Location, infrastructure and talent: three elements that combine to make the Charlotte Region ideal for distribution and logistics operations. Strategically located on the East Coast between major ports and inland cities, the Charlotte Region is within a 12 hour drive to 53 percent of the nation’s population. Transportation assets include Charlotte Douglas International Airport, four interstate highways, an inland terminal and two intermodal facilities. It’s no wonder more than 70,000 people in the Charlotte Region work directly in the industry, and 140,000 work in related occupations.
Q1 2019
CHARLOTTE REGION
TOP 10 LOGISTICS EMPLOYERS
Regional Employment
11,000
Line of Business Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
TOP 10 DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
Regional Employment 1,500
Location Charlotte, NC
COMPANY
REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT
LINE OF BUSINESS
COMPANY
REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT
LOCATION
FedEx Ground
1,150
Couriers and Express Delivery Services
Ross Stores
1,500
Fort Mill, SC
Zenith Global Logistics
720
Furniture Logistics
Merchants Distributors
1,250
Hickory, NC
FedEx Freight
600
Courier and Express Delivery Services
Amazon
1,000
Concord, NC
Cargo Transporters
500
General Freight Trucking, Long Distance, Truckload
TJ Maxx
950
Charlotte, NC
YRC Freight
500
General Freight Trucking, Long Distance, Truckload
Walmart
950
Pageland, SC
Charlotte Douglas Airport
500
Airport Operations
Walmart
900
Shelby, NC
APM Terminals
475
General Freight Trucking, Long Distance, Truckload
JC Penney
800
Statesville, NC
Maersk
450
Arrangement of Freight Transportation
Sysco Food Service
750
Concord, NC
Transportation Insight
375
Third-Party Logistics Provider
Lowe’s
700
Statesville, NC
Source: Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Data, Business Wise
Source: Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, Business Wise
LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION EMPLOYMENT (2000-2018) 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
Source: JobsEQ 2018
* *Warehousing and storage includes facilities to store goods and may also provide services related to the goods distribution. Distribution centers fall under this NAICS code.
LARGEST 15 PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATION
2018 REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE WAGES
LOCATION QUOTIENT
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
Laborers and Freight, Stock and Material Movers, Hand
32,996
$28,300
1.26
1.5%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
22,643
$42,500
1.24
1.2%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
20,108
$25,800
1.06
1.3%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
9,418
$33,200
1.03
1.4%
Packers and Packagers, Hand
9,194
$24,400
1.39
1.0%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
8,231
$32,500
1.47
1.3%
Shipping, Receiving and Traffic Clerks
7,935
$33,700
1.23
0.7%
Driver/Sales Workers
4,453
$34,200
1.02
0.4%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
4,062
$24,800
1.1
1.8%
Production, Planning and Expediting Clerks
3,415
$45,400
1.06
1.2%
Flight Attendants
3,138
$49,600
2.56
2%
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers and Material Movers, Hand
2,217
$55,400
1.21
1.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
2,131
$55,400
1.05
1.3%
Airline Pilots, Copilots and Flight Engineers
2,082
$151,700
2.51
1.4%
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
1,710
$26,400
.59
1.7%
Source: JobsEQ, 2018Q4
RECENT RELOCATIONS & EXPANSIONS
Chewy, an online pet supply retailer, announced a 700,000 square foot distribution center which will create 1,200 jobs and $55 million in capital investment.
Amazon announced a new distribution center which will create 1,500 jobs and $200 million in capital investment.
Alexander County
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ASSETS
Iredell County
Taylorsville
Hickory
77
Statesville
40
Salisbury
Newton
Catawba County
Mooresville
85
321 Lincolnton
Lincoln County
Kannapolis Huntersville
74
Concord
85
Gastonia
Stanly County
Gaston County
York County
Charlotte
485
Mint Hill
Mecklenburg County Indian Trail Union County
Fort Mill
Rock Hill
Interstates
Indian Land
Waxhaw
Railroads Intermodal Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Albemarle
Cabarrus County
Shelby
Cleveland County
Rowan County
Chester County Chester
77 Lancaster County
Monroe
Anson County
74
NC SC
Pageland
Chesterfield County
Lancaster
Regional Airports
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