In the absence of a waiver permitting otherwise, every project seeking COMIDA assistance must use all local labor for the construction of new, expanded or renovated facilities.
"Local" is defined as residing in Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Wayne, Genesee or Orleans Counties. Certain JobsPlus and all Enhanced JobsPlus projects have an additional all local suppliers requirement.
| City | Travel Time (hours) |
| Baltimore, MD | 6.25 |
| Boston, MA | 6.25 |
| Chicago, IL | 9.5 |
| Cleveland OH | 4.0 |
| Detroit, MI | 6.0 |
| New York, NY | 5.75 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 5.5 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4.5 |
| Toronto, Canada | 3.0 |
| Washington, DC | 7.0 |