This will change as last mile distribution becomes more competitive, JLL writes.

As last-mile logistics become more important with the growing emphasis on e-commerce distribution, we will likely see that 20-mile radius continue to shrink to quicker serve the urban population with that growth occurring in the NE and SE quadrants of Washington, DC as well as Alexandria in Virginia and Prince George's County in Maryland.

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WASHINGTON, DC–Last-mile distribution and logistics facilities around the Washington, DC are moving closer to the District, according to JLL. It reports that approximately 44% of all locations within 15 miles of Logan Circle — which is the highest population density area in the District — have opened since 2016.

These facilities are also moving past the 20 mile mark, which characterizes a lot of last mile distribution operations — that is, most final-mile parcel carriers and other logistics tenants tend to focus on locating within a 20-mile radius of major cities.

Indeed among major last-mile distribution and logistics facilities around the Washington, DC metro, 3.3 million square feet of facilities lie an average of 20 miles away from Logan Circle. Only 11% of all last-mile facilities are located within 10 miles.

JLL points out that Prince George's County has 11 of the 14 last-mile facilities in Suburban Maryland, while Northern Virginia has 13 facilities mostly focused around either Dulles or the I-95 Corridor between Alexandria and Springfield.

This will change as last mile distribution becomes more competitive, JLL writes.

As last-mile logistics become more important with the growing emphasis on e-commerce distribution, we will likely see that 20-mile radius continue to shrink to quicker serve the urban population with that growth occurring in the NE and SE quadrants of Washington, DC as well as Alexandria in Virginia and Prince George's County in Maryland.

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