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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

407 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Jerauld, SD$171.8M+1.5%+0.5%$43.8k$73.3k0.871.7%—39 km257 kmNiobrara, WY$166.4M+6.6%-1.4%$42.9k$63.1k—3.6%—72 km664 kmCarter, MO$162.8M+6.1%+0.8%$34.7k$52.5k0.353.8%—122 km122 kmMora, NM$161.6M+11.0%-0.6%$42.2k$61.3k—5.6%—16 km827 kmJackson, CO$159.4M+12.6%-1.9%$45.3k$77.9k—3.2%—91 km851 kmWolfe, KY$157.4M+9.2%-1.2%$37.4k$50.7k0.418.5%—48 km84 kmCraig, VA$152.0M+9.1%-0.3%$44.8k$52.7k—4.2%-3.2%23 km119 kmMcCone, MT$150.8M+9.8%-0.2%$47.2k$45.6k2.252.8%—98 km860 kmOttawa, KS$150.0M+3.1%+0.3%$39.3k$54.5k5.123.2%-3.1%27 km221 kmHaines Borough, AK$149.7M+12.0%-0.3%$46.7k$100.7k—7.1%—502 km13 kmLincoln, KS$148.0M+1.5%-0.4%$45.6k$52.2k2.864.1%—22 km265 kmBaca, CO$143.1M+3.3%-0.7%$38.7k$53.4k3.152.4%—171 km619 kmBennett, SD$142.7M+9.4%-0.7%$41.1k$50.0k—2.6%—71 km439 kmStonewall, TX$141.6M+10.0%-0.4%$59.3k$92.9k0.772.4%—76 km534 kmMcPherson, SD$141.0M+5.1%-0.7%$40.3k$76.2k1.621.9%—124 km434 kmPawnee, NE$140.9M+4.6%-0.2%$52.0k$55.2k—2.8%—65 km58 kmJudith Basin, MT$138.6M+6.3%+1.1%$40.9k$59.1k2.612.4%—95 km518 kmMercer, MO$136.6M+7.0%-0.7%$47.7k$44.6k—3.2%—35 km117 kmKiowa, KS$135.0M-0.8%-0.4%$37.1k$50.8k1.223.4%—146 km348 kmHaakon, SD$132.8M+1.0%-0.6%$46.2k$71.5k4.381.7%—50 km465 kmWahkiakum, WA$132.8M+5.3%+2.0%$43.0k$54.2k—7.8%-5.1%39 km11 kmPiute, UT$131.2M+19.9%+1.8%$34.1k$75.5k—5.0%—30 km733 kmNicholas, KY$130.6M+8.2%+0.7%$36.0k$44.2k—4.9%-5.9%29 km41 kmOhio, IN$129.7M-0.5%+0.3%$38.0k$54.3k1.913.2%-10.8%21 km11 kmSioux, NE$128.8M+19.0%+1.3%$38.6k$85.5k—2.7%—104 km605 km
Jerauld, SD
GDP ’24
$171.8M
GDP CAGR
+1.5%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$43.8k
Income / cap
$73.3k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.87
Unemployment
1.7%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
257 km
Niobrara, WY
GDP ’24
$166.4M
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
-1.4%
Avg wage
$42.9k
Income / cap
$63.1k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
72 km
Nearest port
664 km
Carter, MO
GDP ’24
$162.8M
GDP CAGR
+6.1%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$34.7k
Income / cap
$52.5k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.35
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
122 km
Nearest port
122 km
Mora, NM
GDP ’24
$161.6M
GDP CAGR
+11.0%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$42.2k
Income / cap
$61.3k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
827 km
Jackson, CO
GDP ’24
$159.4M
GDP CAGR
+12.6%
Pop Δ
-1.9%
Avg wage
$45.3k
Income / cap
$77.9k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
91 km
Nearest port
851 km
Wolfe, KY
GDP ’24
$157.4M
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
-1.2%
Avg wage
$37.4k
Income / cap
$50.7k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.41
Unemployment
8.5%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
48 km
Nearest port
84 km
Craig, VA
GDP ’24
$152.0M
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$44.8k
Income / cap
$52.7k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
119 km
McCone, MT
GDP ’24
$150.8M
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$47.2k
Income / cap
$45.6k
LQ · Wholesale trade
2.25
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
98 km
Nearest port
860 km
Ottawa, KS
GDP ’24
$150.0M
GDP CAGR
+3.1%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$39.3k
Income / cap
$54.5k
LQ · Wholesale trade
5.12
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
221 km
Haines Borough, AK
GDP ’24
$149.7M
GDP CAGR
+12.0%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$46.7k
Income / cap
$100.7k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
7.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
502 km
Nearest port
13 km
Lincoln, KS
GDP ’24
$148.0M
GDP CAGR
+1.5%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$52.2k
LQ · Wholesale trade
2.86
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
265 km
Baca, CO
GDP ’24
$143.1M
GDP CAGR
+3.3%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$38.7k
Income / cap
$53.4k
LQ · Wholesale trade
3.15
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
171 km
Nearest port
619 km
Bennett, SD
GDP ’24
$142.7M
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$41.1k
Income / cap
$50.0k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
439 km
Stonewall, TX
GDP ’24
$141.6M
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$59.3k
Income / cap
$92.9k
LQ · Wholesale trade
0.77
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
76 km
Nearest port
534 km
McPherson, SD
GDP ’24
$141.0M
GDP CAGR
+5.1%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$40.3k
Income / cap
$76.2k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.62
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
124 km
Nearest port
434 km
Pawnee, NE
GDP ’24
$140.9M
GDP CAGR
+4.6%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$55.2k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
65 km
Nearest port
58 km
Judith Basin, MT
GDP ’24
$138.6M
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$40.9k
Income / cap
$59.1k
LQ · Wholesale trade
2.61
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
95 km
Nearest port
518 km
Mercer, MO
GDP ’24
$136.6M
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$47.7k
Income / cap
$44.6k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
117 km
Kiowa, KS
GDP ’24
$135.0M
GDP CAGR
-0.8%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$37.1k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.22
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
146 km
Nearest port
348 km
Haakon, SD
GDP ’24
$132.8M
GDP CAGR
+1.0%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$46.2k
Income / cap
$71.5k
LQ · Wholesale trade
4.38
Unemployment
1.7%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
465 km
Wahkiakum, WA
GDP ’24
$132.8M
GDP CAGR
+5.3%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$43.0k
Income / cap
$54.2k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
7.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
11 km
Piute, UT
GDP ’24
$131.2M
GDP CAGR
+19.9%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$34.1k
Income / cap
$75.5k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
733 km
Nicholas, KY
GDP ’24
$130.6M
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$36.0k
Income / cap
$44.2k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
41 km
Ohio, IN
GDP ’24
$129.7M
GDP CAGR
-0.5%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$38.0k
Income / cap
$54.3k
LQ · Wholesale trade
1.91
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-10.8%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
11 km
Sioux, NE
GDP ’24
$128.8M
GDP CAGR
+19.0%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$38.6k
Income / cap
$85.5k
LQ · Wholesale trade
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
104 km
Nearest port
605 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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