My shop is fairly small 16 x 16 the door is centered on the front wall. I positioned my table saw about six foot inside the door. By sitting up out feed roller stands at the door I can rip 10' stock as I have a blank space on the wall behind the saw. The real challenge comes with assembling large projects or multiple pieces.
Heh, my basement shop is comparable at just 11 x 20 (not counting the "coal" room that I use for overflow wood storage.
My table saw is in the middle, with a 6' worktable/outfeed table. The tablesaw is positioned precisely so I can rip an 8-foot sheet of plywood front to end, but I have to feed the sheet in through the entry-door. My 6-plus foot wide entry-door consists of four salvaged french doors on 8ft sliding runners.
I mainly build cabinetry, built-in furniture, regular furniture, windows and doors in my shop.
I've got 3-4 feet of walk space around the center table, A lumber rack along one side, and pegboard for hand tools along the other. There's a temporary table along the back wall for bench-top tool storage (bandsaw, chopsaw, drill-press, mortiser, scrollsaw). I put these on the worktable when I need them.
I've got some shallow storage along the front wall, with enough room for a router table just inside the door. I want to bring a Jointer, Shaper, and more Dust collection into my shop. I do most of my Planer work outside.
The setup kinda works, but needs improvement. I actually spent a couple hours today setting up a new layout for the room. I'm planning to flip the table saw to the other end of the shop, giving myself a bit over 8 feet on each end. I'm also thinking that an "L" shaped setup will let me have a long workbench as well as suitable space to support and cleanly split 4x8 sheet-stock and still give me a suitable escape route in the case of a fire or other accident. I couldn't consider that option (without trapping myself in a corner) in the current configuration.
I would have like to give myself up to 6 feet to the side of my saw, but space just isn't available.