JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<select id='mySelect'>
<option value='bike'>Bike
<option value='motorbike'>Motorbike
<option value='scooter'>Scooter
<option value='car'>Car
</select>
JavaScript
var $select = $("#mySelect");
$mySelect.find('option[value="car"]')
.insertBefore($mySelect.find('option:eq(1)'));