Site Selector: U.S. West

How to use the U.S. West Site Selector

Logistics Today's Site Selector offers an objective ranking of 362 U.S. cities based on criteria important to logistics professionals.

This customized listing looks at the 45 cites and metropolitan areas located in the U.S. West, which includes Alaska, northern California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, northern Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. The Site Selector is based on material developed by Expansion Management and Logistics Today.

The Site Selector matrix provides an overall ranking of each city within the West region, as well as an indication of the city's national ranking. Other ranking categories include:

Transportation and distribution (T&D) industry is based on businesses and employment base providing transportation, distribution, warehousing and related services.

Work force/labor is geared to existing and available logistics-related workers in the area. Road infrastructure measures factors like available lane miles per capita, interstate highway access, miles of paved roads, etc.

Road density, congestion and safety ranks the city on traffic volumes and delays as well as accident statistics and other factors affecting the smooth flow of traffic.

Road condition draws on state performance and includes condition of highways and bridges, among other measures.

Interstate highway includes access to interstate highways, spending on highway construction and maintenance, etc.

Taxes and fees provides a measure of logistics-related costs, including highway and fuel taxes, inventory taxes (where present), etc.

Railroad offers a state-based rank of access to Class 1 and other rail services, miles of track, etc.

Waterborne commerce includes ocean port capacity as well as inland waterways. Air cargo ranks the city on its access to cargo services, including widebody passenger service by combination carriers, international and expedited services.

Regional Rank	National Rank	Metropolitan Area	T&D Industry Rank	Work Force/ Labor Rank	Road Infrastructure Rank	Road Density, Congestion and Safety Rank	Road Condition State Rank	Interstate Highway Rank	Taxes & Fees State Rank	Railroad State Rank	Waterborne Commerce Rank	Air Cargo Rank
1	8	San Fransisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	17	87	41	209	288	12	184	34	17	10
2	22	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	14	78	72	247	241	52	310	15	13	18
3	31	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA	49	32	41	303	288	52	184	34	73	36
4	37	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR	18	89	212	289	220	36	336	10	20	32
5	59	Honolulu, HI	63	151	40	91	314	23	28	347	26	47
6	61	Anchorage, AK	55	80	276	44	253	36	13	310	53	52
7	72	Stockton, CA	60	103	41	202	288	157	184	63	62	142
8	105	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	51	25	41	299	288	120	184	225	178	41
9	130	Longview-Kelso, WA	217	300	72	26	241	157	310	102	36	149
10	131	Reno-Sparks, NV	109	67	278	213	1	120	328	225	178	60
11	144	Billings-MT	147	93	330	82	122	81	272	225	178	111
12	146	Fresno, CA	66	50	41	329	288	288	184	151	178	72
13	150	Eugene-Springfield, OR	134	115	252	210	215	120	331	63	178	150
14	153	Spokane, WA	126	76	72	311	241	157	310	151	178	150
15	164	Boise City, Nampa, ID	96	40	335	337	76	120	292	225	178	75
16	166	Bellingham, WA	183	184	72	183	241	157	310	151	78	175
17	176	Olympia, WA	266	289	72	268	241	157	310	34	66	143
18	187	Salem, OR	143	191	252	224	215	157	331	63	178	156
19	193	Redding, CA	236	189	41	25	288	157	184	225	178	155
20	195	Visalia-Porterville, CA	128	181	41	157	288	288	184	63	178	236
21	204	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	107	120	41	239	288	157	184	225	178	237
22	205	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA	199	155	72	30	241	280	310	102	178	179
23	208	Mount Vernon, Anacortes, WA	236	285	72	183	241	157	310	225	33	149
24	214	Yakima, WA	183	190	72	203	241	157	310	102	178	221
25	231	Modesto, CA	113	102	41	319	288	288	184	63	178	271
26	235	Cheyenne, WY	313	304	327	15	98	52	34	225	178	232
27	253	Fairbanks, AK	211	272	276	11	253	288	13	310	178	52
28	273	ID Falls, ID	236	220	335	169	76	157	292	225	178	52
29	279	Napa, CA	286	297	41	66	288	157	184	225	178	237
30	290	Casper, WY	275	321	327	74	98	157	34	310	178	220
31	291	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	221	185	41	301	288	288	184	225	178	156
32	292	Medford, OR	161	234	252	243	215	157	331	225	178	215
33	302	Wenatchee, WA	261	339	72	203	241	288	310	151	178	149
34	303	Bend, OR	230	306	252	94	215	288	331	151	178	174
35	306	Pocatello, ID	353	332	335	21	76	81	292	225	178	262
36	308	Coeur d' Alene, ID	246	237	335	217	76	157	292	225	178	262
37	311	Great Falls, MT	330	280	330	103	122	120	272	310	178	154
38	314	Salinas, CA	137	203	41	331	288	288	184	347	86	274
39	320	Lewiston, ID	314	269	335	18	76	288	292	225	178	169
40	322	Merced, CA	227	295	41	266	288	288	184	151	178	298
41	324	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	296	284	72	96	241	288	310	225	81	299
42	344	Carson City, NV	356	360	278	117	1	288	328	347	178	45
43	348	Yuba City-Marysville, CA	289	344	41	42	288	288	184	310	178	274
44	355	Chico, CA	299	283	41	285	288	288	184	310	178	229
45	359	Corvallis, OR	253	251	252	309	215	157	331	310	178	315