Ahlfeldt-Albers-Behrens Prime Locations
Below, you’ll find the output of the prime locations delineation algorithm, as developed in our Prime Locations research paper. Feel free to explore our prime location maps or jump directly to your MSA of interest using the drop-down menu. This page is embedded from www.ahlfeldt.com
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Abilene, TX: 10180
Akron, OH: 10420
Albany, GA: 10500
Albany, OR: 10540
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY: 10580
Albuquerque, NM: 10740
Alexandria, LA: 10780
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: 10900
Altoona, PA: 11020
Amarillo, TX: 11100
Ames, IA: 11180
Anchorage, AK: 11260
Ann Arbor, MI: 11460
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL: 11500
Appleton, WI: 11540
Asheville, NC: 11700
Athens-Clarke County, GA: 12020
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA: 12060
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ: 12100
Auburn-Opelika, AL: 12220
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC: 12260
Austin-Round Rock, TX: 12420
Bakersfield, CA: 12540
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: 12580
Bangor, ME: 12620
Barnstable Town, MA: 12700
Baton Rouge, LA: 12940
Battle Creek, MI: 12980
Bay City, MI: 13020
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX: 13140
Beckley, WV: 13220
Bellingham, WA: 13380
Bend-Redmond, OR: 13460
Billings, MT: 13740
Binghamton, NY: 13780
Birmingham-Hoover, AL: 13820
Bismarck, ND: 13900
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA: 13980
Bloomington, IL: 14010
Bloomington, IN: 14020
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA: 14100
Boise City, ID: 14260
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: 14460
Boulder, CO: 14500
Bowling Green, KY: 14540
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA: 14740
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT: 14860
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: 15180
Brunswick, GA: 15260
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY: 15380
Burlington, NC: 15500
Burlington-South Burlington, VT: 15540
California-Lexington Park, MD: 15680
Canton-Massillon, OH: 15940
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL: 15980
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL: 16020
Carbondale-Marion, IL: 16060
Carson City, NV: 16180
Casper, WY: 16220
Cedar Rapids, IA: 16300
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA: 16540
Champaign-Urbana, IL: 16580
Charleston, WV: 16620
Charleston-North Charleston, SC: 16700
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: 16740
Charlottesville, VA: 16820
Chattanooga, TN-GA: 16860
Cheyenne, WY: 16940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI: 16980
Chico, CA: 17020
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: 17140
Clarksville, TN-KY: 17300
Cleveland, TN: 17420
Cleveland-Elyria, OH: 17460
Coeur d'Alene, ID: 17660
College Station-Bryan, TX: 17780
Colorado Springs, CO: 17820
Columbia, MO: 17860
Columbia, SC: 17900
Columbus, GA-AL: 17980
Columbus, IN: 18020
Columbus, OH: 18140
Corpus Christi, TX: 18580
Corvallis, OR: 18700
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL: 18880
Cumberland, MD-WV: 19060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: 19100
Dalton, GA: 19140
Danville, IL: 19180
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL: 19300
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL: 19340
Dayton, OH: 19380
Decatur, AL: 19460
Decatur, IL: 19500
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL: 19660
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO: 19740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA: 19780
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI: 19820
Dothan, AL: 20020
Dover, DE: 20100
Dubuque, IA: 20220
Duluth, MN-WI: 20260
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC: 20500
East Stroudsburg, PA: 20700
Eau Claire, WI: 20740
El Centro, CA: 20940
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY: 21060
Elkhart-Goshen, IN: 21140
Elmira, NY: 21300
El Paso, TX: 21340
Erie, PA: 21500
Eugene, OR: 21660
Evansville, IN-KY: 21780
Fairbanks, AK: 21820
Fargo, ND-MN: 22020
Farmington, NM: 22140
Fayetteville, NC: 22180
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO: 22220
Flagstaff, AZ: 22380
Flint, MI: 22420
Florence, SC: 22500
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL: 22520
Fond du Lac, WI: 22540
Fort Collins, CO: 22660
Fort Smith, AR-OK: 22900
Fort Wayne, IN: 23060
Fresno, CA: 23420
Gadsden, AL: 23460
Gainesville, FL: 23540
Gainesville, GA: 23580
Gettysburg, PA: 23900
Glens Falls, NY: 24020
Goldsboro, NC: 24140
Grand Forks, ND-MN: 24220
Grand Island, NE: 24260
Grand Junction, CO: 24300
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI: 24340
Grants Pass, OR: 24420
Great Falls, MT: 24500
Greeley, CO: 24540
Green Bay, WI: 24580
Greensboro-High Point, NC: 24660
Greenville, NC: 24780
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC: 24860
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS: 25060
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: 25180
Hammond, LA: 25220
Hanford-Corcoran, CA: 25260
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: 25420
Harrisonburg, VA: 25500
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT: 25540
Hattiesburg, MS: 25620
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC: 25860
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC: 25940
Hinesville, GA: 25980
Homosassa Springs, FL: 26140
Hot Springs, AR: 26300
Houma-Thibodaux, LA: 26380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX: 26420
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH: 26580
Huntsville, AL: 26620
Idaho Falls, ID: 26820
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN: 26900
Iowa City, IA: 26980
Ithaca, NY: 27060
Jackson, MI: 27100
Jackson, MS: 27140
Jackson, TN: 27180
Jacksonville, FL: 27260
Jacksonville, NC: 27340
Janesville-Beloit, WI: 27500
Jefferson City, MO: 27620
Johnson City, TN: 27740
Johnstown, PA: 27780
Jonesboro, AR: 27860
Joplin, MO: 27900
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI: 27980
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI: 28020
Kankakee, IL: 28100
Kansas City, MO-KS: 28140
Kennewick-Richland, WA: 28420
Killeen-Temple, TX: 28660
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA: 28700
Kingston, NY: 28740
Knoxville, TN: 28940
Kokomo, IN: 29020
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN: 29100
Lafayette, LA: 29180
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN: 29200
Lake Charles, LA: 29340
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ: 29420
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL: 29460
Lancaster, PA: 29540
Lansing-East Lansing, MI: 29620
Laredo, TX: 29700
Las Cruces, NM: 29740
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV: 29820
Lawrence, KS: 29940
Lawton, OK: 30020
Lebanon, PA: 30140
Lewiston, ID-WA: 30300
Lewiston-Auburn, ME: 30340
Lexington-Fayette, KY: 30460
Lima, OH: 30620
Lincoln, NE: 30700
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR: 30780
Logan, UT-ID: 30860
Longview, TX: 30980
Longview, WA: 31020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: 31080
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN: 31140
Lubbock, TX: 31180
Lynchburg, VA: 31340
Macon, GA: 31420
Madera, CA: 31460
Madison, WI: 31540
Manchester-Nashua, NH: 31700
Manhattan, KS: 31740
Mankato-North Mankato, MN: 31860
Mansfield, OH: 31900
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: 32580
Medford, OR: 32780
Memphis, TN-MS-AR: 32820
Merced, CA: 32900
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL: 33100
Michigan City-La Porte, IN: 33140
Midland, MI: 33220
Midland, TX: 33260
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI: 33340
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: 33460
Missoula, MT: 33540
Mobile, AL: 33660
Modesto, CA: 33700
Monroe, LA: 33740
Monroe, MI: 33780
Montgomery, AL: 33860
Morgantown, WV: 34060
Morristown, TN: 34100
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA: 34580
Muncie, IN: 34620
Muskegon, MI: 34740
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC: 34820
Napa, CA: 34900
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL: 34940
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN: 34980
New Bern, NC: 35100
New Haven-Milford, CT: 35300
New Orleans-Metairie, LA: 35380
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA: 35620
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI: 35660
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL: 35840
Norwich-New London, CT: 35980
Ocala, FL: 36100
Ocean City, NJ: 36140
Odessa, TX: 36220
Ogden-Clearfield, UT: 36260
Oklahoma City, OK: 36420
Olympia-Tumwater, WA: 36500
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA: 36540
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL: 36740
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI: 36780
Owensboro, KY: 36980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA: 37100
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL: 37340
Panama City, FL: 37460
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV: 37620
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL: 37860
Peoria, IL: 37900
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: 37980
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ: 38060
Pine Bluff, AR: 38220
Pittsburgh, PA: 38300
Pittsfield, MA: 38340
Pocatello, ID: 38540
Portland-South Portland, ME: 38860
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: 38900
Port St. Lucie, FL: 38940
Prescott, AZ: 39140
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA: 39300
Provo-Orem, UT: 39340
Pueblo, CO: 39380
Punta Gorda, FL: 39460
Racine, WI: 39540
Raleigh, NC: 39580
Rapid City, SD: 39660
Reading, PA: 39740
Redding, CA: 39820
Reno, NV: 39900
Richmond, VA: 40060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA: 40140
Roanoke, VA: 40220
Rochester, MN: 40340
Rochester, NY: 40380
Rockford, IL: 40420
Rocky Mount, NC: 40580
Rome, GA: 40660
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA: 40900
Saginaw, MI: 40980
St. Cloud, MN: 41060
St. George, UT: 41100
St. Joseph, MO-KS: 41140
St. Louis, MO-IL: 41180
Salem, OR: 41420
Salinas, CA: 41500
Salisbury, MD-DE: 41540
Salt Lake City, UT: 41620
San Angelo, TX: 41660
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX: 41700
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA: 41740
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA: 41860
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: 41940
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA: 42020
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: 42100
Santa Fe, NM: 42140
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA: 42200
Santa Rosa, CA: 42220
Savannah, GA: 42340
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: 42540
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: 42660
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL: 42680
Sebring, FL: 42700
Sheboygan, WI: 43100
Sherman-Denison, TX: 43300
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA: 43340
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ: 43420
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD: 43580
Sioux Falls, SD: 43620
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI: 43780
Spartanburg, SC: 43900
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA: 44060
Springfield, IL: 44100
Springfield, MA: 44140
Springfield, MO: 44180
Springfield, OH: 44220
State College, PA: 44300
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA: 44420
Stockton-Lodi, CA: 44700
Sumter, SC: 44940
Syracuse, NY: 45060
Tallahassee, FL: 45220
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: 45300
Terre Haute, IN: 45460
Texarkana, TX-AR: 45500
The Villages, FL: 45540
Toledo, OH: 45780
Topeka, KS: 45820
Trenton, NJ: 45940
Tucson, AZ: 46060
Tulsa, OK: 46140
Tuscaloosa, AL: 46220
Tyler, TX: 46340
Urban Honolulu, HI: 46520
Utica-Rome, NY: 46540
Valdosta, GA: 46660
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA: 46700
Victoria, TX: 47020
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ: 47220
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC: 47260
Visalia-Porterville, CA: 47300
Waco, TX: 47380
Walla Walla, WA: 47460
Warner Robins, GA: 47580
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: 47900
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA: 47940
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY: 48060
Wausau, WI: 48140
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH: 48260
Wenatchee, WA: 48300
Wheeling, WV-OH: 48540
Wichita, KS: 48620
Wichita Falls, TX: 48660
Williamsport, PA: 48700
Wilmington, NC: 48900
Winchester, VA-WV: 49020
Winston-Salem, NC: 49180
Worcester, MA-CT: 49340
Yakima, WA: 49420
York-Hanover, PA: 49620
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA: 49660
Yuba City, CA: 49700
Yuma, AZ: 49740
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Prime locations
(c) Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Thilo. N. H. Albers, Kristian Behrens
Abstract: We develop a method for delineating prime locations---ultra-dense clusters of economic activity---within cities and apply it to comprehensive establishment data covering all US metropolitan areas. We further use big data to extend the analysis to a global context} where administrative data are sparse. Many cities in the US and around the world are dominated by a small number of prime locations that can concentrate up to one-half of tradable services jobs on tiny shares of land and are dominant centers of economic gravity. In cities with fewer prime locations, a larger tradable services share concentrates in them.
Webtool : Under the following links, you’ll find the output of the prime locations delineation algorithm as developed in our Prime Locations research paper (forthcoming in American Economic Review: Insights) . Feel free to explore our prime location maps or jump directly to your MSA of interest using the drop-down menu. The underlying data is available for download under the condition that you cite our paper.
This webtool is part of the AABPL GitHub toolkit which which offers further data sets for download as well as a Python version of our delineation algorithm.
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