The U.S. West Site Selector

How to use the U.S. West Site Selector

This customized listing looks at the 40 cites and metropolitan areas located in the U.S. West, which includes Alaska, California (northern), Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada (northern), Oregon, Washington, 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 Southeast 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

2005 Regional Rank	2005 National Rank	Metropolitan Area	T7D Industry Rank	Work Force/Labor Rank	Road Infrastructure Rank	Road Density, Congestion and Safety Rank	Road Condition Rank	Interstate Highway Rank	Taxes & Fees Rank	Railroad Rank	Waterborne Commerce Rank	Air Cargo Rank	2004 National Rank	2003 National Rank	2002 National Rank
1	3	Oakland, CA	21	80	28	121	260	4	161	57	21	17	35	28	5
2	24	San Francisco, CA	54	213	28	218	260	4	161	57	67	10	37	18	10
3	35	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA	22	126	96	259	166	54	324	71	29	18	32	34	64
4	39	Portland, OR-Vancouver, WA	16	102	256	250	159	32	296	78	16	32	68	119	62
5	72	Tacoma, WA	71	144	96	286	166	100	324	71	32	63	78	128	205
6	74	Sacramento, CA	73	212	28	273	260	54	161	57	165	36	99	71	58
7	86	Stockton-Lodi, CA	69	163	28	135	260	161	161	97	63	142	131	67	68
8	90	Honolulu, HI	127	259	89	58	304	32	12	331	28	47	104	21	28
9	96	San Jose, CA	58	47	28	278	260	54	161	259	165	41	153	110	54
10	99	Anchorage, AK	114	211	283	39	251	54	1	304	57	52	10	6	51
11	139	Eugene-Springfield, OR	131	35	274	106	1563	100	292	149	165	150	178	227	156
12	149	Fresno, CA	64	56	28	297	260	273	161	190	165	72	212	167	150
13	158	Billings, MT	146	64	316	49	89	100	268	288	165	111	149	86	188
14	169	Spokane, WA	126	86	96	259	166	161	324	213	165	92	150	135	166
15	179	Boise City, ID	101	125	328	298	52	100	290	269	165	75	231	243	224
16	183	Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA	138	96	28	61	260	161	161	259	165	237	190	131	111
17	202	Olympia, WA	284	311	96	239	166	161	324	89	69	143	219	221	243
18	203	Redding, CA	222	237	28	23	260	161	161	259	165	155	177	123	86
19	206	Salem, OR	173	208	274	125	153	161	292	149	165	156	291	304	272
20	207	Yakima, WA	182	115	96	152	166	161	324	176	165	221	251	175	214
21	208	Santa Rosa, CA	144	80	28	175	260	273	161	259	165	140	260	230	204
22	209	Cheyenne, WY	302	307	302	14	77	54	29	216	165	232	174	192	151
23	222	Modesto, CA	120	110	28	291	260	273	161	97	165	271	292	244	218
24	225	Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA	156	316	28	108	260	273	161	97	165	236	277	232	206
25	232	Yolo, CA	163	300	28	193	260	54	161	312	165	205	207	152	104
26	239	Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA	254	304	96	20	166	161	161	324	176	165	179	192	180
27	245	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	224	12	28	189	260	273	161	259	165	156	314	290	270
28	248	Bellingham, WA	220	205	96	160	166	161	324	213	165	175	256	223	192
29	256	Missoula, MT	194	64	316	93	89	161	268	288	165	213	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	266	Great Falls, MT	288	127	316	76	89	100	268	322	165	154	213	140	253
31	271	Casper, WY	282	321	302	74	77	161	29	277	165	220	232	231	1896
32	284	Medford-Ashland, OR	176	262	274	116	153	161	292	290	165	215	281	271	222
33	294	Pocatello, ID	319	279	328	17	52	100	290	269	165	262	275	234	234
34	301	Yuba City, CA	280	184	28	32	260	273	161	298	165	274	304	226	208
35	302	Merced, CA	230	281	28	206	260	273	161	190	165	298	294	260	228
36	304	Salinas, CA	165	215	28	218	260	273	161	312	165	274	269	302	271
37	309	Corvallis, OR	159	161	274	183	153	161	292	323	165	315	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	311	Chico-Paradise, CA	286	169	28	232	260	273	161	298	165	229	295	282	249
39	317	San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA	277	322	28	150	260	273	161	312	165	216	312	299	258
40	327	Bremerton, WA	315	289	96	93	166	273	324	278	165	299	303	259	295

Source: Based on material developed by Expansion Management and Logistics Today.

resources

Burlington Northern Santa Fe www.bnsf.com
Jon Monroe Consulting www.jonmonroe.com
Port of Long Beach www.polb.com
Port of Los Angeles www.portoflosangeles.org
Ryder System Inc. www.ryder.com

The U.S. West Site Selector

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