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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
Pickaway, OH$2.6B+6.8%+1.5%$57.2k$53.9k0.922.8%-3.9%22 km99 km+1.050.9Oxford, ME$2.6B+7.9%+0.9%$49.2k$52.8k1.393.7%-5.3%64 km91 km+0.565.9Walker, AL$2.6B+9.0%-0.0%$46.9k$54.8k1.793.3%-2.2%1 km13 km+6.182.6Oconee, GA$2.6B+11.4%+1.5%$48.5k$91.4k1.452.4%-3.8%30 km203 km+6.119.4Emmet, MI$2.6B+9.4%-0.1%$54.4k$80.0k1.445.1%-4.8%21 km17 km+1.838.1Warren, VA$2.6B+8.0%+1.0%$49.9k$62.1k1.393.3%-2.9%6 km88 km+12.331.6Noble, IN$2.6B+7.0%+0.3%$48.6k$54.3k0.823.1%-3.0%28 km118 km+8.244.2Sampson, NC$2.5B+8.5%+0.8%$47.4k$50.9k1.443.6%-4.6%21 km58 km+27.390.2Bonner, ID$2.5B+9.4%+3.1%$49.4k$57.7k1.484.9%-3.9%68 km160 km+5.477.3Maverick, TX$2.5B+10.7%+0.3%$41.7k$41.1k1.688.6%-5.6%109 km291 km+12.864.2Greenlee, AZ$2.5B+12.5%-0.5%$83.2k$58.6k0.503.3%—101 km735 km+15.412.4Yoakum, TX$2.5B+22.8%-0.6%$77.2k$59.6k1.004.1%-0.7%100 km732 km+33.746.1Blaine, ID$2.5B+11.0%+1.4%$58.0k$202.6k1.003.3%+3.5%89 km411 km+50.665.4Beltrami, MN$2.5B+6.6%+0.3%$52.1k$56.2k1.694.7%-2.7%175 km133 km+2.360.6Pender, NC$2.5B+11.7%+3.7%$45.2k$56.6k1.673.3%-3.5%1 km23 km+7.386.9Union, PA$2.5B+7.0%-0.0%$55.9k$55.8k1.003.8%-3.3%10 km47 km+4.455.2Waupaca, WI$2.5B+6.1%-0.2%$47.1k$59.8k1.272.5%-5.7%44 km74 km+4.867.6Knox, IN$2.5B+6.4%-0.3%$50.4k$59.2k1.153.1%-2.9%23 km80 km+9.855.3Green, WI$2.5B+8.2%+0.1%$50.1k$68.1k1.362.3%-5.0%48 km79 km+4.846.4Rutherford, NC$2.5B+7.2%+0.5%$45.4k$47.5k1.344.1%-4.5%27 km184 km+0.272.7Erath, TX$2.5B+10.1%+0.7%$46.1k$57.1k1.313.6%-4.7%34 km377 km+3.475.0Stephenson, IL$2.5B+7.2%-0.7%$53.5k$57.6k0.944.0%-5.1%55 km50 km+8.273.9Val Verde, TX$2.5B+7.6%+0.1%$45.6k$52.1k1.626.0%-0.8%87 km420 km+13.276.1Lagrange, IN$2.5B+9.4%+0.4%$50.4k$55.9k0.852.8%-4.0%12 km101 km+2.262.4Mason, WA$2.5B+9.1%+1.4%$54.8k$57.2k1.635.6%-2.5%42 km17 km+19.085.3
Pickaway, OH
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$57.2k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Retail trade
0.92
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
99 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
50.9
Oxford, ME
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$49.2k
Income / cap
$52.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.39
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
91 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.5
FEMA risk
65.9
Walker, AL
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$46.9k
Income / cap
$54.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.79
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
13 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.1
FEMA risk
82.6
Oconee, GA
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$48.5k
Income / cap
$91.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.45
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
203 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.1
FEMA risk
19.4
Emmet, MI
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$80.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.44
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
17 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.8
FEMA risk
38.1
Warren, VA
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$49.9k
Income / cap
$62.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.39
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
88 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.3
FEMA risk
31.6
Noble, IN
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$48.6k
Income / cap
$54.3k
LQ · Retail trade
0.82
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
118 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.2
FEMA risk
44.2
Sampson, NC
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$47.4k
Income / cap
$50.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.44
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
58 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+27.3
FEMA risk
90.2
Bonner, ID
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+3.1%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$57.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.48
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
68 km
Nearest port
160 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.4
FEMA risk
77.3
Maverick, TX
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$41.7k
Income / cap
$41.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.68
Unemployment
8.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
109 km
Nearest port
291 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.8
FEMA risk
64.2
Greenlee, AZ
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+12.5%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$83.2k
Income / cap
$58.6k
LQ · Retail trade
0.50
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
101 km
Nearest port
735 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.4
FEMA risk
12.4
Yoakum, TX
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+22.8%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$77.2k
Income / cap
$59.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.00
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
100 km
Nearest port
732 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+33.7
FEMA risk
46.1
Blaine, ID
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.0%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$58.0k
Income / cap
$202.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.00
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
+3.5%
Nearest interstate
89 km
Nearest port
411 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+50.6
FEMA risk
65.4
Beltrami, MN
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$56.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.69
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
175 km
Nearest port
133 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.3
FEMA risk
60.6
Pender, NC
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.7%
Pop Δ
+3.7%
Avg wage
$45.2k
Income / cap
$56.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.67
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
23 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.3
FEMA risk
86.9
Union, PA
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.00
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
47 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
55.2
Waupaca, WI
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.1%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$47.1k
Income / cap
$59.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.27
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
74 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.8
FEMA risk
67.6
Knox, IN
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$59.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.15
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
80 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.8
FEMA risk
55.3
Green, WI
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$68.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.36
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
48 km
Nearest port
79 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.8
FEMA risk
46.4
Rutherford, NC
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$45.4k
Income / cap
$47.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.34
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
184 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.2
FEMA risk
72.7
Erath, TX
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$46.1k
Income / cap
$57.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.31
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
377 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.4
FEMA risk
75.0
Stephenson, IL
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$57.6k
LQ · Retail trade
0.94
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
55 km
Nearest port
50 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.2
FEMA risk
73.9
Val Verde, TX
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.62
Unemployment
6.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
87 km
Nearest port
420 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.2
FEMA risk
76.1
Lagrange, IN
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Retail trade
0.85
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
101 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.2
FEMA risk
62.4
Mason, WA
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$54.8k
Income / cap
$57.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.63
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
17 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.0
FEMA risk
85.3
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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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