Small Cities Manufacturing Jobs - 2013 Best Cities Rankings

The methodology for the 2013 rankings for best cities for manufacturing jobs parallels that used for our 2013 Best Cities for Job Growth rankings.  Instead of using Total Nonfarm Employment, the manufacturing rankings use employment in manufacturing (supersector 30) in the BLS MSA employment data.  The manufacturing rankings include the 357 MSAs for which there are sectoral employment data for all 12 years used in our analysis. 





2013  Mfg Rank - Small MSAs Area 2013 Weighted INDEX 2012 Manufacturing Employment (000s) 2012 Mfg Size Category Ranking Overall Ranking Change Within Category
1 Columbus, IN 96.1                18.5 3 2
2 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 94.8                   7.3 44 42
3 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 94.6                   8.8 11 8
4 Odessa, TX 94.5                   5.7 1 (3)
5 Greenville, NC 89.8                   7.7 52 47
6 Flagstaff, AZ 87.8                   4.3 19 13
7 Midland, TX 87.7                   3.5 5 (2)
8 Napa, CA 86.1                11.7 63 55
9 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 85.9                12.7 72 63
10 Elizabethtown, KY 84.8                   6.1 81 71
11 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 84.5                   2.4 4 (7)
12 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL 84.4                   3.5 161 149
13 Punta Gorda, FL 84.1                   0.8 73 60
14 Springfield, OH 83.8                   7.2 60 46
15 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 83.3                17.8 13 (2)
16 Rockford, IL 82.8                32.4 20 4
17 Lafayette, IN 82.3                16.6 15 (2)
18 Visalia-Porterville, CA 82.3                12.0 121 103
19 College Station-Bryan, TX 82.2                   5.6 77 58
20 Fond du Lac, WI 81.8                10.3 29 9
21 Madera-Chowchilla, CA 81.7                   3.5 56 35
22 Fargo, ND-MN 81.3                10.1 10 (12)
23 Holland-Grand Haven, MI 81.2                33.3 12 (11)
24 Racine, WI 81.2                18.8 31 7
25 Idaho Falls, ID 80.9                   3.4 82 57
26 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 80.7                   2.0 80 54
27 Sioux Falls, SD 78.3                13.2 95 68
28 San Angelo, TX 77.5                   3.9 21 (7)
29 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 77.0                   6.3 106 77
30 El Centro, CA 76.7                   2.7 115 85
31 Jackson, MI 76.7                   8.8 28 (3)
32 Erie, PA 76.0                22.7 24 (8)
33 Cleveland, TN 75.6                   8.6 65 32
34 Bellingham, WA 74.8                   8.9 27 (7)
35 Spartanburg, SC 74.0                25.7 98 63
36 Kankakee-Bradley, IL 73.0                   5.3 16 (20)
37 Battle Creek, MI 72.5                11.3 99 62
38 Appleton, WI 72.4                22.7 25 (13)
39 Bloomington, IN 72.4                   9.3 40 1
40 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 71.9                11.5 32 (8)
41 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 71.7                   3.5 158 117
42 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 71.7                11.4 18 (24)
43 Victoria, TX 70.9                   6.0 34 (9)
44 Bay City, MI 70.2                   4.1 157 113
45 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 70.1                10.0 108 63
46 Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH  NECTA Division 69.8                10.3 112 66
47 Sandusky, OH 69.2                   5.8 23 (24)
48 Eau Claire, WI 68.5                10.7 49 1
49 Muncie, IN 68.3                   4.2 104 55
50 Coeur d'Alene, ID 68.3                   4.5 30 (20)
51 Morgantown, WV 68.0                   4.1 14 (37)
52 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 67.6                   5.2 70 18
53 Merced, CA 67.3                   8.3 119 66
54 Greeley, CO 67.1                11.3 7 (47)
55 Waco, TX 66.8                14.6 67 12
56 Logan, UT-ID 66.4                11.1 61 5
57 Casper, WY 66.1                   1.9 6 (51)
58 Anderson, IN 65.5                   3.8 125 67
59 Lubbock, TX 65.1                   5.0 51 (8)
60 Danville, VA 63.9                   7.0 26 (34)
61 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 63.8                50.5 78 17
62 Rapid City, SD 63.7                   2.7 128 66
63 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 63.5                   5.6 132 69
64 Altoona, PA 63.2                   7.5 64 0
65 Dover, DE 62.4                   3.4 114 49
66 Anderson, SC 62.3                12.1 37 (29)
67 Hattiesburg, MS 62.2                   4.4 191 124
68 Yuba City, CA 62.2                   2.1 38 (30)
69 Terre Haute, IN 62.2                11.6 59 (10)
70 Flint, MI 62.0                11.9 110 40
71 Ithaca, NY 62.0                   3.3 118 47
72 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 61.1                14.2 88 16
73 Bowling Green, KY 60.4                   8.6 68 (5)
74 Lake Charles, LA 59.7                   8.7 69 (5)
75 Monroe, MI 59.5                   5.2 126 51
76 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 58.8                12.2 124 48
77 Medford, OR 58.5                   6.7 111 34
78 Bloomington-Normal, IL 58.3                   4.4 165 87
79 Fayetteville, NC 58.1                   9.2 103 24
80 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 57.4                22.0 45 (35)
81 Amarillo, TX 57.3                13.2 48 (33)
82 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 56.9                   2.9 8 (74)
83 Tuscaloosa, AL 56.7                13.2 130 47
84 Topeka, KS 56.5                   7.2 2 (82)
85 Naples-Marco Island, FL 56.3                   2.7 152 67
86 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH  NECTA Division 55.9                17.4 86 0
87 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 54.9                   5.8 148 61
88 Gadsden, AL 54.3                   5.0 50 (38)
89 Danville, IL 54.1                   5.3 92 3
90 Port St. Lucie, FL 53.8                   5.2 151 61
91 St. George, UT 53.7                   2.5 83 (8)
92 Longview, WA 53.4                   6.1 123 31
93 Prescott, AZ 53.3                   2.9 55 (38)
94 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 53.0                   3.3 144 50
95 Grand Forks, ND-MN 53.0                   3.7 194 99
96 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 52.8                18.8 183 87
97 Lewiston, ID-WA 52.8                   3.1 75 (22)
98 Lawton, OK 52.6                   3.5 62 (36)
99 Redding, CA 52.5                   2.3 164 65
100 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 52.4                   8.2 131 31
101 State College, PA 51.8                   4.1 36 (65)
102 Yuma, AZ 51.6                   2.1 177 75
103 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 51.0                12.0 127 24
104 Owensboro, KY 51.0                   8.2 100 (4)
105 Monroe, LA 50.8                   6.8 172 67
106 Mansfield, OH 50.7                   9.5 180 74
107 Yakima, WA 50.7                   7.8 58 (49)
108 Grand Junction, CO 50.7                   2.7 84 (24)
109 Charleston, WV 50.2                   5.4 120 11
110 Glens Falls, NY 49.9                   6.2 87 (23)
111 Santa Fe, NM 49.6                   0.8 196 85
112 Sherman-Denison, TX 49.4                   5.3 85 (27)
113 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 49.3                   9.0 101 (12)
114 Burlington, NC 48.1                   8.9 146 32
115 Pueblo, CO 46.8                   4.1 22 (93)
116 Lebanon, PA 45.8                   8.9 76 (40)
117 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 45.7                   7.9 71 (46)
118 Kokomo, IN 45.5                10.1 141 23
119 Utica-Rome, NY 45.3                10.9 139 20
120 Lima, OH 44.2                   7.5 109 (11)
121 Champaign-Urbana, IL 44.1                   8.1 163 42
122 Springfield, IL 43.7                   3.0 74 (48)
123 St. Cloud, MN 43.7                15.0 94 (29)
124 Duluth, MN-WI 43.7                   7.2 17 (107)
125 Bangor, ME NECTA 43.5                   2.6 116 (9)
126 Jackson, TN 43.4                   8.7 171 45
127 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 43.2                17.0 53 (74)
128 Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA 42.7                14.1 147 19
129 Rochester, MN 42.7                10.1 89 (40)
130 Cedar Rapids, IA 42.1                20.4 39 (91)
131 Lynchburg, VA 41.6                14.5 142 11
132 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA 41.5                   5.7 102 (30)
133 Olympia, WA 41.2                   3.1 41 (92)
134 Peabody, MA  NECTA Division 41.0                10.1 90 (44)
135 Carson City, NV 40.1                   2.6 149 14
136 Anniston-Oxford, AL 40.1                   5.8 153 17
137 Decatur, AL 39.9                11.8 47 (90)
138 Janesville, WI 39.8                   8.8 159 21
139 Joplin, MO 39.7                12.8 170 31
140 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 39.6                   7.1 137 (3)
141 Waterbury, CT NECTA 39.3                   7.6 117 (24)
142 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 39.2                   3.7 9 (133)
143 Las Cruces, NM 39.1                   2.9 136 (7)
144 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 38.4                37.1 150 6
145 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 38.2                   2.8 173 28
146 Wilmington, NC 37.9                   7.3 168 22
147 Auburn-Opelika, AL 37.7                   5.5 96 (51)
148 Longview, TX 37.0                11.4 35 (113)
149 Bend, OR 36.6                   3.9 174 25
150 New Bedford, MA NECTA 36.4                   8.3 57 (93)
151 Sumter, SC 35.9                   5.9 176 25
152 Rocky Mount, NC 35.5                10.1 187 35
153 Elmira, NY 34.9                   5.5 93 (60)
154 Morristown, TN 34.9                10.6 190 36
155 Cheyenne, WY 34.3                   1.4 46 (109)
156 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 33.6                   5.2 134 (22)
157 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 33.3                   7.9 167 10
158 Ocala, FL 33.0                   6.7 169 11
159 La Crosse, WI-MN 32.7                   8.3 113 (46)
160 Manchester, NH NECTA 32.7                   7.7 97 (63)
161 Johnstown, PA 32.5                   4.1 122 (39)
162 Salem, OR 32.4                11.0 200 38
163 Salinas, CA 32.4                   5.1 33 (130)
164 Nashua, NH-MA  NECTA Division 31.9                20.8 135 (29)
165 Modesto, CA 31.8                19.2 129 (36)
166 Sheboygan, WI 31.5                18.5 162 (4)
167 Wheeling, WV-OH 31.5                   3.5 133 (34)
168 Abilene, TX 31.4                   2.7 184 16
169 Gainesville, FL 31.2                   4.5 154 (15)
170 Rome, GA 31.0                   5.6 192 22
171 Johnson City, TN 30.5                   7.8 156 (15)
172 Albany, GA 29.7                   4.3 195 23
173 Pocatello, ID 29.0                   3.0 43 (130)
174 Fairbanks, AK 29.0                   0.5 143 (31)
175 Williamsport, PA 27.7                   8.3 54 (121)
176 Chico, CA 27.6                   3.3   Not Rated
177 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 27.1                   4.7 175 (2)
178 Kingston, NY 26.3                   3.3 107 (71)
179 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 25.6                   1.7 66 (113)
180 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV 24.2                   6.1 91 (89)
181 Clarksville, TN-KY 24.1                10.2 166 (15)
182 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA 23.5                   6.1 181 (1)
183 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 22.7                   4.1 178 (5)
184 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA  NECTA Division 21.5                   7.2 140 (44)
185 Palm Coast, FL 21.1                   0.8 138 (47)
186 Wausau, WI 20.3                14.5 160 (26)
187 Corvallis, OR 19.8                   3.1 188 1
188 Decatur, IL 18.7                10.1 79 (109)
189 Wichita Falls, TX 16.9                   5.3 193 4
190 Pascagoula, MS 16.5                13.3 155 (35)
191 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 16.1                   3.2 179 (12)
192 Eugene-Springfield, OR 14.6                12.1 197 5
193 Fort Smith, AR-OK 13.3                18.8 198 5
194 Binghamton, NY 11.3                12.7 182 (12)
195 Tyler, TX 11.2                   5.3 185 (10)
196 Bismarck, ND 9.1                   1.7 186 (10)
197 Dalton, GA 7.3                20.8 189 (8)
198 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 7.3                   2.1 145 (53)
199 Dothan, AL 6.6                   4.7 199 0
200 Laredo, TX 0.7                   0.7 105 (95)
»
  • Email this BestEmail this Best
Subjects: