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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

1,178 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Daviess, IN$2.3B+11.2%+0.6%$47.2k$63.0k1.892.7%-0.9%2 km73 km+19.158.8Union, SD$2.3B+7.8%+0.8%$71.0k$146.7k0.572.0%-2.1%11 km49 km+8.937.1Chisago, MN$2.2B+7.6%+1.0%$55.9k$64.2k—4.0%-1.0%7 km62 km+2.544.5Whitley, IN$2.2B+9.7%+0.4%$56.4k$60.9k0.052.7%-3.8%23 km134 km+1.324.6Silver Bow, MT$2.2B+8.3%+0.6%$53.3k$62.3k1.573.4%-4.4%1 km340 km+5.438.0McMullen, TX$2.2B+32.1%-1.7%$65.0k$118.7k—5.4%—42 km117 km+1.80.6Sullivan, NH$2.2B+6.3%+0.5%$55.7k$72.6k0.122.3%-6.0%15 km117 km+2.737.6Polk, WI$2.2B+6.8%+0.4%$46.5k$60.0k—3.4%-3.9%43 km75 km+0.763.3Park, WY$2.2B+11.3%+1.2%$49.4k$80.9k1.582.7%-1.8%125 km616 km+1.757.7Huron, MI$2.2B+9.9%-0.5%$48.3k$63.0k—5.5%-5.9%77 km31 km+3.759.0Deaf Smith, TX$2.1B+11.3%-0.0%$53.5k$76.0k—3.7%+1.3%34 km637 km+19.661.8Fayette, TX$2.1B+8.0%+1.0%$51.5k$78.6k—3.8%-2.8%20 km120 km+4.858.0Codington, SD$2.1B+7.2%+0.8%$50.1k$71.8k0.141.6%-1.3%10 km290 km+3.861.8Dukes, MA$2.1B+8.5%+0.9%$68.8k$102.2k0.554.8%-7.4%33 km8 km+52.016.8Nantucket, MA$2.1B+11.6%+0.8%$76.1k$129.3k—4.7%—76 km2 km+28.838.7Morrow, OR$2.1B+10.8%+0.5%$68.5k$60.1k—4.3%-4.1%44 km49 km+19.026.4Lyon, MN$2.1B+7.6%+0.3%$52.5k$62.4k—3.7%-2.9%73 km201 km+23.143.5Columbia, OR$2.1B+8.9%+0.6%$52.8k$60.9k0.475.5%+0.8%20 km7 km+1.670.7Calaveras, CA$2.1B+9.3%+0.6%$52.0k$64.1k0.355.4%+0.6%71 km71 km+2.286.6Becker, MN$2.1B+8.7%+0.1%$51.0k$63.4k—3.7%-2.6%63 km251 km+1.937.4Henry, IL$2.0B+6.8%-0.5%$48.4k$60.0k—4.5%-2.4%7 km34 km+0.657.1Fayette, TN$2.0B+12.2%+1.6%$55.1k$83.5k—3.3%-0.4%19 km46 km+0.576.0Converse, WY$2.0B+10.2%+0.1%$62.5k$75.3k0.392.6%-3.7%20 km747 km+1.031.4Colusa, CA$2.0B+6.3%+0.2%$57.4k$61.7k—11.4%-2.8%6 km90 km+6.681.1Brown, MN$2.0B+8.9%-0.3%$54.2k$66.8k—3.7%-3.1%63 km124 km+4.450.4
Daviess, IN
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$47.2k
Income / cap
$63.0k
LQ · Engineering services
1.89
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
73 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.1
FEMA risk
58.8
Union, SD
GDP ’24
$2.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$71.0k
Income / cap
$146.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.57
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
37.1
Chisago, MN
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$64.2k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
62 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.5
FEMA risk
44.5
Whitley, IN
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$60.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.05
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
134 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.3
FEMA risk
24.6
Silver Bow, MT
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Engineering services
1.57
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
340 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.4
FEMA risk
38.0
McMullen, TX
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+32.1%
Pop Δ
-1.7%
Avg wage
$65.0k
Income / cap
$118.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
117 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.8
FEMA risk
0.6
Sullivan, NH
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$72.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.12
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
117 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
37.6
Polk, WI
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$46.5k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
43 km
Nearest port
75 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.7
FEMA risk
63.3
Park, WY
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$80.9k
LQ · Engineering services
1.58
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
125 km
Nearest port
616 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.7
FEMA risk
57.7
Huron, MI
GDP ’24
$2.2B
GDP CAGR
+9.9%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$63.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
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
Deaf Smith, TX
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$76.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
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
Fayette, TX
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$78.6k
LQ · Engineering services
—
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
Codington, SD
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$71.8k
LQ · Engineering services
0.14
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 · Engineering services
0.55
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 · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
76 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.8
FEMA risk
38.7
Morrow, OR
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$68.5k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Engineering services
—
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
Lyon, MN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$62.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
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
Columbia, OR
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.8k
Income / cap
$60.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.47
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
Calaveras, CA
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$64.1k
LQ · Engineering services
0.35
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
Becker, MN
GDP ’24
$2.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$63.4k
LQ · Engineering services
—
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
Henry, IL
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$48.4k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
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
Fayette, TN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+12.2%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$55.1k
Income / cap
$83.5k
LQ · Engineering services
—
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
Converse, WY
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$62.5k
Income / cap
$75.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.39
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
747 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
31.4
Colusa, CA
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$57.4k
Income / cap
$61.7k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
11.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
90 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.6
FEMA risk
81.1
Brown, MN
GDP ’24
$2.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$66.8k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
63 km
Nearest port
124 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
50.4
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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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