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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
Steuben, NY$5.8B+5.6%-0.4%$70.7k$59.2k3.414.0%-4.5%9 km108 kmFranklin, WA$5.8B+8.4%+1.1%$55.1k$50.5k0.735.1%-4.7%34 km23 kmMoore, NC$5.7B+9.3%+2.0%$52.0k$72.9k0.383.2%-7.1%22 km138 kmCascade, MT$5.7B+9.9%+0.1%$52.9k$63.9k0.792.9%-6.3%17 km441 kmLewis and Clark, MT$5.7B+10.0%+1.3%$59.7k$67.4k2.662.7%-6.7%27 km360 kmHarrison, TX$5.7B+10.5%+0.9%$59.9k$52.2k0.474.5%-4.6%6 km73 kmSauk, WI$5.6B+8.6%+0.3%$48.8k$70.0k1.492.5%-5.0%20 km99 kmMadison, IN$5.5B+8.2%+0.6%$47.7k$51.1k0.093.3%-6.1%13 km140 kmMercer, PA$5.5B+6.6%-0.5%$51.9k$53.1k0.294.2%-5.8%8 km67 kmHoward, IN$5.5B+6.8%+0.1%$58.8k$53.2k—4.8%-5.8%48 km139 kmPutnam, NY$5.5B+8.1%+0.3%$66.1k$88.5k0.743.3%-4.8%10 km18 kmFayette, PA$5.4B+5.2%-0.9%$49.5k$52.9k0.824.6%-4.3%28 km25 kmDelaware, IN$5.4B+5.8%+0.2%$50.0k$50.0k0.103.7%-5.9%14 km132 kmManitowoc, WI$5.4B+7.1%+0.1%$52.2k$60.1k0.592.7%-8.3%6 km11 kmCarson City (Independent City), NV$5.4B+9.1%-0.2%$63.8k$68.1k0.724.0%-3.3%0 km165 kmDouglas, OR$5.4B+7.2%+0.2%$51.1k$55.7k0.225.7%-4.4%15 km72 kmErie, OH$5.4B+8.7%-0.6%$47.5k$63.3k0.472.9%-5.8%5 km8 kmTuscarawas, OH$5.3B+8.0%-0.3%$49.2k$61.8k0.252.6%-1.0%3 km70 kmHall, NE$5.3B+8.9%+0.4%$53.0k$61.6k0.252.8%-3.1%8 km215 kmMarshall, AL$5.3B+8.7%+1.3%$46.4k$51.2k0.072.9%-6.3%38 km2 kmPutnam, TN$5.3B+8.2%+1.5%$48.8k$54.6k0.353.1%-7.3%1 km60 kmWood, WI$5.3B+4.7%+0.0%$55.4k$58.5k0.463.1%-6.2%37 km119 kmLancaster, SC$5.3B+9.8%+3.6%$60.6k$61.1k0.594.0%-7.3%30 km195 kmOconee, SC$5.2B+8.0%+1.2%$54.5k$61.3k0.803.6%-5.7%29 km141 kmSutter, CA$5.2B+8.2%-0.1%$53.6k$57.8k0.177.9%-3.8%29 km53 km
Steuben, NY
GDP ’24
$5.8B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$70.7k
Income / cap
$59.2k
LQ · Engineering services
3.41
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
108 km
Franklin, WA
GDP ’24
$5.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$55.1k
Income / cap
$50.5k
LQ · Engineering services
0.73
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
23 km
Moore, NC
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$72.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.38
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
138 km
Cascade, MT
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$63.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.79
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
441 km
Lewis and Clark, MT
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$59.7k
Income / cap
$67.4k
LQ · Engineering services
2.66
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.7%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
360 km
Harrison, TX
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$59.9k
Income / cap
$52.2k
LQ · Engineering services
0.47
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
73 km
Sauk, WI
GDP ’24
$5.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$48.8k
Income / cap
$70.0k
LQ · Engineering services
1.49
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
99 km
Madison, IN
GDP ’24
$5.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$47.7k
Income / cap
$51.1k
LQ · Engineering services
0.09
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
140 km
Mercer, PA
GDP ’24
$5.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$51.9k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Engineering services
0.29
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
67 km
Howard, IN
GDP ’24
$5.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$58.8k
Income / cap
$53.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
48 km
Nearest port
139 km
Putnam, NY
GDP ’24
$5.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$66.1k
Income / cap
$88.5k
LQ · Engineering services
0.74
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
18 km
Fayette, PA
GDP ’24
$5.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.2%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$49.5k
Income / cap
$52.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.82
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
25 km
Delaware, IN
GDP ’24
$5.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$50.0k
LQ · Engineering services
0.10
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
132 km
Manitowoc, WI
GDP ’24
$5.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$52.2k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Engineering services
0.59
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-8.3%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
11 km
Carson City (Independent City), NV
GDP ’24
$5.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$63.8k
Income / cap
$68.1k
LQ · Engineering services
0.72
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
165 km
Douglas, OR
GDP ’24
$5.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$55.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.22
Unemployment
5.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
72 km
Erie, OH
GDP ’24
$5.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$47.5k
Income / cap
$63.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.47
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
8 km
Tuscarawas, OH
GDP ’24
$5.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$49.2k
Income / cap
$61.8k
LQ · Engineering services
0.25
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
70 km
Hall, NE
GDP ’24
$5.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$53.0k
Income / cap
$61.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.25
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
215 km
Marshall, AL
GDP ’24
$5.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$51.2k
LQ · Engineering services
0.07
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
2 km
Putnam, TN
GDP ’24
$5.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$48.8k
Income / cap
$54.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.35
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-7.3%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
60 km
Wood, WI
GDP ’24
$5.3B
GDP CAGR
+4.7%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$55.4k
Income / cap
$58.5k
LQ · Engineering services
0.46
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
119 km
Lancaster, SC
GDP ’24
$5.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+3.6%
Avg wage
$60.6k
Income / cap
$61.1k
LQ · Engineering services
0.59
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-7.3%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
195 km
Oconee, SC
GDP ’24
$5.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$54.5k
Income / cap
$61.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.80
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
141 km
Sutter, CA
GDP ’24
$5.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$53.6k
Income / cap
$57.8k
LQ · Engineering services
0.17
Unemployment
7.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
53 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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