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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

2,051 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Parker, TX$7.6B+12.8%+4.7%$55.4k$75.3k0.383.5%-5.2%6 km380 kmSumter, FL$7.6B+15.8%+4.3%$55.7k$76.4k0.597.6%-1.6%4 km67 kmUpton, TX$7.6B+36.8%-1.5%$84.0k$96.0k—1.9%—54 km566 kmGrand Traverse, MI$7.5B+8.9%+0.3%$57.4k$71.7k0.603.9%-6.4%68 km12 kmJasper, MO$7.4B+7.4%+0.7%$47.9k$49.4k0.683.4%-6.1%1 km154 kmCole, MO$7.4B+6.9%+0.4%$53.3k$64.6k0.512.9%-6.3%51 km13 kmSt. Clair, MI$7.4B+6.8%-0.0%$54.3k$57.9k0.435.3%-5.5%4 km18 kmSalem, NJ$7.4B+6.2%+0.4%$65.3k$60.0k0.305.1%-9.1%15 km11 kmHardin, KY$7.3B+7.4%+0.4%$52.5k$58.7k0.315.6%-6.1%10 km38 kmHancock, OH$7.3B+7.5%-0.1%$62.4k$70.1k0.432.6%-1.8%2 km70 kmWright, MN$7.3B+7.8%+2.2%$53.5k$66.6k0.193.8%-3.2%19 km57 kmHernando, FL$7.3B+11.3%+2.7%$47.5k$51.5k0.485.4%-9.2%18 km52 kmCowlitz, WA$7.2B+6.6%+0.6%$64.5k$59.7k0.175.5%-3.8%16 km8 kmFlathead, MT$7.2B+11.2%+2.2%$54.9k$73.8k0.553.0%-7.4%136 km305 kmChelan, WA$7.1B+10.0%+0.6%$54.2k$72.7k0.174.6%-4.0%77 km100 kmDavidson, NC$7.1B+8.5%+1.3%$51.7k$54.0k0.333.5%-7.2%0 km223 kmMaury, TN$7.1B+12.1%+3.0%$60.8k$60.9k0.214.5%-6.8%16 km63 kmWicomico, MD$7.1B+7.8%+0.7%$54.4k$51.8k0.694.0%-6.1%104 km2 kmOzaukee, WI$7.1B+6.7%+0.6%$58.2k$109.9k1.182.6%-3.1%2 km7 kmAndroscoggin, ME$7.0B+7.1%+1.0%$56.1k$56.5k0.213.2%-7.4%10 km41 kmSan Juan, NM$7.0B+7.1%-0.2%$54.2k$47.9k0.344.9%-3.9%112 km903 kmKarnes, TX$7.0B+21.7%+0.4%$67.6k$83.3k—4.0%—46 km87 kmWoodbury, IA$7.0B+6.4%+0.2%$52.1k$55.3k0.182.9%-4.5%22 km28 kmMcCracken, KY$7.0B+11.2%-0.1%$55.6k$71.0k4.244.7%-0.5%4 km0 kmCitrus, FL$7.0B+11.4%+2.4%$46.7k$50.8k0.226.4%-8.2%36 km25 km
Parker, TX
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+12.8%
Pop Δ
+4.7%
Avg wage
$55.4k
Income / cap
$75.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.38
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
380 km
Sumter, FL
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+15.8%
Pop Δ
+4.3%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$76.4k
LQ · Engineering services
0.59
Unemployment
7.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
67 km
Upton, TX
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+36.8%
Pop Δ
-1.5%
Avg wage
$84.0k
Income / cap
$96.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
566 km
Grand Traverse, MI
GDP ’24
$7.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$57.4k
Income / cap
$71.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.60
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
68 km
Nearest port
12 km
Jasper, MO
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$49.4k
LQ · Engineering services
0.68
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
154 km
Cole, MO
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$64.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.51
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
13 km
St. Clair, MI
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$54.3k
Income / cap
$57.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.43
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
18 km
Salem, NJ
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Engineering services
0.30
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-9.1%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
11 km
Hardin, KY
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$58.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.31
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
38 km
Hancock, OH
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Engineering services
0.43
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
70 km
Wright, MN
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$66.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.19
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
57 km
Hernando, FL
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+2.7%
Avg wage
$47.5k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Engineering services
0.48
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-9.2%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
52 km
Cowlitz, WA
GDP ’24
$7.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$64.5k
Income / cap
$59.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.17
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
8 km
Flathead, MT
GDP ’24
$7.2B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$73.8k
LQ · Engineering services
0.55
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
136 km
Nearest port
305 km
Chelan, WA
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$72.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.17
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
77 km
Nearest port
100 km
Davidson, NC
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$51.7k
Income / cap
$54.0k
LQ · Engineering services
0.33
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-7.2%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
223 km
Maury, TN
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$60.8k
Income / cap
$60.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.21
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
63 km
Wicomico, MD
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$51.8k
LQ · Engineering services
0.69
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
104 km
Nearest port
2 km
Ozaukee, WI
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$58.2k
Income / cap
$109.9k
LQ · Engineering services
1.18
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
7 km
Androscoggin, ME
GDP ’24
$7.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$56.1k
Income / cap
$56.5k
LQ · Engineering services
0.21
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
41 km
San Juan, NM
GDP ’24
$7.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$47.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.34
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
112 km
Nearest port
903 km
Karnes, TX
GDP ’24
$7.0B
GDP CAGR
+21.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$67.6k
Income / cap
$83.3k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
87 km
Woodbury, IA
GDP ’24
$7.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$55.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.18
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
28 km
McCracken, KY
GDP ’24
$7.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$55.6k
Income / cap
$71.0k
LQ · Engineering services
4.24
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
0 km
Citrus, FL
GDP ’24
$7.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$46.7k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Engineering services
0.22
Unemployment
6.4%
Affordability Δ
-8.2%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
25 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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