Houston Tops List of Logistics Friendly Cities in the Southwest

 Logistics Today's Site Selector offers an objective ranking of 362 U.S. cities based on criteria most important to logistics professionals. This customized listing looks at the 50 cites and metropolitan areas located in the U.S. Southwest, which includes Arizona, Southern California, Colorado, Southern Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. The Site Selector is based on data and material developed by Expansion Management magazine and Logistics Today.

HOW TO USE THE SOUTHWEST SITE SELECTOR
The Site Selector matrix provides an overall ranking of each city within the Southwest 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.

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

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

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 CommerceRank	Air Cargo Rank
1	2	Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas	4	33	145	322	134	52	90	17	2	6
2	14	L.A.-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.	2	26	41	302	288	9	184	102	4	2
3	21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	8	90	145	279	134	4	90	7	178	9
4	27	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif.	34	10	41	249	288	23	184	102	55	24
5	33	San Antonio, Texas	42	19	145	172	134	23	90	102	178	45
6	36	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.	15	39	111	339	44	81	214	24	178	13
7	38	Tulsa, Okla.	44	92	296	101	332	81	16	34	58	61
8	39	Denver-Aurora, Colo.	21	71	104	296	125	15	229	63	178	15
9	50	Salt Lake City, Utah	35	60	145	333	19	23	222	102	178	35
10	51	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.	15	7	41	261	288	52	184	102	178	31
11	54	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	103	84	145	131	134	157	90	24	5	194
12	57	Oklahoma City, Okla.	41	15	296	247	332	15	16	63	178	59
13	70	Corpus Christi, Texas	116	174	145	87	134	157	90	151	8	132
14	73	Austin-Round Rock, Texas	76	22	145	273	134	157	90	102	178	53
15	74	El Paso, Texas	43	5	145	282	134	120	90	151	178	83
16	79	Lubbock, Texas	162	72	145	62	134	157	90	63	178	109
17	92	Amarillo, Texas	167	160	145	35	134	81	90	151	178	149
18	95	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	122	49	145	304	134	288	90	63	50	130
19	96	Laredo, Texas	53	6	145	199	134	157	90	151	178	191
20	109	Tucson, Ariz.	97	106	111	347	44	81	214	225	178	51
21	117	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	191	255	145	263	19	81	222	151	178	35
22	121	Greeley, Colo.	165	172	104	9	125	81	229	151	178	205
23	136	Colorado Springs, Colo.	123	176	104	135	125	157	229	225	178	90
24	156	Odessa, Texas	139	165	145	73	134	157	90	310	178	131
25	158	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev.	47	119	278	356	1	120	328	310	178	29

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 CommerceRank	Air Cargo Rank
26	171	Grand Junction, Colo.	224	208	104	70	125	157	229	151	178	165
27	172	Waco, Texas	245	179	145	53	134	157	90	225	178	141
28	182	Wichita Falls, Texas	296	315	145	2	134	157	90	102	178	197
29	183	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, Calif.	150	118	41	200	288	288	184	225	85	110
30	184	Flagstaff, Ariz.	191	258	111	14	44	81	214	310	178	198
31	189	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	240	150	145	210	134	157	90	102	178	264
32	190	Texarkana, Texas-Texarkana, Ark.	265	139	210	63	180	157	166	102	178	226
33	194	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.	225	240	104	180	125	157	229	151	178	166
34	196	Albuquerque, N.M.	92	168	315	307	118	81	272	310	178	68
35	198	Boulder, Colo.	253	286	104	115	125	157	229	151	178	156
36	201	McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, Texas	112	84	145	175	134	288	90	151	178	291
37	206	Pueblo, Colo.	347	331	104	1	125	157	229	63	178	204
38	207	Prescott, Ariz.	197	206	111	60	44	288	214	225	178	139
39	212	Abilene, Texas	330	271	145	38	134	157	90	151	178	193
40	227	Midland, Texas	250	293	145	27	134	157	90	310	178	131
41	228	Provo-Orem, Utah	202	210	145	297	19	157	222	151	178	237
42	230	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, Calif.	179	83	41	229	288	288	184	310	69	119
43	244	Tyler, Texas	252	294	145	99	134	157	90	225	178	219
44	252	St. George, Utah	278	259	145	56	19	157	222	347	178	136
45	255	Longview, Texas	180	237	145	240	134	157	90	225	178	296
46	256	Victoria, Texas	317	351	145	163	134	288	90	151	132	231
47	268	Las Cruces, N.M.	288	217	315	231	118	81	272	102	178	274
48	286	Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.	246	287	41	157	288	288	184	225	178	138
49	287	San Angelo, Texas	357	354	145	8	134	288	90	102	178	267
50	307	Sherman-Denison, Texas	340	361	145	16	134	288	90	151	178	299
Source: Expansion Management and Logistics Today