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FOOTPRINT USA

Use our interactive data-driven tool to help identify the US states that align with your local manufacturing requirements and enable you to optimise supply chain resilience and business growth.

SELECT YOUR KEY BUSINESS METRICS TO SEE A SITE LOCATION SHORTLIST

Choose up to five key business indicators to see what US states are best matched to your local manufacturing production requirements.

Please note: Indicators are weighted and ranked, and different combinations will produce different recommendations.

THE USA: DATA-DRIVEN SITE SELECTION

Least compatible
Most compatible

Select your business indicators

Labor – Availability and Cost

Macro

Supply chain

Energy & Sustainability

Sector specific

Your search results

  1. Alabama
  2. Arkansas
  3. Mississippi
  4. North Carolina
  5. South Carolina
  6. South Dakota
  7. Florida
  8. Georgia
  9. Idaho
  10. Tennessee

OUR LOCAL TEAMS CAN HELP YOU ESTABLISH AND EXPAND IN THE US

We can help streamline your site selection process by using data-driven analysis, customer and supplier mapping, and a deep understanding of how local, state, and federal policies are defining the manufacturing sector.

Contact us today and take the guess work out of optimising your US manufacturing footprint.

Vlad Månsson
Vlad Månsson
Country Manager, USA
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Oscar Gustavsson
Oscar Gustavsson
Consultant, USA
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Data sources

The data used for this tool is current as of November 2022. Sources can be found here.

  • Labor cost

    Compares hourly wages for two job groups: Production Occupations and Transportation and material moving occupations

    Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) Survey, May 2021

  • Access to skilled talent

    Number of mechanical engineers

    Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) Survey, May 2021

  • Business climate rank & trend

    Average of two indexes published by US news and CNBC

    Source: US news and CNBC, 2021

  • State Tax Index

    State Business Tax Climate Index by Tax Foundation

    Source: Tax foundation, 2021

  • International investments

    International investments in the manufacturing industry

    Source: FDI markets

  • Land cost

    Average cost of land per state

    Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic analysis

  • Logistics rank

    Logisitcs performance

    Source: Ball State University National report on Manufacturing & logistics (cberdata.org 2020)

  • Manufacturing rank

    Manufacturing performance

    Source: Ball State University National report on Manufacturing & logistics (cberdata.org 2020)

  • Natural hazards

    National Risk Index

    Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Electricity cost

    Average kWh price, state level

    Source: U.S. Energy information administration, 2021

  • Green energy

    % of consumption from renewable soruces (Excluding Nuclear)

    Source: U.S. Energy information administration, 2020

  • Electricity stability

    Expected total duration of blackouts per year per customer

    Source: U.S. Energy information administration, 2022

  • Scandinavian footprint

    Number of Scandinavian manufacturing companies in each state

    Source: Mtek project

  • Automotive

    Number of motor vehicle manufacturing jobs

    Source: https://engaging-data.com/auto-manufacturing-state/

  • Food and beverages

    Number of food processing workers (51-3000)

    Source: BLS 51-3000 Food processing Workers

  • Electronics

    Number of Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical Assemblers (51-2020)

    Source: BLS 51-2020 Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical Assemblers

  • Pharmaceuticals

    Direct Jobs in the Biopharamaceutical Sector

    Source: PhRMA Foundation Direct Jobs