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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
Frio, TX$1.5B+12.9%+0.5%$59.5k$40.1k—5.1%—0 km192 kmLassen, CA$1.5B+3.8%-3.0%$57.5k$48.8k—5.6%+2.7%139 km245 kmGlenn, CA$1.5B+7.4%-0.5%$52.0k$58.3k—6.3%+0.2%16 km136 kmMcDonough, IL$1.5B+6.4%-0.9%$47.3k$51.4k—4.1%-2.1%61 km47 kmGreenbrier, WV$1.5B+4.5%-0.8%$44.0k$51.9k0.213.5%-4.6%11 km75 kmMontezuma, CO$1.5B+7.8%+0.8%$44.7k$55.4k0.514.3%-3.8%192 km921 kmCampbell, TN$1.4B+9.0%+0.6%$42.9k$47.7k—3.4%-5.7%8 km54 kmAdams, WA$1.4B+11.3%+0.9%$50.5k$56.3k—4.4%-1.5%13 km47 kmGray, TX$1.4B+10.2%-0.3%$59.9k$55.1k—3.9%-2.4%21 km467 kmStephens, GA$1.4B+10.1%+0.7%$49.1k$49.6k—4.0%-3.2%19 km144 kmDouglas, IL$1.4B+8.9%+0.1%$51.0k$70.0k—3.5%-2.7%4 km151 kmCarson, TX$1.4B+10.5%+0.1%$96.1k$58.0k—3.2%+0.3%21 km515 kmGilmer, GA$1.4B+14.4%+1.6%$42.7k$51.3k0.092.8%-2.7%35 km73 kmClarion, PA$1.4B+3.9%-0.3%$45.3k$50.8k0.324.1%-5.2%0 km38 kmMartin, MN$1.4B+9.1%-0.5%$51.9k$65.1k—3.7%-1.9%1 km156 kmLyon, IA$1.4B+13.4%+1.0%$48.1k$75.2k—2.0%-3.1%27 km106 kmLogan, CO$1.4B+10.3%-0.6%$49.4k$57.7k0.083.1%+0.4%4 km590 kmDeSoto, FL$1.4B+9.5%+2.0%$46.4k$35.9k—5.5%-5.6%30 km38 kmWeakley, TN$1.4B+4.9%+0.2%$43.6k$48.5k—3.8%-6.3%62 km51 kmGrant, NM$1.4B+7.2%-0.6%$53.0k$54.8k0.464.7%-3.5%51 km816 kmWyandot, OH$1.4B+6.3%-0.4%$53.4k$61.4k—2.3%-3.4%37 km81 kmFloyd, KY$1.4B+7.0%-0.8%$45.8k$48.0k—6.2%-0.3%89 km85 kmHaralson, GA$1.4B+12.1%+1.9%$50.2k$49.0k—3.0%-3.5%12 km115 kmRio Arriba, NM$1.4B+7.7%-0.2%$48.3k$48.5k—4.5%-2.2%117 km981 kmHardin, TN$1.4B+8.3%+0.7%$49.0k$50.1k0.403.4%-5.1%68 km21 km
Frio, TX
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$59.5k
Income / cap
$40.1k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
192 km
Lassen, CA
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+3.8%
Pop Δ
-3.0%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$48.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
+2.7%
Nearest interstate
139 km
Nearest port
245 km
Glenn, CA
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
6.3%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
136 km
McDonough, IL
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$47.3k
Income / cap
$51.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
61 km
Nearest port
47 km
Greenbrier, WV
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+4.5%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$44.0k
Income / cap
$51.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.21
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
75 km
Montezuma, CO
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$44.7k
Income / cap
$55.4k
LQ · Engineering services
0.51
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
192 km
Nearest port
921 km
Campbell, TN
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$42.9k
Income / cap
$47.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
54 km
Adams, WA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$56.3k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
47 km
Gray, TX
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$59.9k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
467 km
Stephens, GA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$49.1k
Income / cap
$49.6k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
144 km
Douglas, IL
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$70.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
151 km
Carson, TX
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$96.1k
Income / cap
$58.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
515 km
Gilmer, GA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+14.4%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$42.7k
Income / cap
$51.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.09
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
73 km
Clarion, PA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+3.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$45.3k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Engineering services
0.32
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
38 km
Martin, MN
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$51.9k
Income / cap
$65.1k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
156 km
Lyon, IA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+13.4%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$48.1k
Income / cap
$75.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
106 km
Logan, CO
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$57.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.08
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
+0.4%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
590 km
DeSoto, FL
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$35.9k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
38 km
Weakley, TN
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+4.9%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$43.6k
Income / cap
$48.5k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
51 km
Grant, NM
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$53.0k
Income / cap
$54.8k
LQ · Engineering services
0.46
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
816 km
Wyandot, OH
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$61.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
81 km
Floyd, KY
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$45.8k
Income / cap
$48.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
6.2%
Affordability Δ
-0.3%
Nearest interstate
89 km
Nearest port
85 km
Haralson, GA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$50.2k
Income / cap
$49.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
115 km
Rio Arriba, NM
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$48.5k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
117 km
Nearest port
981 km
Hardin, TN
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$49.0k
Income / cap
$50.1k
LQ · Engineering services
0.40
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
68 km
Nearest port
21 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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