SAVANNAH, Georgia
Population: 144,352
Unemployment: 6.1 percent
Key Transportation Infrastructure: Port of Savannah
The Port of Savannah is home to the largest single-terminal container facility in the nation, and its deep-water terminals boast a global carrier network, fast-to-market service record and just recorded a record 3.66 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units, i.e. shipping containers) moved, a 17 percent increase from the previous year. The city is also connected, through major interstates I-16 and I-95, to the most extensive surface transportation network in the U.S., giving truckers access to the entire East Coast.