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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
Lyon, MN$2.1B+7.6%+0.3%$52.5k$62.4k1.353.7%-2.9%73 km201 km+23.143.5Wood, TX$2.1B+10.0%+2.2%$46.8k$53.1k1.754.8%-3.2%35 km171 km+9.263.2Cherokee, TX$2.1B+9.6%+1.2%$47.6k$48.3k1.184.4%-4.0%67 km156 km+4.061.6Columbia, OR$2.1B+8.9%+0.6%$52.8k$60.9k1.465.5%+0.8%20 km7 km+1.670.7Newaygo, MI$2.1B+9.8%+0.6%$47.6k$48.1k1.435.3%-5.6%54 km49 km+3.547.1Calaveras, CA$2.1B+9.3%+0.6%$52.0k$64.1k1.585.4%+0.6%71 km71 km+2.286.6Tioga, PA$2.1B+8.8%-0.3%$50.4k$48.8k1.384.2%-5.4%27 km139 km+0.359.8Fremont, CO$2.1B+7.7%+0.6%$53.8k$45.9k1.644.6%-1.8%65 km858 km+1.068.6Latah, ID$2.1B+8.5%+1.3%$47.0k$56.0k1.603.1%-3.4%86 km49 km+23.033.3Barry, MO$2.1B+8.0%+0.8%$44.9k$47.4k1.173.9%-3.4%41 km150 km+5.875.1Acadia, LA$2.1B+6.1%-0.2%$43.8k$51.4k1.624.3%+0.5%6 km17 km+7.088.6Pike, AL$2.1B+9.1%+0.2%$48.8k$51.7k1.063.9%-0.7%59 km111 km+12.544.0Jefferson, IN$2.1B+7.1%-0.0%$49.8k$57.4k1.033.3%-3.5%30 km6 km+5.048.3Laclede, MO$2.1B+10.5%+0.4%$45.2k$49.5k1.274.5%-2.9%5 km109 km+3.066.0Seneca, NY$2.1B+7.6%-0.6%$59.6k$52.1k1.793.7%-6.4%21 km62 km+5.841.8Morgan, IL$2.1B+6.5%-0.6%$50.7k$53.8k1.134.0%-2.4%2 km33 km+1.671.1Becker, MN$2.1B+8.7%+0.1%$51.0k$63.4k1.353.7%-2.6%63 km251 km+1.937.4Huntington, IN$2.1B+8.5%+0.2%$47.3k$55.1k0.912.7%-3.6%9 km152 km+8.138.2Ellis, KS$2.0B+5.7%+0.1%$46.8k$58.3k1.333.0%-2.7%2 km354 km+8.932.7Henry, IL$2.0B+6.8%-0.5%$48.4k$60.0k1.144.5%-2.4%7 km34 km+0.657.1Natchitoches, LA$2.0B+7.4%-0.8%$45.0k$54.8k1.105.6%+1.1%4 km12 km+3.156.4Fayette, TN$2.0B+12.2%+1.6%$55.1k$83.5k0.833.3%-0.4%19 km46 km+0.576.0Clark, KY$2.0B+6.8%+0.4%$53.4k$53.6k1.054.2%-3.9%5 km29 km+3.338.3Morgan, CO$2.0B+7.2%+1.0%$55.4k$55.1k1.063.9%-1.5%0 km664 km+40.351.9Bedford, PA$2.0B+8.1%-0.0%$46.5k$53.9k1.413.5%-2.8%2 km115 km+3.068.2
Lyon, MN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$62.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.35
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
73 km
Nearest port
201 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+23.1
FEMA risk
43.5
Wood, TX
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.75
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
171 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.2
FEMA risk
63.2
Cherokee, TX
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$47.6k
Income / cap
$48.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.18
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
67 km
Nearest port
156 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.0
FEMA risk
61.6
Columbia, OR
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.8k
Income / cap
$60.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.46
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
+0.8%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
7 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.6
FEMA risk
70.7
Newaygo, MI
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$47.6k
Income / cap
$48.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.43
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.5
FEMA risk
47.1
Calaveras, CA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$64.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.58
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
+0.6%
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
71 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.2
FEMA risk
86.6
Tioga, PA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$48.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.38
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
139 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.3
FEMA risk
59.8
Fremont, CO
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$53.8k
Income / cap
$45.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.64
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
65 km
Nearest port
858 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
68.6
Latah, ID
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$47.0k
Income / cap
$56.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.60
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
86 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+23.0
FEMA risk
33.3
Barry, MO
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$44.9k
Income / cap
$47.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.17
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
150 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
75.1
Acadia, LA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.1%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$43.8k
Income / cap
$51.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.62
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
+0.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
17 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.0
FEMA risk
88.6
Pike, AL
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$48.8k
Income / cap
$51.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.06
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
59 km
Nearest port
111 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.5
FEMA risk
44.0
Jefferson, IN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$57.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.03
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.0
FEMA risk
48.3
Laclede, MO
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$45.2k
Income / cap
$49.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.27
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
109 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.0
FEMA risk
66.0
Seneca, NY
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$59.6k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.79
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
62 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
41.8
Morgan, IL
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$50.7k
Income / cap
$53.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.13
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
33 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.6
FEMA risk
71.1
Becker, MN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$63.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.35
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
63 km
Nearest port
251 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.9
FEMA risk
37.4
Huntington, IN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$47.3k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Retail trade
0.91
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
152 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.1
FEMA risk
38.2
Ellis, KS
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.33
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
354 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
32.7
Henry, IL
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$48.4k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.14
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
34 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.6
FEMA risk
57.1
Natchitoches, LA
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$54.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.10
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
+1.1%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.1
FEMA risk
56.4
Fayette, TN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+12.2%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$55.1k
Income / cap
$83.5k
LQ · Retail trade
0.83
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
46 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.5
FEMA risk
76.0
Clark, KY
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.05
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
29 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.3
FEMA risk
38.3
Morgan, CO
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$55.4k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.06
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
664 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+40.3
FEMA risk
51.9
Bedford, PA
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$46.5k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.41
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
115 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.0
FEMA risk
68.2
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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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