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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
Woodford, KY$1.6B+9.4%+0.7%$50.7k$69.2k—3.7%-2.6%13 km34 km+22.040.0De Witt, IL$1.6B+6.7%-0.3%$66.2k$61.7k—3.8%-2.8%21 km77 km-0.229.3Barton, KS$1.6B+5.9%-0.5%$47.4k$61.1k—3.9%-4.5%42 km341 km+4.160.3Grand, CO$1.6B+14.2%+0.8%$50.7k$81.3k0.953.3%+1.0%49 km853 km+17.650.2Orange, VA$1.6B+7.5%+1.9%$48.4k$66.3k—3.5%-3.1%34 km72 km+5.025.6Pottawatomie, KS$1.6B+4.9%+1.4%$49.1k$65.5k—3.4%-3.4%35 km112 km+7.330.9Pickens, GA$1.6B+11.0%+2.3%$53.8k$66.7k—2.7%-2.1%11 km96 km+2.934.8Gage, NE$1.6B+11.5%+0.0%$46.8k$81.0k—2.4%+2.4%62 km85 km+0.840.6Bremer, IA$1.6B+8.0%+0.3%$50.9k$62.7k—2.7%-2.9%33 km97 km+3.724.6Clinton, IL$1.6B+8.5%+0.1%$47.9k$64.7k—3.2%-3.4%20 km57 km+5.365.6Mono, CA$1.6B+12.1%-1.0%$50.9k$75.0k—3.5%-1.8%152 km212 km+22.046.5Gunnison, CO$1.6B+9.6%+0.7%$52.3k$75.2k1.973.9%-3.3%101 km982 km+9.745.0Inyo, CA$1.6B+6.4%-0.9%$58.3k$72.8k6.543.7%-3.7%183 km282 km+3.179.3Dawson, GA$1.6B+14.0%+5.8%$40.3k$64.7k—2.7%-3.6%22 km109 km+6.221.9Pierce, WI$1.5B+5.8%+0.6%$45.7k$62.9k—3.0%-1.7%24 km18 km+1.642.3Clay, IA$1.5B+9.6%+0.3%$51.8k$69.3k—2.5%+0.5%62 km124 km+8.136.4Dickinson, IA$1.5B+10.4%+0.4%$45.1k$84.2k—2.6%-2.3%29 km145 km+2.936.3Lavaca, TX$1.5B+12.4%+0.2%$47.8k$72.7k—3.5%-3.8%34 km65 km+2.078.9Morgan, GA$1.5B+11.5%+2.1%$49.9k$67.5k—2.5%-4.0%3 km222 km+4.119.4Redwood, MN$1.5B+14.5%-0.3%$51.3k$82.9k—3.8%+0.3%85 km156 km+3.535.1Plumas, CA$1.5B+11.3%-1.3%$57.2k$71.6k—5.6%+1.0%78 km168 km+5.986.4Richland, ND$1.5B+15.6%+0.2%$52.4k$68.5k—2.0%-1.1%9 km318 km+1.635.3Tillamook, OR$1.5B+2.4%-0.0%$50.7k$64.7k—4.9%+0.4%73 km74 km+6.781.3Chugach Census Area, AK*$1.5B+2.7%-1.8%$73.8k$74.4k—4.9%———+4.719.6Tyler, WV$1.5B+16.8%-1.2%$57.2k$63.2k—4.1%—47 km15 km-0.135.6
Woodford, KY
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$50.7k
Income / cap
$69.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
34 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+22.0
FEMA risk
40.0
De Witt, IL
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$66.2k
Income / cap
$61.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
77 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.2
FEMA risk
29.3
Barton, KS
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$47.4k
Income / cap
$61.1k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
341 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.1
FEMA risk
60.3
Grand, CO
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+14.2%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$50.7k
Income / cap
$81.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
0.95
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
+1.0%
Nearest interstate
49 km
Nearest port
853 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.6
FEMA risk
50.2
Orange, VA
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$48.4k
Income / cap
$66.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
72 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.0
FEMA risk
25.6
Pottawatomie, KS
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+4.9%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$49.1k
Income / cap
$65.5k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
112 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.3
FEMA risk
30.9
Pickens, GA
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+11.0%
Pop Δ
+2.3%
Avg wage
$53.8k
Income / cap
$66.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
96 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
34.8
Gage, NE
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+11.5%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$81.0k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
+2.4%
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
85 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.8
FEMA risk
40.6
Bremer, IA
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$62.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
97 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.7
FEMA risk
24.6
Clinton, IL
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$64.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
57 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.3
FEMA risk
65.6
Mono, CA
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$75.0k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
152 km
Nearest port
212 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+22.0
FEMA risk
46.5
Gunnison, CO
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$52.3k
Income / cap
$75.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
1.97
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
101 km
Nearest port
982 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.7
FEMA risk
45.0
Inyo, CA
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$58.3k
Income / cap
$72.8k
LQ · Environmental consulting
6.54
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
183 km
Nearest port
282 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.1
FEMA risk
79.3
Dawson, GA
GDP ’24
$1.6B
GDP CAGR
+14.0%
Pop Δ
+5.8%
Avg wage
$40.3k
Income / cap
$64.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
109 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.2
FEMA risk
21.9
Pierce, WI
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$45.7k
Income / cap
$62.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.6
FEMA risk
42.3
Clay, IA
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
+0.5%
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
124 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.1
FEMA risk
36.4
Dickinson, IA
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$45.1k
Income / cap
$84.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
145 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
36.3
Lavaca, TX
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+12.4%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$47.8k
Income / cap
$72.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
65 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.0
FEMA risk
78.9
Morgan, GA
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.5%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$49.9k
Income / cap
$67.5k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
222 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.1
FEMA risk
19.4
Redwood, MN
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+14.5%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$51.3k
Income / cap
$82.9k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
85 km
Nearest port
156 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.5
FEMA risk
35.1
Plumas, CA
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$57.2k
Income / cap
$71.6k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
+1.0%
Nearest interstate
78 km
Nearest port
168 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.9
FEMA risk
86.4
Richland, ND
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+15.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$68.5k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
318 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.6
FEMA risk
35.3
Tillamook, OR
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+2.4%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$50.7k
Income / cap
$64.7k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
+0.4%
Nearest interstate
73 km
Nearest port
74 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
81.3
Chugach Census Area, AK*
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+2.7%
Pop Δ
-1.8%
Avg wage
$73.8k
Income / cap
$74.4k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.7
FEMA risk
19.6
Tyler, WV
GDP ’24
$1.5B
GDP CAGR
+16.8%
Pop Δ
-1.2%
Avg wage
$57.2k
Income / cap
$63.2k
LQ · Environmental consulting
—
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.1
FEMA risk
35.6
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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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