BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Two local cities rank high among cities nationwide where manufacturing is thriving.
AdvisorSmith conducted a study on 318 U.S. cities to determine the top cities with strong manufacturing economies, based on four key economic factors,
Bellingham ranked 5th in the nation among midsized cities, and 14th overall.
Mount Vernon, meanwhile, ranked 5th in the nation for small cities and 9th overall.
Mount Vernon experienced the 2nd-largest increase in manufacturing output growth rate between 2014 and 2018, while Bellingham had the 4th-largest increase in the nation.
Midsized city Elkhart, Indiana was ranked first in the nation with a per-capita manufacturing output of just under $32,500.