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Ranked · Distribution node · United States

Best cities to run distribution in the US

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.Toledo, OH267k residents

    89/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,126/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 40 mi

  2. 2.Virginia Beach, VA456k residents

    87/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,154/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 13 mi

  3. 3.Amarillo, TX202k residents

    86/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,074/wk · commercial electricity: 8.6¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  4. 4.El Paso, TX680k residents

    84/100

    avg. weekly wage: $991/wk · commercial electricity: 8.6¢/kWh · major airport: 6 mi

  5. 5.Kansas City, MO511k residents

    84/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,157/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 8 mi

  6. 6.Sioux Falls, SD201k residents

    84/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,287/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: < 3 mi

  7. 7.Sunrise Manor, NV200k residents

    84/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,342/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 9 mi

  8. 8.Paradise, NV186k residents

    84/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,342/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: < 3 mi

  9. 9.Lubbock, TX265k residents

    83/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,088/wk · commercial electricity: 8.6¢/kWh · major airport: 6 mi

  10. 10.Enterprise, NV240k residents

    83/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,342/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 7 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 the US?
Toledo, OH ranks first with a fit score of 89/100, followed by Virginia Beach (87) and Amarillo (86), 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.