Economic Atlas
WORKSPACE
OverviewScreenerWatchlistChatAccount
EXPLORE
CompaniesPlacesPlace screenerMethodology
Terms·Privacy
Economic Atlas
HomeScreenerChatCompanies
Economic Atlas
WORKSPACE
OverviewScreenerWatchlistChatAccount
EXPLORE
CompaniesPlacesPlace screenerMethodology
Terms·Privacy
Economic Atlas
Places/Screener · Engineering services
US counties
Filters
Reset
Views
Growing GDP, shrinking populationEngineering hubsHighest per-capita incomeOverrepresented in Engineering servicesLow unemployment, growing business formationAffordability improving (income outpacing home prices)Housing costs outpacing income (community-impact screen)Logistics: near interstate & port
Concentration by industry
AgricultureMining & energyUtilitiesConstructionWholesale tradeInformationFinance & insuranceReal estateProfessional servicesManagementAdmin & supportEducationHealth careArts & recreationFood & accommodationOther servicesManufacturingRetail tradeTransportation
Deep sectors · QCEW
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
Jackson, WI$1.4B+11.7%-0.1%$49.4k$53.1k—3.1%-8.8%3 km65 kmWetzel, WV$1.4B+16.0%-1.0%$46.1k$49.7k—4.6%-4.7%43 km20 kmJefferson, ID$1.4B+9.8%+2.9%$41.9k$50.3k0.492.9%-0.6%9 km468 kmHardin, OH$1.4B+10.7%-0.4%$48.2k$44.7k—3.0%-4.4%31 km108 kmLumpkin, GA$1.4B+10.6%+1.7%$46.8k$52.1k—2.9%-4.6%35 km106 kmCass, MN$1.4B+7.4%+1.0%$41.5k$61.0k—5.0%-4.7%133 km166 kmPerry, PA$1.4B+5.9%+0.4%$41.2k$58.4k—3.3%-4.6%21 km28 kmGloucester, VA$1.4B+8.7%+0.9%$45.3k$64.7k—3.1%-3.4%17 km20 kmYoung, TX$1.4B+14.0%+0.7%$58.2k$70.7k—3.4%-2.5%77 km413 kmOconto, WI$1.4B+5.9%+0.6%$44.9k$57.3k—2.9%-8.4%54 km52 kmSmyth, VA$1.3B+6.7%-0.5%$45.9k$50.6k—4.5%-4.0%3 km145 kmWayne, WV$1.3B+7.2%-0.9%$56.6k$47.0k—3.9%-1.3%27 km22 kmAleutians West Census Area, AK$1.3B+8.9%-0.0%$83.6k$69.7k—4.9%——97 kmMonroe, IL$1.3B+9.8%+0.1%$45.0k$77.8k—3.0%-2.3%20 km16 kmLawrence, MO$1.3B+11.2%+0.8%$45.3k$44.0k—3.4%-4.1%2 km186 kmUnion, OR$1.3B+6.5%-0.2%$50.5k$56.2k1.524.5%-3.5%3 km108 kmFranklin, AL$1.3B+8.4%+0.1%$46.2k$44.8k—3.1%-3.2%36 km32 kmYadkin, NC$1.3B+9.6%+0.6%$44.5k$53.9k—3.2%-2.2%13 km226 kmLogan, KY$1.3B+5.0%+0.8%$56.2k$47.9k—5.1%-5.5%35 km40 kmPerry, MO$1.3B+5.6%+0.2%$47.2k$55.4k—2.7%-1.9%5 km17 kmHouston, TX$1.3B+8.6%+0.3%$62.2k$56.2k1.154.3%-4.7%54 km162 kmJackson, OH$1.3B+4.1%+0.1%$43.9k$45.5k—3.2%-5.6%70 km38 kmBourbon, KY$1.3B+11.0%+0.0%$52.3k$64.7k—4.6%-3.0%20 km44 kmChaffee, CO$1.3B+10.4%+1.6%$50.5k$71.4k0.763.1%-3.0%84 km910 kmSaline, MO$1.3B+8.1%-0.1%$44.9k$51.4k—3.1%-5.6%19 km28 km
Jackson, WI
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-8.8%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
65 km
Wetzel, WV
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+16.0%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$46.1k
Income / cap
$49.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
43 km
Nearest port
20 km
Jefferson, ID
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$41.9k
Income / cap
$50.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.49
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
468 km
Hardin, OH
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$44.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
108 km
Lumpkin, GA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
106 km
Cass, MN
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$41.5k
Income / cap
$61.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
133 km
Nearest port
166 km
Perry, PA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$41.2k
Income / cap
$58.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
28 km
Gloucester, VA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$45.3k
Income / cap
$64.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
20 km
Young, TX
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+14.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$58.2k
Income / cap
$70.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
77 km
Nearest port
413 km
Oconto, WI
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$44.9k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-8.4%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
52 km
Smyth, VA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$45.9k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
145 km
Wayne, WV
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$56.6k
Income / cap
$47.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
22 km
Aleutians West Census Area, AK
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$83.6k
Income / cap
$69.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
97 km
Monroe, IL
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$77.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
16 km
Lawrence, MO
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$45.3k
Income / cap
$44.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
186 km
Union, OR
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$56.2k
LQ · Engineering services
1.52
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
108 km
Franklin, AL
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$46.2k
Income / cap
$44.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
32 km
Yadkin, NC
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$44.5k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
226 km
Logan, KY
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.0%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$56.2k
Income / cap
$47.9k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
40 km
Perry, MO
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$47.2k
Income / cap
$55.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
17 km
Houston, TX
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$62.2k
Income / cap
$56.2k
LQ · Engineering services
1.15
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
162 km
Jackson, OH
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+4.1%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$43.9k
Income / cap
$45.5k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
70 km
Nearest port
38 km
Bourbon, KY
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.0%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$52.3k
Income / cap
$64.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
44 km
Chaffee, CO
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$71.4k
LQ · Engineering services
0.76
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
84 km
Nearest port
910 km
Saline, MO
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$44.9k
Income / cap
$51.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
28 km
Showing 601–625 of 1,275
← PrevNext →
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.
HomeScreenerChatCompanies