Throw is related to the output of the light, as well as the tightness of the beam it projects. A tight, concentrated beam, will throw further than a wider beam even if the wide beam is brighter.
Flashlight specs will list the throw as either candella or distance. They're related. Candella is just the square of the (distance divided by 2), where distance is in meters. BTW, candella is just the lux at a distance of 1 meter, if that makes more sense (though it probably doesn't). I'm simplifying things a bit, as lux can get more complicated with lights of highly focused beams.
Anyway, I tend to think of throwy lights where the candella/output is more than 20. And floody lights where the candella/output is less than 5. I think that gives a more useful indicator of what the beam of the flashlight will look like, than just the throw spec (candella or distance) alone.
For EDC, you probably want a moderately floody light. Something around candella/output = 5 or 10. Most lights with small lenses fall into that range. They're the small lights you probably want to carry for EDC.
When you get up to candella/output more than 20, the lenses have to be a bit too large for EDC. And, the beam becomes annoyingly narrow for use indoors.
Less than 5, and you're likely dealing with a light that has a frosted lens, or perhaps just a bare LED with no reflector. They're great for close-up work, but not very useful outdoors except maybe as a headlamp when you carry a separate throwy light.
IMO, the sweet spot for all-'round use is in the 5-10 range.