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Ranked · Distribution node · New Jersey

Best cities to run distribution in New Jersey

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Distribution node” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on avg. weekly wage, commercial electricity, major airport, corporate income tax. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Bridgeton, NJ27k residents

    72/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,135/wk · commercial electricity: 14.6¢/kWh · major airport: 29 mi

  2. 2.Vineland, NJ61k residents

    71/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,135/wk · commercial electricity: 14.6¢/kWh · major airport: 30 mi

  3. 3.Millville, NJ28k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,135/wk · commercial electricity: 14.6¢/kWh · major airport: 36 mi

  4. 4.Camden, NJ71k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,364/wk · commercial electricity: 14.6¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  5. 5.Passaic, NJ70k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,246/wk · commercial electricity: 14.6¢/kWh · major airport: 12 mi

  6. 6.Paterson, NJ159k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,246/wk · commercial electricity: 14.6¢/kWh · major airport: 15 mi

  7. 7.Clifton, NJ89k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,246/wk · commercial electricity: 14.6¢/kWh · major airport: 13 mi

  8. 8.Sicklerville, NJ45k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,364/wk · commercial electricity: 14.6¢/kWh · major airport: 16 mi

  9. 9.Elizabeth, NJ137k residents

    52/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,650/wk · commercial electricity: 14.6¢/kWh · major airport: < 3 mi

  10. 10.Atlantic City, NJ39k residents

    52/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,182/wk · commercial electricity: 14.6¢/kWh · major airport: 55 mi

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best to run distribution in New Jersey?
Bridgeton, NJ ranks first with a fit score of 72/100, followed by Vineland (71) and Millville (69), using the "Distribution node" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on avg. weekly wage, commercial electricity, major airport, corporate income tax, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.