Poland — Regional Market index

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short_description: "Ranked index of the 16 Polish entries in the Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe list, filtered from the continental table with metro-reference groupings."
short_description: "Index of the 16 Polish entries in the Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe set, filtered from the continental table with metro-reference groupings."
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The **Poland regional market index** ranks the 16 Polish entries in the [[atlas-top-400-europe|Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe]] list. Each entry is a named suburb or satellite municipality between 15 and 80 kilometres of a major Polish metropolitan reference point that contains at least one retail co-location cluster, screened and scored under the [[about-regional-markets-system|co-location regional market framework]]. This page is a filtered, Poland-specific view of that continental table — not a separate dataset — so every rank, score, and tier count below matches the continental table exactly and updates automatically if that table is corrected.
The **Poland regional market index** lists the 16 Polish entries in the [[atlas-top-400-europe|Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe]] set. Each entry is a named suburb or satellite municipality between 15 and 80 kilometres of a major Polish metropolitan reference point that contains at least one retail co-location cluster, qualified under the [[about-regional-markets-system|co-location regional market framework]]. This page is a filtered, Poland-specific view of that continental table — not a separate dataset — so every entry and tier count below matches the continental table exactly and updates automatically if that table is corrected. No rank or score is published for any market.

## Metropolitan groupings

Poland's 16 markets cluster most heavily around Katowice (4 markets), reflecting the density of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region's suburban belt — the same regional cluster that anchors [[pl-bielsko-biala|Bielsko-Biała]], one of Poland's highest-scoring entries. Kraków (3) and Gdańsk (2) form a second tier. The remaining markets are single entries reporting to Kielce, Bydgoszcz, Łódź, Gliwice, Warsaw, Wrocław, and Łomża.

## Score distribution

Bielsko-Biała (suburb of Katowice, score 12.0) is Poland's highest-scoring entry — two Tier 1 clusters with a civic anchor — followed by Radom (suburb of Kielce, score 10.5, a rare T1+T2+T3 combination with a civic anchor). Toruń and Częstochowa both score 9.0 on a Tier 1 + Tier 2 combination. Most of Poland's remaining entries score 6.0 on a single Tier 1 cluster, and Gdynia and Nowy Sącz score 4.5 on a Tier 2+Tier 3 combination. Poczesna and Rumia are Poland's lowest-ranked entries at 4.0.

## Ranked markets

| Rank | Market | Suburb of | km | T1 | T2 | T3 | Civic | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | [[pl-bielsko-biala|Bielsko-Biała]] | Katowice | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 12.0 |
| 8 | Radom | Kielce | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 10.5 |
| 25 | Toruń | Bydgoszcz | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Yes | 9.0 |
| 26 | Częstochowa | Katowice | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9.0 |
| 249 | Tarnów | Kraków | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.0 |
| 250 | Piotrków Trybunalski | Łódź | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.0 |
| 251 | Żory | Gliwice | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.0 |
| 252 | Piaseczno | Warsaw | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.0 |
| 253 | Tychy | Katowice | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.0 |
| 254 | Lubin | Wrocław | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.0 |
| 255 | Ostrołęka | Łomża | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.0 |
| 256 | Nowy Targ | Kraków | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.0 |
| 328 | Gdynia | Gdańsk | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4.5 |
| 329 | Nowy Sącz | Kraków | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4.5 |
| 351 | Poczesna | Katowice | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.0 |
| 352 | Rumia | Gdańsk | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.0 |
Poland's 16 markets cluster most heavily around Katowice (4 markets), reflecting the density of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region's suburban belt — the same regional cluster that anchors [[pl-bielsko-biala|Bielsko-Biała]]. Kraków (3) and Gdańsk (2) form a second tier. The remaining markets are single entries reporting to Kielce, Bydgoszcz, Łódź, Gliwice, Warsaw, Wrocław, and Łomża.

## Tier composition

Bielsko-Biała (suburb of Katowice) is Poland's only entry with two Tier 1 clusters and a civic anchor. Radom (suburb of Kielce) is a rare T1+T2+T3 combination with a civic anchor. Toruń and Częstochowa each combine a Tier 1 and a Tier 2 cluster. Ten of Poland's remaining entries qualify on a single Tier 1 cluster with no civic anchor, and Gdynia and Nowy Sącz qualify on a Tier 2+Tier 3 combination.

## Markets

| Market | Suburb of | km | T1 | T2 | T3 | Civic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[pl-bielsko-biala|Bielsko-Biała]] | Katowice | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Radom | Kielce | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Toruń | Bydgoszcz | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Częstochowa | Katowice | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Tarnów | Kraków | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Piotrków Trybunalski | Łódź | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Żory | Gliwice | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Piaseczno | Warsaw | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tychy | Katowice | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lubin | Wrocław | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ostrołęka | Łomża | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Nowy Targ | Kraków | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gdynia | Gdańsk | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nowy Sącz | Kraków | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Poczesna | Katowice | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rumia | Gdańsk | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |

## See also

- [[atlas-top-400-europe]] — the full European ranked list this page filters
- [[atlas-top-400-europe]] — the full European market set this page filters
- [[about-regional-markets-system]] — the co-location methodology and market selection criteria
- [[co-location-intelligence-overview]] — how this ranking feeds site-selection decisions
- [[co-location-intelligence-overview]] — how this index feeds site-selection decisions