Firm Site Selection and Industrial land Use. | MIT Center for Real Estate Week 4: Firm Site Selection and Industrial land Use. • Households as a factor of production versus as a client. • Historic cities – commerce and industry at the Center. • Changes in Technology and Transportation. • Modern Industrial location. MIT Center for Real Estate Firm – Household Linkages • Firms sell products to workers - the friction is “shopping” or client visit transportation costs: Retail stores, “retail” services [insurance dealers, barber shops, retail brokerage offices ] • Firms sell products nationally and employ workers as a factor of production – the friction is the commuting of workers MIT Center for Real Estate Sources of Spatial data on Firms and employment • Firms (IRS, SEC) versus Establishments (BLS, Census). SIC codes • Federal Establishment files (8 million) • State surveys (monthly, quarterly, annual) • Recent release of detailed data by Zip code – “a revolution” [.] MIT Center for Real Estate Employment dispersal in Dallas CMSA ( see: Shukla and Waddell, RSUE, 1991) MIT Center for Real Estate Employment decentralization in Boston Boston, City Boston, Suburbs Employment Category 1970 1980 1990 2000 1970 1980 1990 2000 Pri vate Non-Agri cu lt ural 496,548 492, 095 539,720 613,385 1,046,936 1,334,948 1, 648,863 1, 888 ,350 Mining 180 129 267 (D) 682 1,187 1,513 (D) Construction 23,159 12,589 14,967 20,803 64,156 59,336 87,537 112,173 Manufacturing 68,078 55,830 34,603 30,071 316,318 367,345 303,883 247,888 Transportation and public utilities 45,458 39,890 38,187 40,911 45,581 55,618 64,333 75,222 Wholesale trade 45,170 31,622 21,706 19,106 56,164 83,974 111,097 116,793 Retail trade 87,315 65,420 67,507 72,227 214,694 263,779 312,328 331,863 Finance, insurance, and real estate 76,743 76,991 94,534 108,413 60,812 97,491 130,903 157,846 Services 150,445 209,624 267,949 321,854 288,529 406,218 637,269 845,450 MIT Center for Real Estate Monocentric City: Central
