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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
Wise + Norton, VA*$2.2B+8.8%——$46.0k———————Defiance, OH$2.2B+6.9%+0.0%$51.1k$51.2k1.372.6%-4.6%32 km86 km+7.641.9Wapello, IA$2.2B+5.4%+0.1%$52.2k$48.6k1.393.6%-3.1%74 km99 km+28.065.3Crawford, KS$2.2B+5.0%+0.0%$43.8k$49.8k1.024.0%-4.5%49 km151 km+15.571.4Montcalm, MI$2.2B+6.6%+0.9%$45.2k$43.4k1.684.7%-5.4%48 km89 km+9.256.9Huron, MI$2.2B+9.9%-0.5%$48.3k$63.0k1.085.5%-5.9%77 km31 km+3.759.0Venango, PA$2.1B+5.7%-0.4%$48.6k$51.6k1.374.2%-5.3%23 km64 km+1.555.6Jasper, SC$2.1B+11.2%+5.7%$52.1k$50.2k2.013.7%-4.9%3 km32 km+36.678.6Deaf Smith, TX$2.1B+11.3%-0.0%$53.5k$76.0k1.113.7%+1.3%34 km637 km+19.661.8Jackson, AL$2.1B+8.5%+0.7%$47.8k$48.1k1.373.7%-4.3%38 km11 km+3.979.0Fayette, TX$2.1B+8.0%+1.0%$51.5k$78.6k1.603.8%-2.8%20 km120 km+4.858.0Phelps, MO$2.1B+6.5%+0.4%$48.5k$49.5k1.473.4%-4.5%7 km85 km+22.453.7Macon, NC$2.1B+6.0%+1.1%$45.7k$56.0k1.713.4%-4.8%62 km88 km+5.073.8Fremont, WY$2.1B+7.3%+0.3%$49.4k$59.2k1.693.3%-3.4%151 km761 km-0.459.7Colquitt, GA$2.1B+7.4%+0.6%$44.4k$44.3k1.332.7%-7.1%29 km122 km+36.070.5Lonoke, AR$2.1B+9.4%+0.8%$41.6k$53.7k1.653.3%-2.1%6 km27 km+3.275.1Amador, CA$2.1B+5.6%+0.9%$56.5k$53.7k1.614.9%+0.2%62 km76 km+3.479.2Codington, SD$2.1B+7.2%+0.8%$50.1k$71.8k1.511.6%-1.3%10 km290 km+3.861.8Dukes, MA$2.1B+8.5%+0.9%$68.8k$102.2k1.454.8%-7.4%33 km8 km+52.016.8Nantucket, MA$2.1B+11.6%+0.8%$76.1k$129.3k1.354.7%—76 km2 km+28.838.7Habersham, GA$2.1B+8.5%+1.9%$45.8k$43.9k1.562.6%-5.1%37 km125 km+15.438.9Suwannee, FL$2.1B+14.1%+2.4%$45.4k$44.8k2.005.4%-3.2%14 km116 km+13.171.3Person, NC$2.1B+7.6%+0.7%$48.3k$52.8k1.523.1%-3.0%33 km173 km+9.641.5Morrow, OR$2.1B+10.8%+0.5%$68.5k$60.1k0.624.3%-4.1%44 km49 km+19.026.4Logan, WV$2.1B+15.4%-1.5%$55.3k$49.0k1.485.5%+2.0%55 km55 km-0.179.2
Wise + Norton, VA*
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
—
Avg wage
—
Income / cap
$46.0k
LQ · Retail trade
—
Unemployment
—
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
—
FEMA risk
—
Defiance, OH
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$51.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.37
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
86 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.6
FEMA risk
41.9
Wapello, IA
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+5.4%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$52.2k
Income / cap
$48.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.39
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
74 km
Nearest port
99 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.0
FEMA risk
65.3
Crawford, KS
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+5.0%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$43.8k
Income / cap
$49.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.02
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
49 km
Nearest port
151 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.5
FEMA risk
71.4
Montcalm, MI
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$45.2k
Income / cap
$43.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.68
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
48 km
Nearest port
89 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.2
FEMA risk
56.9
Huron, MI
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.9%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$63.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.08
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
77 km
Nearest port
31 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.7
FEMA risk
59.0
Venango, PA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$48.6k
Income / cap
$51.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.37
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
64 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.5
FEMA risk
55.6
Jasper, SC
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+5.7%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$50.2k
LQ · Retail trade
2.01
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
32 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+36.6
FEMA risk
78.6
Deaf Smith, TX
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$76.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.11
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
+1.3%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
637 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.6
FEMA risk
61.8
Jackson, AL
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$47.8k
Income / cap
$48.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.37
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
11 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.9
FEMA risk
79.0
Fayette, TX
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$78.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.60
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
120 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.8
FEMA risk
58.0
Phelps, MO
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$48.5k
Income / cap
$49.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.47
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
85 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+22.4
FEMA risk
53.7
Macon, NC
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$45.7k
Income / cap
$56.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.71
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
88 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.0
FEMA risk
73.8
Fremont, WY
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$59.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.69
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
151 km
Nearest port
761 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.4
FEMA risk
59.7
Colquitt, GA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$44.4k
Income / cap
$44.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.33
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-7.1%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
122 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+36.0
FEMA risk
70.5
Lonoke, AR
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$41.6k
Income / cap
$53.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.65
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
27 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.2
FEMA risk
75.1
Amador, CA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$53.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.61
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
76 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.4
FEMA risk
79.2
Codington, SD
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$71.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.51
Unemployment
1.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
290 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.8
FEMA risk
61.8
Dukes, MA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$68.8k
Income / cap
$102.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.45
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
8 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+52.0
FEMA risk
16.8
Nantucket, MA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.6%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$76.1k
Income / cap
$129.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.35
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
76 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.8
FEMA risk
38.7
Habersham, GA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$45.8k
Income / cap
$43.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.56
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
125 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.4
FEMA risk
38.9
Suwannee, FL
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+14.1%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$45.4k
Income / cap
$44.8k
LQ · Retail trade
2.00
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
116 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.1
FEMA risk
71.3
Person, NC
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$52.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.52
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
173 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.6
FEMA risk
41.5
Morrow, OR
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$68.5k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Retail trade
0.62
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.0
FEMA risk
26.4
Logan, WV
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+15.4%
Pop Δ
-1.5%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$49.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.48
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
+2.0%
Nearest interstate
55 km
Nearest port
55 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.1
FEMA risk
79.2
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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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