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Ranked · Distribution node · West Virginia

Best cities to run distribution in West Virginia

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.Weirton, WV19k residents

    82/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,056/wk · commercial electricity: 11.6¢/kWh · major airport: 19 mi

  2. 2.Wheeling, WV26k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,097/wk · commercial electricity: 11.6¢/kWh · major airport: 38 mi

  3. 3.Parkersburg, WV29k residents

    58/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,093/wk · commercial electricity: 11.6¢/kWh · major airport: 87 mi

  4. 4.Fairmont, WV18k residents

    58/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,095/wk · commercial electricity: 11.6¢/kWh · major airport: 70 mi

  5. 5.Beckley, WV17k residents

    54/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,064/wk · commercial electricity: 11.6¢/kWh · major airport: 136 mi

  6. 6.Martinsburg, WV19k residents

    52/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,171/wk · commercial electricity: 11.6¢/kWh · major airport: 44 mi

  7. 7.Huntington, WV46k residents

    45/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,180/wk · commercial electricity: 11.6¢/kWh · major airport: 113 mi

  8. 8.Clarksburg, WV16k residents

    44/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,264/wk · commercial electricity: 11.6¢/kWh · major airport: 84 mi

  9. 9.Morgantown, WV30k residents

    36/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,309/wk · commercial electricity: 11.6¢/kWh · major airport: 60 mi

  10. 10.Charleston, WV47k residents

    27/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,240/wk · commercial electricity: 11.6¢/kWh · major airport: 132 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 West Virginia?
Weirton, WV ranks first with a fit score of 82/100, followed by Wheeling (65) and Parkersburg (58), 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.