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)'));