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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
McDowell, NC$2.8B+7.6%+0.4%$45.0k$50.5k1.163.7%-3.8%4 km164 km+10.659.2Camden, GA$2.8B+8.4%+1.8%$53.6k$48.8k1.763.0%-3.6%1 km23 km+2.254.5Webster, IA$2.8B+7.4%-0.1%$55.5k$55.5k1.273.1%-0.6%50 km171 km+16.860.0Henderson, KY$2.8B+8.4%-0.2%$53.3k$58.9k0.904.8%+0.3%1 km0 km+7.273.2Okeechobee, FL$2.8B+12.1%+1.6%$46.9k$44.0k2.025.1%-5.0%44 km56 km+12.880.3Seneca, OH$2.8B+6.8%-0.2%$46.9k$52.1k0.992.8%-4.7%30 km46 km+6.346.9Titus, TX$2.8B+11.1%+0.3%$48.3k$54.7k1.144.1%-1.4%4 km157 km+14.446.8Bedford, VA*$2.7B+7.8%+0.9%$47.7k$60.1k1.423.5%-4.0%28 km179 km+4.151.2Athens, OH$2.7B+5.5%+0.3%$47.8k$43.9k1.503.3%-5.2%46 km32 km+18.168.7Pennington, MN$2.7B+10.2%-0.3%$56.2k$71.6k0.904.6%+2.2%79 km203 km+10.047.0Anderson, TX$2.7B+7.0%+0.7%$59.3k$46.6k1.284.3%-2.3%51 km200 km+8.573.6Cumberland, TN$2.7B+10.2%+1.7%$44.3k$52.5k1.583.8%-4.9%2 km32 km+0.767.2Burnet, TX$2.7B+9.6%+3.1%$55.0k$68.6k1.403.8%-2.6%49 km250 km+14.176.6Culpeper, VA$2.7B+8.6%+1.8%$52.9k$62.8k1.553.3%-2.9%42 km59 km+28.646.2Wharton, TX$2.7B+9.7%+0.3%$49.5k$58.4k1.774.6%-2.0%46 km50 km+5.683.0Franklin, NY$2.7B+7.7%-0.1%$65.0k$55.7k1.504.0%-4.0%63 km69 km+2.848.9Laurens, GA$2.7B+9.0%+0.5%$49.6k$48.7k1.373.5%-2.6%2 km169 km+11.850.5Callaway, MO$2.7B+9.5%+0.5%$55.0k$52.9k0.933.0%-4.8%12 km15 km+2.863.9Mayes, OK$2.7B+7.6%+0.7%$54.7k$50.7k1.174.2%-3.0%20 km38 km+0.977.6Vernon, LA$2.7B+5.8%-1.3%$46.8k$53.9k1.595.0%+0.6%52 km57 km+8.568.9Bristol, RI$2.7B+10.2%-0.3%$56.4k$99.9k0.652.8%-4.6%7 km5 km+2.719.4Lake, CA$2.7B+7.5%-0.1%$50.7k$52.6k1.786.0%+2.7%51 km113 km+7.293.0McMinn, TN$2.7B+4.7%+1.5%$48.6k$48.7k1.213.9%-7.1%5 km19 km+2.960.2Pecos, TX$2.7B+14.4%-0.9%$60.1k$50.1k1.824.5%+5.3%12 km597 km+10.025.1Nye, NV$2.7B+9.4%+2.0%$63.8k$47.9k1.396.4%-1.4%226 km424 km+6.778.3
McDowell, NC
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$50.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.16
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
164 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.6
FEMA risk
59.2
Camden, GA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$53.6k
Income / cap
$48.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.76
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
23 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.2
FEMA risk
54.5
Webster, IA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$55.5k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.27
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
171 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.8
FEMA risk
60.0
Henderson, KY
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$58.9k
LQ · Retail trade
0.90
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
0 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.2
FEMA risk
73.2
Okeechobee, FL
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$46.9k
Income / cap
$44.0k
LQ · Retail trade
2.02
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
56 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.8
FEMA risk
80.3
Seneca, OH
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$46.9k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Retail trade
0.99
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
46 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.3
FEMA risk
46.9
Titus, TX
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+11.1%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$54.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.14
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
157 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.4
FEMA risk
46.8
Bedford, VA*
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$47.7k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.42
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
179 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.1
FEMA risk
51.2
Athens, OH
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$47.8k
Income / cap
$43.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.50
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
32 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.1
FEMA risk
68.7
Pennington, MN
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$56.2k
Income / cap
$71.6k
LQ · Retail trade
0.90
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
+2.2%
Nearest interstate
79 km
Nearest port
203 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.0
FEMA risk
47.0
Anderson, TX
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$59.3k
Income / cap
$46.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.28
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
200 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.5
FEMA risk
73.6
Cumberland, TN
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$44.3k
Income / cap
$52.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.58
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
32 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.7
FEMA risk
67.2
Burnet, TX
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+3.1%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$68.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.40
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
49 km
Nearest port
250 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.1
FEMA risk
76.6
Culpeper, VA
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$62.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.55
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
59 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.6
FEMA risk
46.2
Wharton, TX
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$49.5k
Income / cap
$58.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.77
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
50 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.6
FEMA risk
83.0
Franklin, NY
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$65.0k
Income / cap
$55.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.50
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
63 km
Nearest port
69 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
48.9
Laurens, GA
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$49.6k
Income / cap
$48.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.37
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
169 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.8
FEMA risk
50.5
Callaway, MO
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$52.9k
LQ · Retail trade
0.93
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
63.9
Mayes, OK
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$54.7k
Income / cap
$50.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.17
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
38 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.9
FEMA risk
77.6
Vernon, LA
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.59
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
+0.6%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
57 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.5
FEMA risk
68.9
Bristol, RI
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$99.9k
LQ · Retail trade
0.65
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
5 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
19.4
Lake, CA
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$50.7k
Income / cap
$52.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.78
Unemployment
6.0%
Affordability Δ
+2.7%
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
113 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.2
FEMA risk
93.0
McMinn, TN
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+4.7%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$48.6k
Income / cap
$48.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.21
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
19 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
60.2
Pecos, TX
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+14.4%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$60.1k
Income / cap
$50.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.82
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+5.3%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
597 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.0
FEMA risk
25.1
Nye, NV
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$63.8k
Income / cap
$47.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.39
Unemployment
6.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
226 km
Nearest port
424 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
78.3
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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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