Over 78% of large warehouses near inland ports in the US were built from 1990 onward, as inland port industrial development has risen substantially in recent decades. Intermodal rail transportation, a key driver of inland ports, grew at a 9.5% annual rate from 1980 to 2013. The number of inland ports has increased along with warehouse development concentrated near existing ports over the last few decades.

1. United States Industrial
Chart of the week: June 23, 2014
Inland port industrial development is rising
Source: JLL Research
1910s-1940s
2.4%
1950s
4.6% 1960s
5.2%
1970s
9.6%
1980s
7.7%
1990s
20.2%
2000s
41.3%
2010+
8.9%
Age of inventory, by decade*
= 78.1%
• Intermodal rail has been the fastest growing transportation mode in recent years. Cargo volume totaled 3.1
million units in 1980, and by 2013 this had reached 12.8 million; a 9.5% CAGR.
• The number of U.S. inland ports has grown substantially during this timeline, and the proof is in the
industrial development: Over 78.0 percent of warehouses located within 5-miles of an inland port (250,000
square feet and greater) were built from 1990+.