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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
Currituck, NC$1.1B+8.9%+3.4%$43.8k$65.0k0.612.7%-4.1%46 km5 kmCass, NE$1.1B+8.4%+0.8%$50.0k$68.3k—2.6%-2.7%18 km25 kmMercer, KY$1.1B+9.5%+0.9%$56.5k$49.7k0.354.9%-3.5%38 km38 kmRandolph, WV$1.1B+4.4%-0.7%$44.9k$50.3k—4.5%-3.0%55 km84 kmWinston, AL$1.1B+6.6%+0.4%$48.0k$47.3k—3.6%-3.7%28 km47 kmFulton, IL$1.1B+7.2%-0.6%$43.3k$52.4k—4.4%-1.3%46 km21 kmVernon, MO$1.1B+8.2%+0.2%$44.4k$48.0k—3.3%-6.1%0 km142 kmHumphreys, TN$1.1B+8.6%+0.7%$59.3k$51.1k—3.3%-6.5%17 km17 kmVermillion, IN$1.1B+5.8%+0.2%$57.2k$49.4k—3.5%-4.1%30 km183 kmSaline, IL$1.1B+9.8%-1.0%$43.5k$55.7k—4.3%+0.9%36 km30 kmHamilton, IA$1.1B+12.4%-0.0%$52.1k$65.2k—2.4%+0.3%11 km207 kmUinta, WY$1.1B+7.8%+0.2%$48.4k$50.4k0.722.7%-3.6%1 km770 kmOsceola, MI$1.1B+9.1%+0.7%$52.0k$51.4k—5.7%-7.4%73 km81 kmAdair, MO$1.1B+6.7%+0.3%$43.1k$41.2k0.114.4%-3.5%112 km93 kmBee, TX$1.1B+9.8%+1.3%$45.8k$37.9k—4.8%-2.3%25 km67 kmClaiborne, TN$1.1B+6.7%+0.7%$44.8k$45.5k—3.4%-3.3%41 km61 kmAmherst, VA$1.1B+7.7%+0.3%$45.0k$48.8k—3.4%-3.4%29 km152 kmWarren, IL$1.1B+7.6%-1.1%$47.3k$55.4k—4.1%-1.1%26 km30 kmMason, WV$1.1B+8.1%-0.6%$54.1k$47.8k—2.7%-0.4%26 km12 kmCherokee, KS$1.1B+6.0%-0.2%$53.7k$55.7k—4.0%-7.6%28 km120 kmSeward, NE$1.1B+9.5%+0.4%$50.8k$68.9k—2.6%-1.5%6 km109 kmChickasaw, IA$1.1B+14.8%-0.6%$54.4k$96.6k—2.3%+7.0%65 km93 kmWyoming, WV$1.1B+19.5%-1.6%$55.2k$40.3k—5.1%—34 km63 kmWhite, TN$1.1B+8.3%+1.6%$45.4k$45.3k—3.9%-5.4%23 km70 kmKewaunee, WI$1.1B+8.6%+0.3%$46.6k$62.4k—2.4%-7.8%25 km11 km
Currituck, NC
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+3.4%
Avg wage
$43.8k
Income / cap
$65.0k
LQ · Engineering services
0.61
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
5 km
Cass, NE
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$68.3k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
25 km
Mercer, KY
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$49.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.35
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
38 km
Randolph, WV
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+4.4%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$44.9k
Income / cap
$50.3k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
55 km
Nearest port
84 km
Winston, AL
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$48.0k
Income / cap
$47.3k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
47 km
Fulton, IL
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$43.3k
Income / cap
$52.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
21 km
Vernon, MO
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$44.4k
Income / cap
$48.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
142 km
Humphreys, TN
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$59.3k
Income / cap
$51.1k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.5%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
17 km
Vermillion, IN
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$57.2k
Income / cap
$49.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
183 km
Saline, IL
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$43.5k
Income / cap
$55.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
+0.9%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
30 km
Hamilton, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.4%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$65.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
207 km
Uinta, WY
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$48.4k
Income / cap
$50.4k
LQ · Engineering services
0.72
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
770 km
Osceola, MI
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$51.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
5.7%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
73 km
Nearest port
81 km
Adair, MO
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$43.1k
Income / cap
$41.2k
LQ · Engineering services
0.11
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
112 km
Nearest port
93 km
Bee, TX
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$45.8k
Income / cap
$37.9k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
67 km
Claiborne, TN
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$44.8k
Income / cap
$45.5k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
61 km
Amherst, VA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$48.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
152 km
Warren, IL
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$47.3k
Income / cap
$55.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
30 km
Mason, WV
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$47.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
12 km
Cherokee, KS
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$53.7k
Income / cap
$55.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-7.6%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
120 km
Seward, NE
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$50.8k
Income / cap
$68.9k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
109 km
Chickasaw, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+14.8%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$96.6k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+7.0%
Nearest interstate
65 km
Nearest port
93 km
Wyoming, WV
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+19.5%
Pop Δ
-1.6%
Avg wage
$55.2k
Income / cap
$40.3k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
63 km
White, TN
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$45.4k
Income / cap
$45.3k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
70 km
Kewaunee, WI
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$46.6k
Income / cap
$62.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-7.8%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
11 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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