Graceada Partners Research Reveals Inland West Economy Surpasses Southeast in Income Growth
A new report by Graceada Partners measures the Inland West as one unified economy, revealing it has surpassed the high-growth Southeast region on key economic metrics like income and employment. The 47-million-person Inland West spans parts of eleven states but is typically fragmented due to state lines in data reporting. According to federal data over a 21-year period (2003–2024), the Inland West outperformed the Southeast on population, income growth, output, and employment. The region added more jobs than the Southeast despite having fewer residents and has grown faster since at least 2019. Ryan Swehla of Graceada Partners noted that institutional capital often overlooks this dynamic economy due to its fragmented representation in data rather than weak fundamentals.
