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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
Burleigh, ND$7.8B+7.2%+1.0%$60.9k$75.7k0.951.7%-0.9%16 km558 km+17.185.1Story, IA$7.8B+7.2%+0.7%$61.2k$56.4k1.092.6%-1.1%9 km211 km+26.668.8Midland, MI$7.8B+7.1%+0.1%$70.1k$67.2k—5.0%-5.3%30 km40 km+5.771.9Portsmouth (Independent City), VA$7.8B+4.5%-0.3%$67.0k$50.6k—4.4%-4.1%4 km1 km+4.554.0Whitfield, GA$7.7B+7.7%+0.7%$52.3k$49.7k—3.3%-6.0%3 km39 km+19.981.5Lycoming, PA$7.7B+7.2%-0.3%$54.1k$55.8k2.153.9%-2.5%13 km89 km+4.179.6Coweta, GA$7.7B+9.2%+1.9%$51.2k$65.1k—3.0%-3.9%0 km178 km+11.065.6Wichita, TX$7.7B+6.3%-0.0%$50.3k$57.9k4.163.8%-1.8%14 km365 km+8.981.9LaSalle, IL$7.7B+6.7%-0.4%$55.3k$57.5k4.524.9%-4.4%3 km2 km+5.586.1Bossier, LA$7.7B+9.9%+0.5%$51.1k$59.1k9.574.0%-0.0%14 km36 km+20.082.5Carver, MN$7.6B+8.3%+1.2%$66.9k$96.1k—3.7%+0.7%29 km35 km+7.459.7Humboldt, CA$7.6B+6.9%-0.7%$53.1k$62.0k—4.3%+1.0%125 km27 km+3.796.8Parker, TX$7.6B+12.8%+4.7%$55.4k$75.3k6.183.5%-1.6%6 km380 km+5.981.1Sumter, FL$7.6B+15.8%+4.3%$55.7k$76.4k0.977.6%+1.3%4 km67 km+3.887.6Upton, TX$7.6B+36.8%-1.5%$84.0k$96.0k106.571.9%—54 km566 km+3.87.7Williams, ND$7.5B+13.7%-0.3%$87.1k$76.2k75.632.3%+0.2%156 km743 km+15.653.7Grand Traverse, MI$7.5B+8.9%+0.3%$57.4k$71.7k0.973.9%-3.7%68 km12 km+2.465.6Eaton, MI$7.4B+8.1%+0.0%$58.7k$56.3k0.074.5%-3.1%2 km107 km+9.467.6Cole, MO$7.4B+6.9%+0.4%$53.3k$64.6k0.592.9%-4.9%51 km13 km+8.973.4St. Clair, MI$7.4B+6.8%-0.0%$54.3k$57.9k—5.3%-3.8%4 km18 km+2.782.0Salem, NJ$7.4B+6.2%+0.4%$65.3k$60.0k—5.1%-6.8%15 km11 km+7.676.5Hardin, KY$7.3B+7.4%+0.4%$52.5k$58.7k—5.6%-3.8%10 km38 km+8.475.5Hancock, OH$7.3B+7.5%-0.1%$62.4k$70.1k—2.6%-0.8%2 km70 km+15.354.1Wright, MN$7.3B+7.8%+2.2%$53.5k$66.6k0.323.8%-0.9%19 km57 km+7.168.4Craighead, AR$7.3B+8.5%+1.0%$50.5k$50.7k—3.5%-1.3%3 km63 km+6.391.8
Burleigh, ND
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$60.9k
Income / cap
$75.7k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.95
Unemployment
1.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
558 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.1
FEMA risk
85.1
Story, IA
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$61.2k
Income / cap
$56.4k
LQ · Mining & energy
1.09
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
211 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+26.6
FEMA risk
68.8
Midland, MI
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$70.1k
Income / cap
$67.2k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
40 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.7
FEMA risk
71.9
Portsmouth (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$7.8B
GDP CAGR
+4.5%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$67.0k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
1 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.5
FEMA risk
54.0
Whitfield, GA
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$52.3k
Income / cap
$49.7k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
39 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.9
FEMA risk
81.5
Lycoming, PA
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Mining & energy
2.15
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
89 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.1
FEMA risk
79.6
Coweta, GA
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$51.2k
Income / cap
$65.1k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
178 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.0
FEMA risk
65.6
Wichita, TX
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$57.9k
LQ · Mining & energy
4.16
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
365 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
81.9
LaSalle, IL
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$57.5k
LQ · Mining & energy
4.52
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.5
FEMA risk
86.1
Bossier, LA
GDP ’24
$7.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.9%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$59.1k
LQ · Mining & energy
9.57
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.0%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
36 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.0
FEMA risk
82.5
Carver, MN
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$66.9k
Income / cap
$96.1k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
+0.7%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
35 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.4
FEMA risk
59.7
Humboldt, CA
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$62.0k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
+1.0%
Nearest interstate
125 km
Nearest port
27 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.7
FEMA risk
96.8
Parker, TX
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+12.8%
Pop Δ
+4.7%
Avg wage
$55.4k
Income / cap
$75.3k
LQ · Mining & energy
6.18
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
380 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.9
FEMA risk
81.1
Sumter, FL
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+15.8%
Pop Δ
+4.3%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$76.4k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.97
Unemployment
7.6%
Affordability Δ
+1.3%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
67 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.8
FEMA risk
87.6
Upton, TX
GDP ’24
$7.6B
GDP CAGR
+36.8%
Pop Δ
-1.5%
Avg wage
$84.0k
Income / cap
$96.0k
LQ · Mining & energy
106.57
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
566 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.8
FEMA risk
7.7
Williams, ND
GDP ’24
$7.5B
GDP CAGR
+13.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$87.1k
Income / cap
$76.2k
LQ · Mining & energy
75.63
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
156 km
Nearest port
743 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.6
FEMA risk
53.7
Grand Traverse, MI
GDP ’24
$7.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$57.4k
Income / cap
$71.7k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.97
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
68 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.4
FEMA risk
65.6
Eaton, MI
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$58.7k
Income / cap
$56.3k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.07
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
107 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.4
FEMA risk
67.6
Cole, MO
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$64.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.59
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
13 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
73.4
St. Clair, MI
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$54.3k
Income / cap
$57.9k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
82.0
Salem, NJ
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
11 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.6
FEMA risk
76.5
Hardin, KY
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$58.7k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
38 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.4
FEMA risk
75.5
Hancock, OH
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
70 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.3
FEMA risk
54.1
Wright, MN
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$66.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.32
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
57 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.1
FEMA risk
68.4
Craighead, AR
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$50.7k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
63 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.3
FEMA risk
91.8
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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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