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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

1,484 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Missoula, MT$9.1B+10.2%+0.9%$56.9k$74.2k0.162.6%-2.7%16 km245 km+5.877.0Blount, TN$9.1B+10.4%+1.2%$61.1k$63.3k—2.6%-4.0%17 km28 km+4.574.2Jackson, MI$9.1B+7.5%-0.1%$59.7k$51.6k0.375.2%-3.3%3 km85 km+4.276.5Macon, IL$9.1B+7.3%-0.9%$67.1k$61.4k—5.6%-3.4%5 km97 km+8.483.3Alamance, NC$9.0B+7.5%+1.7%$51.0k$54.2k0.143.6%-4.3%2 km198 km+18.577.1Wayne, OH$9.0B+7.2%-0.1%$55.9k$61.0k1.642.5%-2.8%20 km73 km+7.664.9Ontario, NY$8.9B+7.6%+0.1%$61.5k$68.5k0.143.5%-5.9%14 km49 km+4.263.5Carroll, MD$8.9B+7.8%+0.6%$55.5k$78.7k—2.8%-1.6%19 km40 km+5.659.5Madera, CA$8.8B+8.1%+1.5%$53.7k$51.2k—7.0%-2.9%98 km158 km+9.596.4Lincoln, SD$8.8B+12.0%+3.4%$63.1k$91.9k—1.7%-1.2%6 km98 km+4.463.0Portage, OH$8.8B+7.0%+0.2%$55.6k$59.4k0.762.9%-3.0%7 km52 km+10.765.1Newport, RI$8.8B+8.2%-0.6%$66.8k$95.0k—2.9%-4.8%16 km8 km+9.836.4Pueblo, CO$8.8B+7.4%+0.3%$54.3k$51.5k0.415.1%+0.3%10 km794 km+5.282.5Pennington, SD$8.7B+8.8%+1.5%$54.9k$78.5k0.491.9%-1.5%11 km550 km+6.078.6Charles, MD$8.7B+8.7%+1.1%$59.0k$70.2k0.204.3%-1.9%28 km16 km+10.444.1Bartow, GA$8.6B+13.0%+1.9%$54.8k$53.4k0.743.0%-4.4%4 km99 km+6.865.3Grant, WA$8.6B+9.2%+1.3%$60.3k$52.2k—6.1%-3.8%11 km99 km+27.876.9Tom Green, TX$8.6B+6.8%+0.0%$52.9k$67.6k8.543.4%-1.0%92 km444 km+6.577.3Kennebec, ME$8.6B+8.0%+0.8%$56.8k$61.2k—2.9%-4.5%1 km56 km+10.175.2Clark, IN$8.6B+10.1%+1.3%$51.8k$58.5k0.833.6%-2.1%5 km12 km+8.081.4Madison, TN$8.5B+8.4%+0.4%$56.5k$58.9k0.253.5%-3.6%6 km64 km+13.192.1Kankakee, IL$8.5B+6.9%-0.4%$53.2k$55.1k0.154.9%-3.7%2 km42 km+9.588.2Cumberland, NJ$8.5B+6.3%+0.4%$55.8k$50.8k0.816.2%-6.8%47 km28 km+27.582.6Laramie, WY$8.4B+9.6%+0.2%$58.7k$66.0k2.062.8%-1.4%14 km698 km+0.776.7Eau Claire, WI$8.4B+6.6%+0.6%$56.4k$62.8k—2.6%-3.4%5 km68 km+5.878.3
Missoula, MT
GDP ’24
$9.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$56.9k
Income / cap
$74.2k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.16
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
245 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
77.0
Blount, TN
GDP ’24
$9.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$61.1k
Income / cap
$63.3k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
28 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.5
FEMA risk
74.2
Jackson, MI
GDP ’24
$9.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$59.7k
Income / cap
$51.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.37
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
85 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.2
FEMA risk
76.5
Macon, IL
GDP ’24
$9.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$67.1k
Income / cap
$61.4k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
97 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.4
FEMA risk
83.3
Alamance, NC
GDP ’24
$9.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$54.2k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.14
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
198 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.5
FEMA risk
77.1
Wayne, OH
GDP ’24
$9.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$61.0k
LQ · Mining & energy
1.64
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
73 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.6
FEMA risk
64.9
Ontario, NY
GDP ’24
$8.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$61.5k
Income / cap
$68.5k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.14
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.2
FEMA risk
63.5
Carroll, MD
GDP ’24
$8.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$55.5k
Income / cap
$78.7k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
40 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.6
FEMA risk
59.5
Madera, CA
GDP ’24
$8.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$53.7k
Income / cap
$51.2k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
7.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
98 km
Nearest port
158 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.5
FEMA risk
96.4
Lincoln, SD
GDP ’24
$8.8B
GDP CAGR
+12.0%
Pop Δ
+3.4%
Avg wage
$63.1k
Income / cap
$91.9k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
1.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
98 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
63.0
Portage, OH
GDP ’24
$8.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$55.6k
Income / cap
$59.4k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.76
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
52 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.7
FEMA risk
65.1
Newport, RI
GDP ’24
$8.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$66.8k
Income / cap
$95.0k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
8 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.8
FEMA risk
36.4
Pueblo, CO
GDP ’24
$8.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$54.3k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.41
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
794 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.2
FEMA risk
82.5
Pennington, SD
GDP ’24
$8.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$78.5k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.49
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
550 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.0
FEMA risk
78.6
Charles, MD
GDP ’24
$8.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$70.2k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.20
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
16 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.4
FEMA risk
44.1
Bartow, GA
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+13.0%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$54.8k
Income / cap
$53.4k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.74
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
99 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.8
FEMA risk
65.3
Grant, WA
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$60.3k
Income / cap
$52.2k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
6.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
99 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+27.8
FEMA risk
76.9
Tom Green, TX
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$67.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
8.54
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
92 km
Nearest port
444 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.5
FEMA risk
77.3
Kennebec, ME
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$56.8k
Income / cap
$61.2k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
56 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.1
FEMA risk
75.2
Clark, IN
GDP ’24
$8.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$58.5k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.83
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.0
FEMA risk
81.4
Madison, TN
GDP ’24
$8.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$58.9k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.25
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
64 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.1
FEMA risk
92.1
Kankakee, IL
GDP ’24
$8.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$53.2k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.15
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
42 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.5
FEMA risk
88.2
Cumberland, NJ
GDP ’24
$8.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$55.8k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.81
Unemployment
6.2%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
28 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+27.5
FEMA risk
82.6
Laramie, WY
GDP ’24
$8.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$58.7k
Income / cap
$66.0k
LQ · Mining & energy
2.06
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
698 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.7
FEMA risk
76.7
Eau Claire, WI
GDP ’24
$8.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$62.8k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
68 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
78.3
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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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