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Logistics Planning - Every Important Building Stat at a Glance [Base Game]
By S1D3WYZ
This is not a touchy-feely guide on how to group your pineapple plantations or jewelry factories, and it won't tell you what kind of dictator or diplomat to be. This guide WILL tell you what kind of workforce you will need for whatever your strategy is, how to optimize your own custom blocks or nodes.

There are plenty of great guides that show what kind of buildings are most profitable per worker, and other effective strategies, but I couldn't find a statistics-heavy, by-the-numbers, in depth building guide including category, era, dimensions, road requirement, worker education and salaries, service capacity, type and wealth, electrical grid requirements, and upgrades for at-a-glance reference when laying out an island, or planning a specific city block, so I hope this guide can help anybody else looking for more background info on how the different cogs in the Tropico machine interact with each other.
   
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Guide Index
Overview
How to Use / Read this Guide 
Infrastructure 
Raw Resources 
Industry (Goods) 
Industry (Luxury Goods) 
Residential 
Entertainment & Environment 
Luxury Entertainment 
Tourism 
Wellfare & Media 
Research & Education 
Economy & Foreign Relations 
Military 
Comments
How to Use / Read this Guide
This guide is organized by building type, followed by the Era abbreviation (and Research requirements) to unlock.
    Eras
  • CE - Colonial Era
  • WW - World Wars
  • CW - Cold War
  • MT - Modern Times
Width x Depth
dimensions are given, (road connection side if required in parenthesis)

Workers / Residents / Population Serviced
Maximum number of workers, their required education level, and salary range dependent on budget. Service capacity, type, and minimum wealth requirement. These are base figures, not taking into account any edicts or dynasty bonuses.
    Education
  • * - Illiterate / Grade School
  • ** - High School
  • *** - College / Postgraduate
    Salary / Wealth Requirement
  • $1 - Broke
  • $2 - Poor
  • $3 - Well-off
  • $4 - Rich
  • $5 - Filthy Rich
Neccesary Power
If power is required, noted in MW

Modifier
    Only upgrades that affect
  • Workforce - including number of staff and education requirements
  • Population Served - including number served, wealth requirements, or category
  • Power consumption
    • will be listed here.
There is already a great deal being presented in this guide. For focus' sake, and to keep from becoming overly unwieldy, upgrades affecting consumption, production, quality, satisfaction, efficiency, and the like will not be listed.

Enjoy the Guide
I tried to be as thorough as possible while maintaining accessibility for this guide, so I hope it helps somebody out there looking for the same thing I couldn't find. If you think of a way to improve on the information or the way it's presented, please leave a comment below.
Infrastructure
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Workers
Worker $
Power
Modifier
Dock
(6) x 9
4 *
$2 - $3
Teamster
(2) x 3
8 *
$2 - $4
Construction Office
(3) x 2
8 *
$2 - $4
Power Plant
WW (Power)
(4) x 6
6 ***
$3 - $5
+500 MW
Electric Substation
WW
1 x 1
10 MW
Parking Lot
WW
(1) x 3
2 *
Nuclear Power Plant
CW (Peaceful Atom)
(8) x 6
8 ***
$3 - $5
+2500 MW
Metro Station
MT
1 x 1
3 *
$2 - $3
30 MW
Geothermal Plant
MT
4 x 3
8 ***
$3 - $5
+700 MW
1.5x MW
Raw Resources
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Workers
Worker $
Power
Modifier
Plantation
(7) x 10
8 *
$2 - $3
Cotton: -2 workers
Ranch
(4) x 4
4 *
$2 - $3
Wharf
(5) x 6
4 *
$2 - $3
Logging Camp
(3) x 2
6 *
$2 - $3
CW: +50 MW
Mine
CE (Shovel)
(5) x 5
5 *
$2 - $3
Coal: WW: +3 workers
Oil Well
CW
(2) x 2
4 **
$2 - $4
Factory Farm
CW
(4) x 4
4 *
$2 - $3
Automated Mine
CW
(5) x 5
3 *
$2 - $4
Coal: +3 Workers
Oil Refinery
CW (Oil)
(3) x 9
6 ***
$3 - $5
30 MW
MT: +100 MW
Hydroponic Farm
MT (Waterworks)
Industry (Goods)
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Workers
Worker $
Power
Modifier
Lumber Mill
CE (Planks)
(4) x 3
8 *
$2 - $3
CW: +100 MW
Textile Mill
WW
(5) x 3
12 **
$2 - $4
WW: +6 Workers
MT: +50 MW
Cannery
WW (Power)
(3) x 3
10 **
$2 - $4
90MW
MT: -4 Workers
Steel Mill
WW (Steel)
(4) x 2
8 **
$2 - $4
MT: +220 MW
Furniture Factory
CW
(2) x 3
6 **
$2 - $4
50 MW
+8 Workers
Pharmeceutical Co
CW
(5) x 2
6 ***
$3 - $5
200 MW
Fashion Co
MT (Inferiority Complex)
(2) x 4
10 ***
$2 - $4
60 MW
** Workers
Industry (Luxury Goods)
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Workers
Worker $
Power
Modifier
Cigar Factory
WW
(3) x 5
14 **
$2 - $4
CW: +20 MW
MT: -4 Workers
Rum Distillery
WW
(4) x 2
8 **
$2 - $4
CW: +150 MW
Jewelry Workshop
WW (Shiny)
(3) x 2
4 ***
$3 - $5
50 MW
Vehicle Factory
CW (Wheel)
(6) x 3
10
$2 - $4
110 MW
+110 MW
MT: -6 Workers
Chocolate Factory
MT
(5) x 3
8 **
$2-$4
60 MW
Electronics Factory
MT
(3) x 4
8 ***
$2 - $4
220 MW
-2 Workers
Residential
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Residents
Req $
Power
Modifier
Country House
2 x 1
4 Families
$2 - $3
WW: +5 Power
Mansion
3 x 2
4 Families
$3 - $5
WW: +15 Power
House
WW
2 x 1
4 Families
$2 - $4
+10 MW
Tenement
WW
3 x 2
12 Families
$2 - $3
+4 Families
+50 MW
Apartment
CW
3 x 2 (bonus)
10 Families
$2 - $4
+4 Families
+20 MW
Modern Apartment
MT (Inferiority Complex)
2 x 3
16 Families
$3 - $5
20 MW
+10 MW
Entertainment & Environment
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Workers
Worker $
Serves / $
Power
Modifier
Tavern
3 x 1
3 *
$2 - $3
50 - $2
Restaurant
WW
2 x 2
6*
$2 - $4
60 - $2
CW: +Slob
CW: +Family
National Park
CW
(9) x 10
200
Beach Site
CW
3 X 4
$2 - $3
50 Family - $2
+Wealthy
Circus
CW
5 x 3
8 *
$2 - $3
120 Family - $1
MT: +Cultural
Waste Treatment
CW
(4) x 4
7 *
$2 - $4
40 MW
Cineplex
MT
6 x 5
6 **
$2 - $4
200 Slobs - $2
250 MW
+Family
Luxury Entertainment
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Workers
Worker $
Serves / $
Power
Modifier
Opera House
3 x 4
3 ***
$3 - $5
60 Cultural - $3
WW: - $ Req
Casino
WW
4 x 2
4 **
$2 - $4
100 - $3
50 MW
CW: +Wealthy
CW: +Slob
Cabaret
WW
3 x 2
8 *
$2 - $4
60 Wealthy- $3
Ancient Ruins
WW
(5) x 5
4 **
$2 - $4
75 Cultural - $3
MT: +Slob
Museum
CW
5 x 3
4 ***
$2 - $4
90 Cultural - $3
+25 High School
Hang Gliding
CW
4 x 1
2 *
$2 - $4
40 Eco - $4
Night Club
MT
3 x 3
4 *
$2 - $4
80 Wealthy - $3
Stadium
MT
9 x 5
16 *
$2 - $4
300 - $3
80 MW
+All Tourists
Tourism
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Workers
Worker $
Serves / $
Power
Cabana Village
CW
5 x 2
3 *
$2 - $3
5 Slob Families
Economy Hotel
CW
5 x 3
8 *
$2 - $3
12 Slob Families
Family Resort
CW
3 x 4
4 *
$2 -$4
7 Family Families
Hacienda
CW
5 x 3
6 *
$2 - $4
6 Culture Families
Historic Inn
CW
2 x 2
3 *
$2 - $4
3 Culture Families
Cabin
CW
1 x 1
1 *
$2 - $3
2 Eco Families
Country Hotel
CW
3 x 3
6 *
$2 - $4
6 Eco Families
Airport
CW (Flight)
16 x 5
4 ***
$3 - $5
Cruise Ship
MT
2 x 8
6 *
$2 - $4
20 Family Families
Beach Villa
MT (Hot Water)
2 X 1
1 *
$3 - $5
1 Wealthy Family
10 MW
Spa Hotel
MT (Hot Water)
5 x 3
8 *
$3 - $5
10 Wealthy Families
60 MW
Aerodrome
MT (Luxury Flight)
Wellfare & Media
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Workers
Worker $
Serves / $
Power
Modifier
Catholic Mission
3 x 3
2 **
2 - 4
100
Grocery
(3) x 2
2 **
2 - 4
75
Newspaper
CE: Paper
4 x 2
4 ***
2 - 4
WW: ** Workers
Clinic
WW
3 x 1
3 ***
$3 - $5
100
+50 Service Cap
Church
WW
2 x 4
4 **
$2 - $4
200
Police Station
WW
(4) x 2
5 **
$2 - $4
Supermarket
CW (Sliced Bread)
(2) x 4
2 **
$2 - $4
300
30 MW
Hospital
CW
3 x 3
8 ***
$3 - $5
350
60 MW
+100 Served
Cathedral
CW
4 x 6
8 ***
$3 - $5$
400
Power
MT: 2x Served
TV Station
CW
2 x 2
6 ***
$2 - $4
Services
110 MW
Research & Education
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Workers
Worker $
Serves
Power
Modifier
Library
4 x 3
3 ***
$2 - $4
High School
WW
4 x 3
4 **
$2 - $4
15
MT: 1.5x Grad rate
College
WW
5 x 4
3 ***
$2 - $4
10
MT: 1.5x Grad rate
Observatory
WW
2 x 2
4 ***
$2 - $4
Science Lab
MT
4 x 4
6 ***
$2 - $4
110 MW
+100 MW
Economy & Foreign Relations
Building
Unlock
Size
Workers
Worker $
Power
Modifier
Lighthouse
Drydock
WW
5 x 10
8 **
$2 - $4
Embassy
WW
4 x 2
Bank
WW
2 x 5
4 ***
$3 - $5
CW: +Tourists
Customs Office
WW
3 x 2
4 *
$2 - $4
Office
MT
2 x 3
12 **
$2 - $4
40 MW
*** Workers
Military
Building
Unlock
Size (Road)
Workers
Worker $
Power
Guard Tower
1 x 1
2 *
$2 - $4
Military Fort
CE (The Trigger)
6 x 6
8 *
$2 - $4
Barracks
WW
4 x 2
8 *
$2 - $4
Army Base
WW
(6) x 5
3 *
$2 - $4
Aircraft Carrier
CW (Precision Bombing)
Nuclear Program
CW (The Hostile Atom)
(5) x 6
10 ***
$3 - $5
220 MW
Space Program
CW (Space Program)
6 x 9
10 ***
$3 - $5
70 MW
13 Comments
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Putrid 10 Jun, 2022 @ 1:52am 
Thanks. Helpful for coming back to this game.
S1D3WYZ  [author] 27 Sep, 2018 @ 9:54pm 
I wrote this in 2014 ... haven't played any of the dlc ... sorry, hope it at least helps you get started
Aturchomicz 16 Aug, 2018 @ 7:09am 
where are the DLC categories?
Taiwan Number One 5 Jul, 2016 @ 7:44pm 
Nice guide. Planning for the future is important in T5 and knowing proper dimensions is vital.
Vogt Josh 20 Jan, 2016 @ 6:12am 
:)
[sH[!]Ne]  [developer] 18 Jun, 2015 @ 5:23am 
Good job! :)
Chief.Ryback 29 Mar, 2015 @ 7:42am 
THX, m8!
Thumbs up!
S1D3WYZ  [author] 3 Jan, 2015 @ 6:09am 
Thank you Lyra :)
PrimalSong 2 Jan, 2015 @ 8:33am 
This... is a very well built, clear and easy to read set of tables. A very well structured guide. Thumbs up for you!
S1D3WYZ  [author] 31 Jul, 2014 @ 6:45pm 
No problem, thanks :) - couldn't find any city planning guide relating to size and workers for this game, so I really just went to sandbox to note them all for my own ease of in-game reference using the overlay - glad you find it useful as well :)

Is all the information presented clearly enough? Anything confusing? Anything I should add, without getting into strategy or becoming overwhelming? Any errors you notice? (I did this in one marathon 18 hour session, back and forth from sandbox to making tables, moving through the different eras)