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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
Hockley, TX$1.9B+11.7%+0.0%$64.3k$54.5k—3.9%-4.6%46 km669 kmCalloway, KY$1.9B+5.8%+0.9%$43.8k$47.7k0.445.0%-5.3%42 km18 kmWashington, NE$1.9B+8.9%+0.4%$60.8k$75.6k—2.3%-2.6%21 km11 kmNobles, MN$1.9B+10.0%+0.0%$54.9k$61.2k—3.4%-4.9%4 km147 kmWythe, VA$1.9B+5.7%-0.2%$45.2k$49.2k—3.4%-3.2%4 km137 kmPulaski, VA$1.9B+9.0%-0.2%$50.7k$53.9k—3.8%-3.2%1 km129 kmMurray, GA$1.9B+10.4%+0.9%$43.4k$41.2k—3.2%-3.9%23 km54 kmHighland, OH$1.9B+6.9%+0.2%$42.5k$48.0k—3.4%-4.8%42 km55 kmWarren, IA$1.9B+8.1%+1.8%$49.4k$66.6k0.162.7%-1.6%18 km196 kmBotetourt, VA$1.9B+8.8%+0.3%$55.0k$66.8k0.503.2%-4.2%8 km144 kmBarren, KY$1.9B+6.3%+0.5%$46.7k$46.6k0.704.9%-5.1%18 km46 kmJefferson, WA$1.9B+9.5%+0.6%$54.9k$72.9k0.245.0%-0.3%95 km43 kmWyoming, PA$1.9B+4.9%-0.2%$59.2k$59.0k0.853.9%-3.2%27 km135 kmWashington, IA$1.9B+15.3%+0.1%$45.5k$84.5k—2.3%+3.7%40 km54 kmLincoln, MO$1.9B+8.7%+2.4%$50.9k$54.1k—3.3%-2.4%26 km25 kmDuchesne, UT$1.9B+17.7%+1.3%$55.6k$55.4k—3.5%-2.5%101 km863 kmJim Wells, TX$1.9B+7.5%-0.0%$47.4k$53.1k0.045.4%-3.2%38 km57 kmHardin, TX$1.9B+8.4%+1.0%$50.3k$59.8k—4.5%-1.8%36 km32 kmCarroll, IA$1.8B+7.7%-0.3%$48.5k$69.8k—2.2%-1.7%60 km106 kmCarroll, OH$1.8B+12.5%-0.2%$46.3k$53.5k0.493.1%-3.7%31 km36 kmHumboldt, NV$1.8B+5.2%-0.1%$68.1k$60.4k—3.5%-2.9%57 km427 kmGarrett, MD$1.8B+7.1%-0.3%$45.1k$62.7k0.203.6%-2.5%17 km60 kmLawrence, IN$1.8B+7.5%+0.1%$49.0k$57.1k5.243.1%-2.7%25 km56 kmSargent, ND$1.8B+14.7%-0.8%$68.3k$81.2k—1.8%—61 km360 kmWoodford, IL$1.8B+9.3%-0.1%$53.3k$69.3k—3.5%-2.4%15 km27 km
Hockley, TX
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+11.7%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$64.3k
Income / cap
$54.5k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
669 km
Calloway, KY
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$43.8k
Income / cap
$47.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.44
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
18 km
Washington, NE
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$60.8k
Income / cap
$75.6k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
11 km
Nobles, MN
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$61.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
147 km
Wythe, VA
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$45.2k
Income / cap
$49.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
137 km
Pulaski, VA
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$50.7k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
129 km
Murray, GA
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$43.4k
Income / cap
$41.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
54 km
Highland, OH
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$42.5k
Income / cap
$48.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
55 km
Warren, IA
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$66.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.16
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
196 km
Botetourt, VA
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$66.8k
LQ · Engineering services
0.50
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
144 km
Barren, KY
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$46.7k
Income / cap
$46.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.70
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
46 km
Jefferson, WA
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$72.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.24
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.3%
Nearest interstate
95 km
Nearest port
43 km
Wyoming, PA
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+4.9%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$59.2k
Income / cap
$59.0k
LQ · Engineering services
0.85
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
135 km
Washington, IA
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+15.3%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$45.5k
Income / cap
$84.5k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+3.7%
Nearest interstate
40 km
Nearest port
54 km
Lincoln, MO
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$54.1k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
25 km
Duchesne, UT
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+17.7%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$55.6k
Income / cap
$55.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
101 km
Nearest port
863 km
Jim Wells, TX
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$47.4k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Engineering services
0.04
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
57 km
Hardin, TX
GDP ’24
$1.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$59.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
32 km
Carroll, IA
GDP ’24
$1.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$48.5k
Income / cap
$69.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
60 km
Nearest port
106 km
Carroll, OH
GDP ’24
$1.8B
GDP CAGR
+12.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$46.3k
Income / cap
$53.5k
LQ · Engineering services
0.49
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
36 km
Humboldt, NV
GDP ’24
$1.8B
GDP CAGR
+5.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$68.1k
Income / cap
$60.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
57 km
Nearest port
427 km
Garrett, MD
GDP ’24
$1.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$45.1k
Income / cap
$62.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.20
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
60 km
Lawrence, IN
GDP ’24
$1.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$49.0k
Income / cap
$57.1k
LQ · Engineering services
5.24
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
56 km
Sargent, ND
GDP ’24
$1.8B
GDP CAGR
+14.7%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$68.3k
Income / cap
$81.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
61 km
Nearest port
360 km
Woodford, IL
GDP ’24
$1.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
27 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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