Concentration and Decentralization: The New Geography of Freight Distribution in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Cidell, Julie L.

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Concentration and Decentralization: The New Geography of Freight Distribution in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Author(s)

Cidell, Julie L.

Issue Date

2010

Keyword(s)

• freight
• distribution
• warehousing
• suburbanization
• Gini coefficient

Geographic Coverage

United States

Abstract

This paper examines the suburbanization of warehousing and trucking activity within U.S. metropolitan areas between the 1980s and the present using Gini indices as a measure of concentration. While historical work exists on the relocation of transportation and warehousing activity to suburban locations, there has been little to document the most recent shifts in warehousing and logistics. This research does so via spatial analysis of Economic Census data, finding that while most U.S. metropolitan areas have experienced decentralization in the spatial distribution of freight-related activity, there is also some growth in core counties, indicating that a more complex process is going on than simple suburbanization.

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