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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
Intl migration ≥ (per 1,000, ’20–’25)
≥ net inflow≥ +10≥ +25
FEMA risk score (0–100, current point)
≥ 50≥ 75≥ 90≤ 25≤ 50

Derived from public data — GDP CAGR, location quotient, wage & income, unemployment, formation growth, affordability, transport access, migration, and FEMA risk all computed live. Methodology

3,043 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Dallas, IA$11.1B+12.1%+3.4%$74.1k$85.1k0.292.6%-1.3%16 km162 km+17.560.6Bibb, GA$11.1B+6.4%+0.0%$53.2k$50.9k0.384.2%-5.1%2 km249 km+8.878.5Broomfield, CO*$11.0B+6.7%+1.3%$109.5k$93.0k0.393.6%+0.1%5 km774 km+17.934.7Saginaw, MI$11.0B+6.0%-0.3%$57.3k$52.7k0.906.1%-4.5%14 km16 km+3.788.5Scott, MN$11.0B+11.8%+1.0%$59.4k$84.9k1.923.6%+1.5%19 km21 km+15.376.6Jackson, MS$10.9B+10.5%+0.6%$58.2k$50.5k2.163.3%-1.9%11 km8 km+11.592.3Rock, WI$10.8B+8.1%+0.3%$57.2k$58.8k1.333.1%-4.3%7 km100 km+4.786.4Clarke, GA$10.8B+7.4%+0.4%$55.9k$46.7k0.282.8%-4.8%33 km196 km+28.367.0Ellis, TX$10.8B+12.5%+4.6%$55.5k$58.8k2.003.9%-2.2%6 km298 km+5.181.6Wood, OH$10.7B+8.9%+0.2%$54.4k$62.6k1.042.9%-2.1%0 km30 km+7.965.7Coconino, AZ$10.7B+9.0%-0.1%$52.1k$63.8k0.365.0%-3.4%66 km592 km+11.594.2Rockingham + Harrisonburg, VA*$10.7B+7.0%——$53.7k———————Clermont, OH$10.6B+3.1%+0.7%$55.9k$66.2k0.642.7%-7.5%12 km14 km+7.177.9Anderson, SC$10.6B+8.5%+1.6%$49.3k$53.0k0.733.6%-4.8%8 km188 km+7.987.2Gregg, TX$10.5B+8.6%+0.4%$57.2k$62.3k0.984.7%-2.4%5 km113 km+8.387.0Ulster, NY$10.5B+7.2%+0.2%$58.5k$69.1k1.403.6%-4.1%17 km21 km+13.887.7St. Mary's, MD$10.4B+5.7%+0.5%$82.1k$73.3k0.433.2%-2.7%63 km14 km+6.342.6Kenosha, WI$10.4B+7.6%-0.1%$56.0k$62.3k0.653.1%-4.0%7 km18 km+8.385.0Medina, OH$10.4B+8.0%+0.2%$56.1k$73.7k0.562.7%-3.2%7 km43 km+4.469.0Hendricks, IN$10.4B+8.3%+2.1%$51.4k$65.0k1.792.7%-2.7%12 km149 km+14.276.8Hampshire, MA$10.4B+6.3%+2.6%$60.4k$65.4k1.153.7%-7.5%2 km66 km+18.469.9Aiken, SC$10.4B+8.2%+1.3%$60.7k$56.7k—3.7%-5.4%14 km149 km+6.684.2Rankin, MS$10.2B+9.0%+0.6%$51.2k$60.0k0.922.5%-0.8%1 km79 km+10.185.0Spotsylvania + Fredericksburg, VA*$10.2B+10.6%——$67.9k———————Hutchinson, TX$10.2B+43.8%-0.9%$73.8k$55.5k—4.0%-3.4%69 km507 km+1.067.7
Dallas, IA
GDP ’24
$11.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+3.4%
Avg wage
$74.1k
Income / cap
$85.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.29
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
162 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.5
FEMA risk
60.6
Bibb, GA
GDP ’24
$11.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$53.2k
Income / cap
$50.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.38
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
249 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.8
FEMA risk
78.5
Broomfield, CO*
GDP ’24
$11.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$109.5k
Income / cap
$93.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.39
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.1%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
774 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.9
FEMA risk
34.7
Saginaw, MI
GDP ’24
$11.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$57.3k
Income / cap
$52.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.90
Unemployment
6.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
16 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.7
FEMA risk
88.5
Scott, MN
GDP ’24
$11.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.8%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$59.4k
Income / cap
$84.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.92
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
+1.5%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
21 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.3
FEMA risk
76.6
Jackson, MS
GDP ’24
$10.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$58.2k
Income / cap
$50.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.16
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
8 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.5
FEMA risk
92.3
Rock, WI
GDP ’24
$10.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$57.2k
Income / cap
$58.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.33
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
100 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.7
FEMA risk
86.4
Clarke, GA
GDP ’24
$10.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$46.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.28
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
196 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.3
FEMA risk
67.0
Ellis, TX
GDP ’24
$10.8B
GDP CAGR
+12.5%
Pop Δ
+4.6%
Avg wage
$55.5k
Income / cap
$58.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.00
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
298 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.1
FEMA risk
81.6
Wood, OH
GDP ’24
$10.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$62.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.04
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
30 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.9
FEMA risk
65.7
Coconino, AZ
GDP ’24
$10.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$63.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.36
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
66 km
Nearest port
592 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.5
FEMA risk
94.2
Rockingham + Harrisonburg, VA*
GDP ’24
$10.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
—
Avg wage
—
Income / cap
$53.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
—
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
—
FEMA risk
—
Clermont, OH
GDP ’24
$10.6B
GDP CAGR
+3.1%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$66.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.64
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-7.5%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.1
FEMA risk
77.9
Anderson, SC
GDP ’24
$10.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$49.3k
Income / cap
$53.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.73
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
188 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.9
FEMA risk
87.2
Gregg, TX
GDP ’24
$10.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$57.2k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.98
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
113 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.3
FEMA risk
87.0
Ulster, NY
GDP ’24
$10.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$58.5k
Income / cap
$69.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.40
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
21 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.8
FEMA risk
87.7
St. Mary's, MD
GDP ’24
$10.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$82.1k
Income / cap
$73.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.43
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
63 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.3
FEMA risk
42.6
Kenosha, WI
GDP ’24
$10.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$56.0k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.65
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.3
FEMA risk
85.0
Medina, OH
GDP ’24
$10.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$56.1k
Income / cap
$73.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.56
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
43 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
69.0
Hendricks, IN
GDP ’24
$10.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$51.4k
Income / cap
$65.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.79
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
149 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.2
FEMA risk
76.8
Hampshire, MA
GDP ’24
$10.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+2.6%
Avg wage
$60.4k
Income / cap
$65.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.15
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-7.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
66 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.4
FEMA risk
69.9
Aiken, SC
GDP ’24
$10.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$60.7k
Income / cap
$56.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
149 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.6
FEMA risk
84.2
Rankin, MS
GDP ’24
$10.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$51.2k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.92
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
79 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.1
FEMA risk
85.0
Spotsylvania + Fredericksburg, VA*
GDP ’24
$10.2B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
—
Avg wage
—
Income / cap
$67.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
—
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
—
FEMA risk
—
Hutchinson, TX
GDP ’24
$10.2B
GDP CAGR
+43.8%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$73.8k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
69 km
Nearest port
507 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
67.7
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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. Intl migration: net international migration per 1,000 residents — Census PEP Vintage 2025 components of change summed over the 2020→2025 window ÷ 2025 population × 1,000; a net census estimate (arrivals minus departures), not an official immigration statistic. FEMA risk: National Risk Index composite (0–100), a current point-in-time release — relative hazard exposure, not a trend. Suppressed cells show “—”, never zero.
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