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 |