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Ranked · Distribution node · South Carolina

Best cities to run distribution in South Carolina

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.Anderson, SC30k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,044/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 35 mi

  2. 2.North Charleston, SC120k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,069/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 4 mi

  3. 3.Sumter, SC43k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,051/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 73 mi

  4. 4.Summerville, SC52k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,069/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 12 mi

  5. 5.Greenville, SC73k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,195/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  6. 6.Spartanburg, SC39k residents

    57/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,195/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 15 mi

  7. 7.Rock Hill, SC75k residents

    55/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,213/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 21 mi

  8. 8.Fort Mill, SC31k residents

    54/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,213/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 14 mi

  9. 9.Greer, SC42k residents

    52/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,269/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 3 mi

  10. 10.Florence, SC40k residents

    50/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,075/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 90 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 South Carolina?
Anderson, SC ranks first with a fit score of 65/100, followed by North Charleston (62) and Sumter (61), 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.