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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

1,275 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Rutherford, NC$2.5B+7.2%+0.5%$45.4k$47.5k—4.1%-4.5%27 km184 kmErath, TX$2.5B+10.1%+0.7%$46.1k$57.1k—3.6%-4.7%34 km377 kmVal Verde, TX$2.5B+7.6%+0.1%$45.6k$52.1k—6.0%-0.8%87 km420 kmMason, WA$2.5B+9.1%+1.4%$54.8k$57.2k—5.6%-2.5%42 km17 kmCarroll, KY$2.5B+6.7%+0.6%$70.7k$50.3k—4.4%-6.1%2 km5 kmSt. Francois, MO$2.4B+7.3%+0.4%$41.4k$47.1k—3.9%-1.6%31 km38 kmKnox, IL$2.4B+8.0%-0.9%$44.6k$52.0k—5.0%-2.3%3 km55 kmAshland, OH$2.4B+6.2%-0.0%$47.5k$53.2k—2.7%-3.7%0 km66 kmJefferson, TN$2.4B+7.7%+1.9%$52.6k$51.4k—3.1%-5.7%2 km37 kmHawkins, TN$2.4B+8.9%+1.2%$52.1k$46.9k—3.4%-5.9%17 km97 kmValencia, NM$2.4B+9.0%+1.4%$46.4k$48.9k—4.9%-4.3%2 km976 kmMontrose, CO$2.4B+9.2%+1.1%$50.0k$57.3k—3.6%-2.5%79 km1005 kmGila, AZ$2.4B+7.2%+0.4%$53.4k$57.1k—4.4%-0.3%116 km596 kmMcLeod, MN$2.4B+7.5%+0.1%$54.9k$63.9k—3.7%-1.3%64 km72 kmNelson, KY$2.4B+8.6%+1.0%$53.8k$58.6k—4.8%-4.0%22 km46 kmWasco, OR$2.4B+9.9%-0.1%$53.1k$60.1k—4.9%-0.0%49 km49 kmDyer, TN$2.4B+7.3%-0.2%$50.7k$57.1k—3.2%-3.3%1 km19 kmMarinette, WI$2.4B+4.7%+0.3%$51.3k$55.7k—3.7%-6.5%91 km45 kmNavarro, TX$2.4B+9.7%+1.7%$49.0k$48.9k—4.8%-4.7%2 km264 kmShiawassee, MI$2.4B+8.4%-0.1%$50.1k$52.9k—5.2%-3.8%8 km58 kmMarshall, IN$2.4B+8.5%+0.3%$49.4k$55.4k—3.0%-3.6%44 km70 kmWyoming, NY$2.4B+6.3%-0.3%$60.1k$53.6k—3.4%-5.8%32 km54 kmLyon, NV$2.4B+8.9%+1.8%$55.4k$52.3k—4.5%+0.2%50 km207 kmAlbany, WY$2.4B+9.0%+1.0%$50.6k$57.3k29.022.3%-1.9%28 km776 kmOkanogan, WA$2.4B+10.7%+1.5%$45.0k$54.8k1.604.9%-3.8%161 km103 km
Rutherford, NC
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$45.4k
Income / cap
$47.5k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
184 km
Erath, TX
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$46.1k
Income / cap
$57.1k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
377 km
Val Verde, TX
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
6.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
87 km
Nearest port
420 km
Mason, WA
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$54.8k
Income / cap
$57.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
17 km
Carroll, KY
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$70.7k
Income / cap
$50.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
5 km
St. Francois, MO
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$41.4k
Income / cap
$47.1k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
38 km
Knox, IL
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$44.6k
Income / cap
$52.0k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
55 km
Ashland, OH
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$47.5k
Income / cap
$53.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
66 km
Jefferson, TN
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$52.6k
Income / cap
$51.4k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
37 km
Hawkins, TN
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$46.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
97 km
Valencia, NM
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$48.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
976 km
Montrose, CO
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
79 km
Nearest port
1005 km
Gila, AZ
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$57.1k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.3%
Nearest interstate
116 km
Nearest port
596 km
McLeod, MN
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$63.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
72 km
Nelson, KY
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$53.8k
Income / cap
$58.6k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
46 km
Wasco, OR
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.9%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.0%
Nearest interstate
49 km
Nearest port
49 km
Dyer, TN
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$50.7k
Income / cap
$57.1k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
19 km
Marinette, WI
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+4.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$51.3k
Income / cap
$55.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.5%
Nearest interstate
91 km
Nearest port
45 km
Navarro, TX
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$49.0k
Income / cap
$48.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
264 km
Shiawassee, MI
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$52.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
58 km
Marshall, IN
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$55.4k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
70 km
Wyoming, NY
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$60.1k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
54 km
Lyon, NV
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$55.4k
Income / cap
$52.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
207 km
Albany, WY
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$50.6k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
29.02
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
776 km
Okanogan, WA
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$54.8k
LQ · Environmental consulting
1.60
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
161 km
Nearest port
103 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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