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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

3,127 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Pender, NC$2.5B+11.7%+3.7%$45.2k$56.6k0.923.3%-3.5%1 km23 km+7.386.9Union, PA$2.5B+7.0%-0.0%$55.9k$55.8k0.803.8%-3.3%10 km47 km+4.455.2Waupaca, WI$2.5B+6.1%-0.2%$47.1k$59.8k3.942.5%-5.7%44 km74 km+4.867.6Knox, IN$2.5B+6.4%-0.3%$50.4k$59.2k1.613.1%-2.9%23 km80 km+9.855.3Green, WI$2.5B+8.2%+0.1%$50.1k$68.1k3.042.3%-5.0%48 km79 km+4.846.4Rutherford, NC$2.5B+7.2%+0.5%$45.4k$47.5k1.804.1%-4.5%27 km184 km+0.272.7Erath, TX$2.5B+10.1%+0.7%$46.1k$57.1k1.913.6%-4.7%34 km377 km+3.475.0Stephenson, IL$2.5B+7.2%-0.7%$53.5k$57.6k2.424.0%-5.1%55 km50 km+8.273.9Val Verde, TX$2.5B+7.6%+0.1%$45.6k$52.1k0.536.0%-0.8%87 km420 km+13.276.1Lagrange, IN$2.5B+9.4%+0.4%$50.4k$55.9k5.692.8%-4.0%12 km101 km+2.262.4Mason, WA$2.5B+9.1%+1.4%$54.8k$57.2k0.825.6%-2.5%42 km17 km+19.085.3Carroll, KY$2.5B+6.7%+0.6%$70.7k$50.3k5.714.4%-6.1%2 km5 km+5.923.4St. Francois, MO$2.4B+7.3%+0.4%$41.4k$47.1k0.793.9%-1.6%31 km38 km+2.778.5Knox, IL$2.4B+8.0%-0.9%$44.6k$52.0k1.135.0%-2.3%3 km55 km+15.157.2Fulton, NY$2.4B+5.3%-0.4%$52.7k$56.8k1.614.1%-5.0%19 km72 km+2.748.6Ashland, OH$2.4B+6.2%-0.0%$47.5k$53.2k2.152.7%-3.7%0 km66 km+2.046.3Jefferson, TN$2.4B+7.7%+1.9%$52.6k$51.4k1.893.1%-5.7%2 km37 km+4.244.9Somerset, ME$2.4B+6.9%+0.5%$51.8k$53.4k2.094.0%-6.6%90 km123 km+2.867.9Hawkins, TN$2.4B+8.9%+1.2%$52.1k$46.9k4.583.4%-5.9%17 km97 km+1.355.8Jefferson, IL$2.4B+6.8%-0.6%$54.7k$52.9k3.555.0%-3.2%2 km80 km+1.777.2Oneida, WI$2.4B+7.1%+0.2%$52.4k$64.8k1.292.8%-6.3%90 km123 km+1.862.5Valencia, NM$2.4B+9.0%+1.4%$46.4k$48.9k0.724.9%-4.3%2 km976 km+6.682.3Dakota, NE$2.4B+10.8%-0.1%$58.8k$63.6k5.092.6%+1.1%12 km15 km+37.836.0Montrose, CO$2.4B+9.2%+1.1%$50.0k$57.3k0.963.6%-2.5%79 km1005 km+12.449.0Shelby, KY$2.4B+9.1%+1.1%$52.2k$64.5k2.724.2%-1.7%3 km41 km+19.161.9
Pender, NC
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.7%
Pop Δ
+3.7%
Avg wage
$45.2k
Income / cap
$56.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.92
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
23 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.3
FEMA risk
86.9
Union, PA
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.80
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
47 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
55.2
Waupaca, WI
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.1%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$47.1k
Income / cap
$59.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.94
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
74 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.8
FEMA risk
67.6
Knox, IN
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$59.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.61
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
80 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.8
FEMA risk
55.3
Green, WI
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$68.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.04
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
48 km
Nearest port
79 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.8
FEMA risk
46.4
Rutherford, NC
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$45.4k
Income / cap
$47.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.80
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
184 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.2
FEMA risk
72.7
Erath, TX
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$46.1k
Income / cap
$57.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.91
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
377 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.4
FEMA risk
75.0
Stephenson, IL
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$57.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.42
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
55 km
Nearest port
50 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.2
FEMA risk
73.9
Val Verde, TX
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.53
Unemployment
6.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
87 km
Nearest port
420 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.2
FEMA risk
76.1
Lagrange, IN
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
5.69
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
101 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.2
FEMA risk
62.4
Mason, WA
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$54.8k
Income / cap
$57.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.82
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
17 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.0
FEMA risk
85.3
Carroll, KY
GDP ’24
$2.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$70.7k
Income / cap
$50.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
5.71
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
5 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.9
FEMA risk
23.4
St. Francois, MO
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$41.4k
Income / cap
$47.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.79
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
38 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
78.5
Knox, IL
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$44.6k
Income / cap
$52.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.13
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
55 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.1
FEMA risk
57.2
Fulton, NY
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.3%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$52.7k
Income / cap
$56.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.61
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
72 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
48.6
Ashland, OH
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$47.5k
Income / cap
$53.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.15
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
66 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.0
FEMA risk
46.3
Jefferson, TN
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$52.6k
Income / cap
$51.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.89
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
37 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.2
FEMA risk
44.9
Somerset, ME
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$53.4k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.09
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.6%
Nearest interstate
90 km
Nearest port
123 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
67.9
Hawkins, TN
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$46.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.58
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
97 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.3
FEMA risk
55.8
Jefferson, IL
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$54.7k
Income / cap
$52.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.55
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
80 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.7
FEMA risk
77.2
Oneida, WI
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$64.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.29
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
90 km
Nearest port
123 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.8
FEMA risk
62.5
Valencia, NM
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$48.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.72
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
976 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.6
FEMA risk
82.3
Dakota, NE
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$58.8k
Income / cap
$63.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
5.09
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
+1.1%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+37.8
FEMA risk
36.0
Montrose, CO
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.96
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
79 km
Nearest port
1005 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.4
FEMA risk
49.0
Shelby, KY
GDP ’24
$2.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$52.2k
Income / cap
$64.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.72
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
41 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.1
FEMA risk
61.9
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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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