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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

268 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Essex, NJ$76.2B+8.8%+0.9%$84.3k$82.9k1.035.1%-4.3%0 km8 km+71.997.7Norfolk, MA$75.1B+7.5%+0.5%$81.6k$119.7k0.953.8%-1.4%2 km21 km+32.392.0Morris, NJ$74.4B+6.6%+0.6%$99.5k$119.7k1.463.5%-4.1%5 km34 km+26.292.9Douglas, NE$73.8B+9.5%+0.7%$66.5k$85.8k1.142.8%+0.4%7 km18 km+26.595.9Gwinnett, GA$72.4B+8.4%+1.3%$64.8k$57.3k1.542.9%-3.9%6 km163 km+51.595.4Arapahoe, CO$66.7B+6.5%+0.8%$83.5k$84.1k1.323.6%+0.5%9 km727 km+51.793.8Hudson, NJ$65.7B+7.9%+0.3%$92.2k$82.8k0.943.9%-2.1%2 km1 km+85.497.2Prince George's, MD$65.2B+8.2%-0.0%$71.5k$59.7k1.404.6%-1.4%2 km15 km+47.893.2Denton, TX$64.3B+11.0%+3.4%$63.3k$80.1k1.113.8%-0.6%1 km302 km+28.896.9Washington, OR$63.2B+5.9%+0.3%$87.2k$81.3k1.094.6%+0.6%31 km25 km+30.096.0Dane, WI$62.8B+7.8%+1.0%$71.6k$81.2k0.782.5%-3.4%11 km117 km+28.493.9Snohomish, WA$62.0B+6.9%+0.9%$78.9k$78.4k0.854.9%-1.1%36 km36 km+32.497.9Worcester, MA$60.9B+7.2%+0.8%$68.6k$71.9k0.844.1%-4.1%8 km69 km+34.993.5Essex, MA$60.7B+6.6%+0.6%$74.1k$86.9k1.014.3%-3.0%2 km18 km+40.495.6DeKalb, GA$59.3B+8.1%+0.3%$72.8k$71.4k0.913.3%-0.2%1 km172 km+42.094.3Tulsa, OK$59.3B+8.9%+0.9%$60.9k$83.8k1.264.5%+0.1%3 km22 km+26.797.9Bronx, NY$58.3B+5.7%-1.0%$68.6k$46.8k0.596.5%-3.2%2 km2 km+75.998.3Mercer, NJ$56.8B+9.0%+0.7%$88.6k$87.1k0.924.3%-6.1%0 km10 km+55.995.4Ramsey, MN$56.3B+6.3%-0.5%$74.5k$71.8k0.864.2%+0.9%1 km8 km+28.394.6Somerset, NJ$54.5B+6.9%+0.8%$102.2k$121.0k1.033.7%-5.2%2 km24 km+32.690.9Lee, FL$54.2B+10.9%+3.0%$59.8k$70.3k1.314.9%-1.0%4 km45 km+43.999.0Durham, NC$53.3B+8.9%+1.5%$91.8k$69.1k0.643.2%-2.5%2 km166 km+48.489.6Union, NJ$51.9B+7.5%+1.1%$81.6k$85.2k1.104.4%-4.5%6 km9 km+70.895.5Charleston, SC$50.5B+10.6%+1.4%$64.8k$90.5k1.273.0%-3.6%0 km1 km+25.198.6South Central Connecticut, CT*$50.1B—+0.6%$65.0k$74.0k0.975.1%———+29.895.1
Essex, NJ
GDP ’24
$76.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$84.3k
Income / cap
$82.9k
LQ · Admin & support
1.03
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
8 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+71.9
FEMA risk
97.7
Norfolk, MA
GDP ’24
$75.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$81.6k
Income / cap
$119.7k
LQ · Admin & support
0.95
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
21 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+32.3
FEMA risk
92.0
Morris, NJ
GDP ’24
$74.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$99.5k
Income / cap
$119.7k
LQ · Admin & support
1.46
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
34 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+26.2
FEMA risk
92.9
Douglas, NE
GDP ’24
$73.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$66.5k
Income / cap
$85.8k
LQ · Admin & support
1.14
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+26.5
FEMA risk
95.9
Gwinnett, GA
GDP ’24
$72.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$64.8k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Admin & support
1.54
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
163 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+51.5
FEMA risk
95.4
Arapahoe, CO
GDP ’24
$66.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$83.5k
Income / cap
$84.1k
LQ · Admin & support
1.32
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.5%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
727 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+51.7
FEMA risk
93.8
Hudson, NJ
GDP ’24
$65.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$92.2k
Income / cap
$82.8k
LQ · Admin & support
0.94
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
1 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+85.4
FEMA risk
97.2
Prince George's, MD
GDP ’24
$65.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$71.5k
Income / cap
$59.7k
LQ · Admin & support
1.40
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+47.8
FEMA risk
93.2
Denton, TX
GDP ’24
$64.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.0%
Pop Δ
+3.4%
Avg wage
$63.3k
Income / cap
$80.1k
LQ · Admin & support
1.11
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
302 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.8
FEMA risk
96.9
Washington, OR
GDP ’24
$63.2B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$87.2k
Income / cap
$81.3k
LQ · Admin & support
1.09
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.6%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
25 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+30.0
FEMA risk
96.0
Dane, WI
GDP ’24
$62.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$71.6k
Income / cap
$81.2k
LQ · Admin & support
0.78
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
117 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.4
FEMA risk
93.9
Snohomish, WA
GDP ’24
$62.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$78.9k
Income / cap
$78.4k
LQ · Admin & support
0.85
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
36 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+32.4
FEMA risk
97.9
Worcester, MA
GDP ’24
$60.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$68.6k
Income / cap
$71.9k
LQ · Admin & support
0.84
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
69 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+34.9
FEMA risk
93.5
Essex, MA
GDP ’24
$60.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$74.1k
Income / cap
$86.9k
LQ · Admin & support
1.01
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+40.4
FEMA risk
95.6
DeKalb, GA
GDP ’24
$59.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$72.8k
Income / cap
$71.4k
LQ · Admin & support
0.91
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
172 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+42.0
FEMA risk
94.3
Tulsa, OK
GDP ’24
$59.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$60.9k
Income / cap
$83.8k
LQ · Admin & support
1.26
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+0.1%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+26.7
FEMA risk
97.9
Bronx, NY
GDP ’24
$58.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$68.6k
Income / cap
$46.8k
LQ · Admin & support
0.59
Unemployment
6.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+75.9
FEMA risk
98.3
Mercer, NJ
GDP ’24
$56.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$88.6k
Income / cap
$87.1k
LQ · Admin & support
0.92
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+55.9
FEMA risk
95.4
Ramsey, MN
GDP ’24
$56.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$74.5k
Income / cap
$71.8k
LQ · Admin & support
0.86
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
+0.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
8 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.3
FEMA risk
94.6
Somerset, NJ
GDP ’24
$54.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$102.2k
Income / cap
$121.0k
LQ · Admin & support
1.03
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
24 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+32.6
FEMA risk
90.9
Lee, FL
GDP ’24
$54.2B
GDP CAGR
+10.9%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$59.8k
Income / cap
$70.3k
LQ · Admin & support
1.31
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
45 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+43.9
FEMA risk
99.0
Durham, NC
GDP ’24
$53.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$91.8k
Income / cap
$69.1k
LQ · Admin & support
0.64
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
166 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+48.4
FEMA risk
89.6
Union, NJ
GDP ’24
$51.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$81.6k
Income / cap
$85.2k
LQ · Admin & support
1.10
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
9 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+70.8
FEMA risk
95.5
Charleston, SC
GDP ’24
$50.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$64.8k
Income / cap
$90.5k
LQ · Admin & support
1.27
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
1 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+25.1
FEMA risk
98.6
South Central Connecticut, CT*
GDP ’24
$50.1B
GDP CAGR
—
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$65.0k
Income / cap
$74.0k
LQ · Admin & support
0.97
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+29.8
FEMA risk
95.1
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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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