Figure 3. Purchasing power and location quotients for team assemblers, May 2014
Area Purchasing power (dollars) Location quotient

Flint, MI

$50,437 3.04

Lexington–Fayette, KY

49,100 2.34

Tuscaloosa, AL

48,239 5.85

Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN–VA

46,881 3.40

Spartanburg, SC

46,776 6.50

Jackson, MS

45,497 2.08

Charleston, WV

44,900 0.80

Kansas City, MO–KS

43,840 1.34

Rockford, IL

43,319 4.61

Lafayette, IN

42,812 7.16

Wheeling, WV–OH

42,410 0.15

Wichita, KS

42,366 2.12

Muskegon–Norton Shores, MI

42,360 1.65

Monroe, LA

41,764 0.83

Danville, IL

41,247 0.45

Odessa, TX

41,142 0.43

Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux, LA

40,972 0.43

Montgomery, AL

40,910 4.12

Fort Wayne, IN

40,615 3.94

Louisville–Jefferson County, KY–IN

40,550 2.86

Waterloo–Cedar Falls, IA

39,978 2.27

La Crosse, WI–MN

39,893 1.24

Napa, CA

39,603 0.18

Peoria, IL

39,596 1.32

Brunswick, GA

39,524 0.33

Owensboro, KY

39,216 1.23

Evansville, IN–KY

39,038 2.85

Elizabethtown, KY

38,950 5.76

Athens–Clarke County, GA

38,856 0.98

Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford, VA

38,750 1.99

Toledo, OH

38,374 1.74

Elmira, NY

38,079 1.20

Columbus, OH

38,060 1.11

Detroit–Warren–Livonia, MI

38,016 3.26

Florence, SC

37,778 1.71

Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN

37,768 2.64

Manchester, NH

37,594 0.55

Cleveland–Elyria–Mentor, OH

37,567 1.08

Sherman–Denison, TX

37,563 0.68

Rome, GA

37,494 0.76

Charlottesville, VA

37,326 0.06

Reading, PA

37,200 1.78

Harrisonburg, VA

37,047 0.31

Anniston–Oxford, AL

37,040 5.12

Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis, WI

36,901 1.50

Cincinnati–Middletown, OH–KY–IN

36,721 0.89

Mobile, AL

36,689 0.18

Decatur, AL

36,490 2.12

Bowling Green, KY

36,392 1.63

Racine, WI

36,039 3.18

Kankakee–Bradley, IL

36,004 1.19

Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville, SC

35,946 1.05

Clarksville, TN–KY

35,897 4.67

Casper, WY

35,869 0.27

Morristown, TN

35,855 4.20

Tulsa, OK

35,840 1.46

Midland, TX

35,802 0.85

Jackson, TN

35,755 3.15

Buffalo–Niagara Falls, NY

35,682 0.97

Sumter, SC

35,658 3.98

St. Louis, MO–IL

35,568 0.83

Port St. Lucie, FL

35,543 0.69

Springfield, IL

35,530 0.43

Michigan City–La Porte, IN

35,462 2.89

Mount Vernon–Anacortes, WA

35,208 0.58

Birmingham–Hoover, AL

35,122 0.97

Ames, IA

35,085 1.52

Albany, GA

34,865 0.13

Fort Smith, AR–OK

34,848 1.55

Jonesboro, AR

34,823 2.21

Asheville, NC

34,815 2.07

Lebanon, PA

34,805 0.99

Bakersfield–Delano, CA

34,687 0.21

Jacksonville, NC

34,625 0.38

Norwich–New London, CT–RI

34,600 0.32

Columbus, IN

34,513 6.45

Gainesville, GA

34,481 2.36

Shreveport–Bossier City, LA

34,463 0.78

Knoxville, TN

34,323 1.98

Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD–WV

34,308 0.98

Bay City, MI

34,128 0.56

Huntsville, AL

34,085 0.91

Trenton–Ewing, NJ

34,081 0.05

Dubuque, IA

34,080 3.40

Rochester, MN

34,066 0.36

Sheboygan, WI

33,996 2.37

Lincoln, NE

33,886 1.55

Memphis, TN–MS–AR

33,768 1.22

San Luis Obispo–Paso Robles, CA

33,751 0.58

Johnson City, TN

33,737 1.94

Williamsport, PA

33,628 2.93

Green Bay, WI

33,626 0.83

Springfield, MA–CT

33,585 1.01

South Bend–Mishawaka, IN–MI

33,571 1.02

Barnstable Town, MA

33,565 0.13

Monroe, MI

33,526 1.83

Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT

33,508 0.70

Akron, OH

33,473 0.80

Lawrence, KS

33,435 1.62

Savannah, GA

33,372 0.63

Eugene–Springfield, OR

33,060 0.19

Columbus, GA–AL

33,011 0.68

Salisbury, MD

32,967 0.18

Joplin, MO

32,950 1.13

Madison, WI

32,921 0.79

Mankato–North Mankato, MN

32,899 0.60

Baton Rouge, LA

32,833 0.17

Iowa City, IA

32,826 0.42

Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, FL

32,783 0.22

Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR

32,733 0.86

Appleton, WI

32,690 1.16

Charlotte–Gastonia–Rock Hill, NC–SC

32,672 1.03

Grand Rapids–Wyoming, MI

32,589 3.58

Dalton, GA

32,553 1.30

Pittsburgh, PA

32,527 0.40

Lafayette, LA

32,462 0.31

Macon, GA

32,455 0.36

Chattanooga, TN–GA

32,409 2.47

Greensboro–High Point, NC

32,356 1.75

Tyler, TX

32,355 0.23

Bremerton–Silverdale, WA

32,256 0.20

Farmington, NM

32,255 0.12

Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna, WV–OH

32,241 1.02

Rocky Mount, NC

32,235 2.94

Bellingham, WA

32,195 0.66

Columbia, SC

32,193 1.76

Syracuse, NY

32,065 0.64

Ogden–Clearfield, UT

32,002 1.90

Sioux City, IA–NE–SD

31,987 0.69

Amarillo, TX

31,972 0.17

Fargo, ND–MN

31,872 1.17

York–Hanover, PA

31,838 1.27

Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX

31,810 0.51

Erie, PA

31,806 0.71

Missoula, MT

31,762 0.38

Spokane, WA

31,721 0.53

Battle Creek, MI

31,691 4.90

Burlington, NC

31,611 2.21

Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA

31,598 0.45

Cedar Rapids, IA

31,590 0.71

Wausau, WI

31,580 2.06

Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA–NJ

31,562 1.24

Augusta–Richmond County, GA–SC

31,514 1.59

Pine Bluff, AR

31,512 2.08

Scranton––Wilkes–Barre, PA

31,444 1.01

College Station–Bryan, TX

31,442 0.05

Omaha–Council Bluffs, NE–IA

31,400 0.70

Ann Arbor, MI

31,380 1.70

Victoria, TX

31,224 0.11

New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner, LA

31,200 0.25

Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC

31,112 3.43

Gulfport–Biloxi, MS

31,104 0.53

Modesto, CA

31,100 0.44

Dover, DE

31,073 0.51

Lewiston–Auburn, ME

30,947 0.34

Longview, WA

30,903 0.64

Canton–Massillon, OH

30,895 1.65

Merced, CA

30,814 0.31

Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA

30,772 0.60

Burlington–South Burlington, VT

30,674 0.43

Dayton, OH

30,670 1.33

Gainesville, FL

30,665 0.41

Greenville–Mauldin–Easley, SC

30,605 5.62

Pittsfield, MA

30,487 0.65

Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, FL

30,485 0.50

Oshkosh–Neenah, WI

30,476 1.50

Utica–Rome, NY

30,376 1.29

Lake Havasu City – Kingman, AZ

30,256 0.28

Springfield, MO

30,235 1.03

Lynchburg, VA

30,110 1.60

Winston–Salem, NC

30,011 1.17

Anchorage, AK

29,982 0.07

Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR–MO

29,922 0.94

Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, ME

29,841 0.74

Lancaster, PA

29,807 1.11

Bend, OR

29,783 0.13

Champaign–Urbana, IL

29,776 0.71

Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL

29,770 1.22

Janesville, WI

29,752 2.02

Chico, CA

29,731 0.39

Warner Robins, GA

29,714 0.07

Yuma, AZ

29,657 0.15

Eau Claire, WI

29,632 1.64

Yakima, WA

29,599 0.79

Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA

29,572 0.37

San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX

29,457 0.73

Wilmington, NC

29,382 0.23

Fort Collins–Loveland, CO

29,352 0.28

Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA–NC

29,345 0.48

Worcester, MA–CT

29,336 0.97

Corpus Christi, TX

29,212 0.14

Richmond, VA

29,180 0.43

Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD

29,156 0.42

Santa Rosa–Petaluma, CA

29,154 0.56

Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL

29,137 0.37

Altoona, PA

29,103 0.79

Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI

28,990 0.96

Longview, TX

28,988 0.39

Lubbock, TX

28,934 0.32

Kingston, NY

28,918 0.60

Redding, CA

28,884 0.19

Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, FL

28,852 0.60

Stockton, CA

28,847 0.46

Oklahoma City, OK

28,841 0.49

Durham–Chapel Hill, NC

28,789 0.63

Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA–IL

28,740 2.28

Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, TX

28,739 0.55

Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX

28,683 0.92

Salt Lake City, UT

28,678 0.86

Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA

28,665 0.58

Kennewick–Pasco–Richland, WA

28,651 0.19

Denver–Aurora–Broomfield, CO

28,648 0.30

Providence–Fall River–Warwick, RI–MA

28,647 0.95

North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FL

28,623 1.07

Binghamton, NY

28,588 0.79

Colorado Springs, CO

28,509 0.14

Fond du Lac, WI

28,497 3.22

San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA

28,442 0.29

St. George, UT

28,435 0.62

Duluth, MN–WI

28,419 0.23

Pocatello, ID

28,354 0.35

Indianapolis–Carmel, IN

28,328 2.01

San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA

28,311 0.68

Panama City–Lynn Haven–Panama City Beach, FL

28,162 0.41

Sacramento–Arden–Arcade–Roseville, CA

28,105 0.43

Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL

28,099 0.68

Baltimore–Towson, MD

28,090 0.20

Mansfield, OH

28,074 1.67

Coeur d'Alene, ID

28,041 1.79

Roanoke, VA

27,985 1.26

Boulder, CO

27,980 0.61

Tucson, AZ

27,959 0.33

Valdosta, GA

27,839 1.12

Tallahassee, FL

27,813 0.19

Vineland–Millville–Bridgeton, NJ

27,781 0.34

Sioux Falls, SD

27,779 0.99

Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL

27,653 0.44

Logan, UT–ID

27,621 1.66

Provo–Orem, UT

27,616 1.00

Bismarck, ND

27,532 0.18

Visalia–Porterville, CA

27,531 0.75

Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta, GA

27,521 1.09

Rochester, NY

27,513 0.92

McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX

27,482 0.10

Medford, OR

27,469 0.11

Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA–NH

27,464 0.55

Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY

27,366 0.45

Wichita Falls, TX

27,352 1.00

Salem, OR

27,304 0.13

Boise City–Nampa, ID

27,286 1.15

Abilene, TX

27,243 0.10

Las Vegas–Paradise, NV

27,190 0.29

Fresno, CA

27,121 0.38

Vallejo–Fairfield, CA

27,094 0.65

Bloomington, IN

27,077 4.40

Phoenix–Mesa–Glendale, AZ

27,031 0.55

Greenville, NC

26,957 0.66

Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood, TX

26,883 0.62

Reno–Sparks, NV

26,834 1.16

Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL

26,645 1.22

Punta Gorda, FL

26,506 0.21

New Haven, CT

26,485 0.67

Ocala, FL

26,435 1.32

St. Joseph, MO–KS

26,402 0.67

Olympia, WA

26,386 0.34

Chicago–Joliet–Naperville, IL–IN–WI

26,285 1.06

Gadsden, AL

26,163 1.94

Jacksonville, FL

26,147 0.90

El Paso, TX

26,145 0.60

Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, TX

26,112 0.57

Raleigh–Cary, NC

26,019 0.85

Myrtle Beach–North Myrtle Beach–Conway, SC

26,002 0.31

Albuquerque, NM

25,983 0.38

Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk, CT

25,868 0.54

Prescott, AZ

25,753 0.52

Waco, TX

25,491 1.13

Fayetteville, NC

25,355 0.61

Texarkana–Texarkana, TX–AR

25,342 0.79

Muncie, IN

25,340 1.91

Lansing–East Lansing, MI

25,307 2.64

Carson City, NV

25,245 0.92

Idaho Falls, ID

25,203 1.31

Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA

25,014 0.90

Billings, MT

24,848 0.15

Grand Junction, CO

24,690 0.46

Rapid City, SD

24,632 0.82

Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL

24,514 0.57

Auburn–Opelika, AL

24,322 2.74

Hattiesburg, MS

23,774 0.73

Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA

23,630 0.91

Yuba City, CA

23,398 0.33

Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana, CA

23,274 0.80

San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos, CA

22,966 0.68

New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–PA

22,684 0.25

Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV

22,193 0.08

Santa Cruz–Watsonville, CA

21,458 0.44

Cheyenne, WY

20,415 0.22

 

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.