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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

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

2,939 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest port
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePort
Butler, PA$14.5B+7.9%+0.7%$63.9k$76.6k1.313.4%-2.8%17 km33 kmKanawha, WV$14.4B+7.2%-1.0%$59.0k$63.7k0.493.5%-1.6%3 km4 kmTuscaloosa, AL$14.4B+8.1%+0.9%$57.7k$46.7k2.633.6%-3.4%10 km6 kmBerkeley, SC$14.3B+12.5%+3.5%$64.9k$58.4k1.553.4%-4.8%25 km20 kmReeves, TX$14.3B+25.5%-4.8%$76.7k$85.0k0.133.6%—4 km705 kmYellowstone, MT$14.0B+11.3%+0.9%$59.9k$73.0k0.522.8%-2.9%4 km674 kmBoone, MO$13.9B+8.2%+0.9%$55.9k$62.1k0.663.1%-5.5%2 km22 kmWinnebago, WI$13.9B+5.6%+0.2%$61.1k$62.3k2.932.7%-6.9%6 km68 kmSt. Louis, MN$13.9B+7.3%+0.1%$58.1k$61.9k0.654.7%-4.4%93 km87 kmMuscogee, GA$13.8B+5.1%-0.6%$52.9k$55.5k0.823.9%-2.8%7 km187 kmMerrimack, NH$13.8B+7.5%+0.6%$65.9k$78.2k1.052.3%-7.4%7 km73 kmTippecanoe, IN$13.7B+7.5%+0.5%$58.2k$52.4k2.563.0%-6.1%7 km126 kmSarpy, NE$13.7B+8.3%+1.7%$57.7k$67.8k0.662.5%-3.8%5 km22 kmYork, ME$13.6B+9.6%+1.0%$59.1k$74.7k1.472.7%-5.5%14 km39 kmNiagara, NY$13.6B+6.9%-0.3%$53.1k$59.2k1.704.4%-6.5%17 km28 kmIredell, NC$13.5B+7.3%+2.4%$62.4k$70.1k1.733.3%-7.0%0 km261 kmJackson, OR$13.5B+7.6%-0.3%$55.9k$65.8k0.845.3%-0.8%15 km149 kmBay, FL$13.5B+9.6%+3.5%$51.5k$58.1k0.674.4%-5.9%54 km3 kmBaldwin, AL$13.4B+11.3%+2.9%$48.8k$63.9k0.583.0%-5.3%8 km30 kmLackawanna, PA$13.4B+6.5%+0.1%$51.8k$58.8k1.274.3%-6.7%1 km133 kmYakima, WA$13.3B+4.6%+0.2%$49.8k$54.7k1.345.9%-4.6%22 km83 kmScott, IA$13.3B+7.7%+0.0%$58.9k$70.0k1.393.5%-1.8%4 km14 kmMerced, CA$13.3B+8.4%+1.2%$53.1k$51.5k2.018.8%-5.7%27 km99 kmCherokee, GA$13.3B+10.5%+2.3%$52.4k$74.8k0.962.6%-5.9%1 km116 kmUnion, NC$13.1B+12.1%+2.4%$58.8k$76.5k2.073.2%-5.9%19 km206 km
Butler, PA
GDP ’24
$14.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$63.9k
Income / cap
$76.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.31
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
33 km
Kanawha, WV
GDP ’24
$14.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.49
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
4 km
Tuscaloosa, AL
GDP ’24
$14.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$46.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.63
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
6 km
Berkeley, SC
GDP ’24
$14.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.5%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$64.9k
Income / cap
$58.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.55
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
20 km
Reeves, TX
GDP ’24
$14.3B
GDP CAGR
+25.5%
Pop Δ
-4.8%
Avg wage
$76.7k
Income / cap
$85.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.13
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
705 km
Yellowstone, MT
GDP ’24
$14.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$59.9k
Income / cap
$73.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.52
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
674 km
Boone, MO
GDP ’24
$13.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$62.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.66
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
22 km
Winnebago, WI
GDP ’24
$13.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$61.1k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.93
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-6.9%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
68 km
St. Louis, MN
GDP ’24
$13.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$58.1k
Income / cap
$61.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.65
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
93 km
Nearest port
87 km
Muscogee, GA
GDP ’24
$13.8B
GDP CAGR
+5.1%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.82
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
187 km
Merrimack, NH
GDP ’24
$13.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$65.9k
Income / cap
$78.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.05
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-7.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
73 km
Tippecanoe, IN
GDP ’24
$13.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$58.2k
Income / cap
$52.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.56
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
126 km
Sarpy, NE
GDP ’24
$13.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$67.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.66
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
22 km
York, ME
GDP ’24
$13.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$74.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.47
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
39 km
Niagara, NY
GDP ’24
$13.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$59.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.70
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.5%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
28 km
Iredell, NC
GDP ’24
$13.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.73
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-7.0%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
261 km
Jackson, OR
GDP ’24
$13.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$65.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.84
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
149 km
Bay, FL
GDP ’24
$13.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.67
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
3 km
Baldwin, AL
GDP ’24
$13.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$48.8k
Income / cap
$63.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.58
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
30 km
Lackawanna, PA
GDP ’24
$13.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$58.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.27
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
133 km
Yakima, WA
GDP ’24
$13.3B
GDP CAGR
+4.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$54.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.34
Unemployment
5.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
83 km
Scott, IA
GDP ’24
$13.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$70.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.39
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
14 km
Merced, CA
GDP ’24
$13.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.01
Unemployment
8.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
99 km
Cherokee, GA
GDP ’24
$13.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+2.3%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$74.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.96
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
116 km
Union, NC
GDP ’24
$13.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$58.8k
Income / cap
$76.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.07
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
206 km
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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. Suppressed cells show “—”, never zero.
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