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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

1,275 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Clark, KY$2.0B+6.8%+0.4%$53.4k$53.6k0.894.2%-3.9%5 km29 kmMorgan, CO$2.0B+7.2%+1.0%$55.4k$55.1k—3.9%-1.5%0 km664 kmBedford, PA$2.0B+8.1%-0.0%$46.5k$53.9k—3.5%-2.8%2 km115 kmRandolph, IL$2.0B+9.2%-0.2%$53.1k$51.0k—3.8%-3.6%27 km11 kmMontgomery, IL$2.0B+16.4%-0.4%$45.4k$56.5k—4.2%+2.6%14 km69 kmBrown, TX$2.0B+7.7%+0.4%$46.6k$51.8k—3.9%-2.7%67 km384 kmGibson, TN$2.0B+5.7%+0.6%$46.4k$52.2k0.093.3%-5.0%37 km63 kmGraham, AZ$2.0B+12.4%+1.0%$54.1k$44.2k—4.4%-3.7%66 km675 kmConverse, WY$2.0B+10.2%+0.1%$62.5k$75.3k0.392.6%-3.7%20 km747 kmBrown, MN$2.0B+8.9%-0.3%$54.2k$66.8k—3.7%-3.1%63 km124 kmJerome, ID$2.0B+11.2%+2.0%$49.4k$49.2k—3.0%-5.7%12 km468 kmButler, MO$2.0B+6.5%-0.1%$44.3k$47.8k0.444.3%-3.9%72 km69 kmWarren, TN$2.0B+7.4%+1.5%$48.4k$47.4k0.083.4%-5.2%34 km70 kmWagoner, OK$2.0B+7.2%+2.9%$51.6k$53.4k0.364.3%-3.1%29 km2 kmNicollet, MN$2.0B+6.5%-0.2%$54.2k$63.7k—3.4%-2.1%75 km85 kmMorton, ND$2.0B+7.0%+0.7%$56.3k$64.5k1.251.8%-2.6%16 km614 kmLyon, KS$2.0B+7.1%+0.2%$46.4k$50.4k—4.6%-3.5%3 km143 kmDavie, NC$2.0B+7.5%+1.5%$49.9k$67.8k—3.4%-2.5%2 km254 kmJasper, IN$2.0B+6.3%+0.6%$48.2k$60.2k0.093.3%-3.0%12 km54 kmClinton, PA$2.0B+5.8%+0.3%$51.3k$49.6k0.124.0%-3.2%24 km95 kmCass, IN$2.0B+7.1%+0.1%$47.4k$51.2k—3.4%-5.0%53 km103 kmBranch, MI$1.9B+7.6%+0.6%$50.6k$47.0k0.114.3%-5.4%6 km119 kmVan Zandt, TX$1.9B+10.2%+2.2%$43.6k$49.6k0.444.1%-4.3%1 km209 kmCheatham, TN$1.9B+11.2%+0.9%$55.7k$64.6k0.652.5%-0.8%16 km1 kmClark, WI$1.9B+8.0%+0.2%$48.7k$54.7k—2.4%-6.3%48 km110 km
Clark, KY
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.89
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
29 km
Morgan, CO
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$55.4k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
664 km
Bedford, PA
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$46.5k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
115 km
Randolph, IL
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$51.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
11 km
Montgomery, IL
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+16.4%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$45.4k
Income / cap
$56.5k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
+2.6%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
69 km
Brown, TX
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$46.6k
Income / cap
$51.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
67 km
Nearest port
384 km
Gibson, TN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$52.2k
LQ · Engineering services
0.09
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
63 km
Graham, AZ
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+12.4%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$44.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
66 km
Nearest port
675 km
Converse, WY
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$62.5k
Income / cap
$75.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.39
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
747 km
Brown, MN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$66.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
63 km
Nearest port
124 km
Jerome, ID
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$49.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
468 km
Butler, MO
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$44.3k
Income / cap
$47.8k
LQ · Engineering services
0.44
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
72 km
Nearest port
69 km
Warren, TN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$48.4k
Income / cap
$47.4k
LQ · Engineering services
0.08
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
70 km
Wagoner, OK
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$51.6k
Income / cap
$53.4k
LQ · Engineering services
0.36
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
2 km
Nicollet, MN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
75 km
Nearest port
85 km
Morton, ND
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$64.5k
LQ · Engineering services
1.25
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
614 km
Lyon, KS
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$50.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
143 km
Davie, NC
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$49.9k
Income / cap
$67.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
254 km
Jasper, IN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Engineering services
0.09
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
54 km
Clinton, PA
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$51.3k
Income / cap
$49.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.12
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
95 km
Cass, IN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$47.4k
Income / cap
$51.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
53 km
Nearest port
103 km
Branch, MI
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$50.6k
Income / cap
$47.0k
LQ · Engineering services
0.11
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
119 km
Van Zandt, TX
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$43.6k
Income / cap
$49.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.44
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
209 km
Cheatham, TN
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$64.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.65
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
1 km
Clark, WI
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$48.7k
Income / cap
$54.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
48 km
Nearest port
110 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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