Logistics & Infrastructure

Centrally Located with Massive Consumer Reach

Richland County, Ohio is positioned perfectly in the middle between New York City, Chicago and Toronto, allowing for quick market access to more than half of North America.

You can quickly reach a large number of consumers within a 250-mile radius and our proximity to major markets allows people and products to move quickly and efficiently to their destinations.

Where can I get to in a day’s travel?

This map shows the incredible access to large population centers from Richland County.

Easy Access Via Highways and Roads

Located at the intersection of I-71 (connecting Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati) and U.S. Route 30 (connecting Chicago to Canton/Akron). Interstate access provides major benefits to in-state commerce with easy travel possible from any market in the state to another.

Mansfield Lahm Airport

Mansfield Lahm Airport in Richland County supports all types of corporate/executive and private-use general aviation activities with room for expansion. Its assets include:

  • 9,000 feet & 6,795 feet runways, both with instrument landing capability
  • FAA air traffic control tower
  • Fixed base operator
  • Aircraft storage

International Airports

The Mansfield region is within 60 minutes of two international airports – John Glenn Columbus International Airport and Cleveland Hopkins, and within 65 minutes of the Akron-Canton Airport.

Rail Assets: Four Railways, Extensive Rail Yards and a Multimodal Rail Port

  • Norfolk Southern and CSX both serve our region.
  • A Norfolk Southern active switching yard is near downtown Mansfield.
  • The area is connected to Ashland railway, which runs to Wheeling and Lake Erie. It has a very active railyard with a capacity of 200+ cars.
  • Norfolk Southern’s massive railyard also serves the Ontario Commerce Park, which is a former GM stamping plant.
  • The Mansfield Rail Port, a 50,000 square-foot multimodal facility with a 400-foot dock and two 40-ton cranes, is paired with their trucking division for local delivery.

Port Access in Cleveland, Toledo, Ohio River

The Port of Cleveland is one of the largest ports on the Great Lakes and has a direct line to Amsterdam in 13 days, faster than going through New York/New Jersey. The Port Handles a variety of cargoes including: Steel, wind turbine components and bulk products. Cleveland Harbor’s public and private terminals average 13 million tons of cargo annually. The Toledo Port is home to 15 terminals linked to global markets and the Ohio River Port offers over 16 miles of track, with dual class 1 service and unit train or manifest access from both the NS and WLE railroads.

Transportation

Regional
Mansfield Lahm
Airport

4

I-71 Exits

US
Route
30

Columbus, OH

45 Minutes

Cleveland, OH

1 Hour

Customers Within a 1-Day Drive

25 Major Metropolitan Areas of 1M+

250-Mile Radius

  • Buffalo, NY
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Columbus, OH
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Detroit, MI
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Louisville, KY
  • Pittsburgh, PA

500-Mile Radius

  • Atlanta, GA
  • Baltimore, MD
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Chicago, IL
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Nashville, TN
  • New York, NY
  • Norfolk, VA
  • Ottawa, Canada
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Raleigh, NC
  • Richmond, VA
  • Rochester, NY
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Toronto, Canada
  • Washington, DC