0.803.4%-0.5%39 km780 kmYork, PA$28.4B+6.7%+0.7%$59.8k$62.9k1.443.7%-4.9%2 km59 kmNueces, TX$27.9B+10.5%-0.0%$57.3k$58.1k2.414.3%-0.4%8 km16 kmRutherford, TN$27.6B+10.2%+2.6%$60.4k$58.3k0.912.6%-2.0%1 km46 kmNorfolk (Independent City), VA$26.8B+7.3%-0.7%$70.1k$51.5k0.794.1%-2.0%1 km6 km
Washtenaw, MI
GDP ’24
$34.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$70.8k
Income / cap
$79.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.99
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
47 km
Placer, CA
GDP ’24
$34.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$70.8k
Income / cap
$87.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.96
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.8%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
87 km
Clark, WA
GDP ’24
$33.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$68.9k
Income / cap
$72.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.22
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
11 km
Rockingham, NH
GDP ’24
$32.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$70.9k
Income / cap
$100.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.45
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
29 km
Anchorage Municipality, AK
GDP ’24
$32.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$71.2k
Income / cap
$84.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.55
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
4 km
Stanislaus, CA
GDP ’24
$32.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$60.7k
Income / cap
$56.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.39
Unemployment
6.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
52 km
Lehigh, PA
GDP ’24
$31.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$68.0k
Income / cap
$66.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.65
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
79 km
Ocean, NJ
GDP ’24
$31.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$55.8k
Income / cap
$64.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.21
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-7.6%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
15 km
Hamilton, IN
GDP ’24
$31.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$67.6k
Income / cap
$104.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.40
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
150 km
Hidalgo, TX
GDP ’24
$31.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$41.7k
Income / cap
$35.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.60
Unemployment
6.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
62 km
Douglas, CO
GDP ’24
$31.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$80.5k
Income / cap
$107.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.69
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
+1.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
787 km
Clackamas, OR
GDP ’24
$30.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$67.8k
Income / cap
$84.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.22
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
+2.0%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
25 km
Butler, OH
GDP ’24
$29.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$60.8k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.03
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
34 km
Volusia, FL
GDP ’24
$29.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$59.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.24
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
74 km
Weld, CO*
GDP ’24
$29.5B
GDP CAGR
+13.3%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$65.7k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.92
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
+0.0%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
699 km
Allen, IN
GDP ’24
$29.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$62.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.86
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
141 km
Passaic, NJ
GDP ’24
$29.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$62.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.23
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
32 km
Dauphin, PA
GDP ’24
$28.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$66.2k
Income / cap
$62.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.63
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
21 km
Fayette, KY
GDP ’24
$28.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$62.6k
Income / cap
$69.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.48
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
22 km
Lancaster, NE
GDP ’24
$28.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$57.1k
Income / cap
$68.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.41
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
72 km
Larimer, CO
GDP ’24
$28.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$67.5k
Income / cap
$73.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.80
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
780 km
York, PA
GDP ’24
$28.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$59.8k
Income / cap
$62.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.44
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
59 km
Nueces, TX
GDP ’24
$27.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$57.3k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.41
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
16 km
Rutherford, TN
GDP ’24
$27.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+2.6%
Avg wage
$60.4k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.91
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
46 km
Norfolk (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$26.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$70.1k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.79
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
6 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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