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District of Columbia Industrial Areas Study DC Office of Planning Prepared by Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc. statement. Another 66 percent agreed that transportation and infrastructure at their location was good, while only 8 percent disagreed. Further, in spite of the problems assembling property, half of respondents would consider expanding their operations in DC. Perhaps most tellingly, a clear majority of 86 percent still want to be operating in the District in five years from now. Unfortunately, perhaps due to space constraints, 36 percent to not plan to expand in the next two years, and another 27 percent are unsure. 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 6% 4% 35% 55% Can Assemble Land for Expansion 31% 43% 22% Chart 6.3: Importance of Current Location 4% Importance of Current Location 21% 45% 25% 8% 15% - 171 - 36% 35% 15% 11% 27% 26% 36% 36% 50% 8% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Access/Proximity to DC Customers is Advantageous Transport/Infrastructure is Good Consider Expanding in DC Expanding in Next 2 Years Want to be in DC in 5 Years Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree As might be expected, the businesses in DC’s industrial districts tend to do a significant amount of business with end users and customers located within the District, but a substantial share of their trade goes outside of the district as well. Sixty-four percent achieve half or more of their sales from DC customers, and only for 14 percent of respondents does this value fall below 25 percent. These figures suggest that somewhere between 50 and 60 percent of sales are to DC-based customers. The figures differ somewhat for deliveries, indicating that deliveries within the District are larger, on average, than those destined outside of the District.
District of Columbia Industrial Areas Study DC Office of Planning Prepared by Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc. 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 14% 23% 28% Chart 6.4: Sales Composition 36% Sales Composition Percentage of Sales to DC Customers Percentage of Deliveries to DC Customers - 172 - 23% 19% Under 25% 25%-50% 50%-75% Over 75% Responding businesses also agree that their location in DC is an advantage from the standpoint of their customers. A total of 59 percent agreed with this statement, and only 10 percent disagreed. Respondents were unsure, however, whether their business was increasingly slipping across the District border to competitors in Maryland and Virginia. Over half (51 percent) had no opinion on this topic, while 21 percent felt that it was not happening, and 28 percent were either sure or very sure that it was happening. A larger proportion—39 percent—agreed that their customers could easily switch to suppliers outside of the District, while a quarter disagreed and 35 percent were neutral on the topic. With regards to moving plans, 13 percent have moved some portion of their business outside of the District within the past decade, while a quarter (25 percent) have considered such a move. When asked why, respondents indicated that the three most important reasons for considering moving were taxes, land costs, and the inability to satisfy space needs within the District. Only 4 percent would be closer to customers, and only 7 percent would have an easier time finding employees. 28% 31%
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