Explore the Regions of Los Angeles County
Discover the areas that best match your company’s needs.
Then spend a little time exploring.
L.A. County and its 88 cities represent a dynamic, multicultural economy with a diverse workforce and top universities and colleges throughout. L.A. County is the entertainment, manufacturing, and international trade capital of the U.S. and has a fast growing high-tech and digital media industries. Los Angeles County ranks among the world’s largest economies.
Learn about the commonly known geographic regions of L.A. County by clicking on a region in the right column –>
Explore the Cities of Los Angeles County
There are 88 business-friendly cities and 100+ unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County, each with a significant value-proposition in terms of workforce, land, infrastructure, incentives, and location.
Visit World Trade Center Los Angeles for extensive details on each city.
LAEDC’s Business Assistance team offers expert, confidential consulting at no charge to help businesses determine which locations serve their needs. Learn more here.
Use the County’s GIS-based system to analyze where certain types of businesses are clustering, where workforce and demographics suit your needs, and find available commercial and industrial sites: http://www.locatelacounty.com.
Learn about each region’s incubators, accelerators, venture capital, tech transfer and other support systems for companies, here.
Here are links to each city’s websites:
- Agoura Hills
- Alhambra – 2010 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City
- Arcadia
- Artesia – 2013, 2014 and 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly finalist
- Avalon
- Azusa – 2010 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Baldwin Park – 2012 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Bell
- Bell Gardens – 2009, 2013 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Bellflower – 2014 – 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Beverly Hills
- Bradbury
- Burbank – 2006, 2007 and 2011 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Calabasas
- Carson – 2010, 2012 and 2015 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Catalina Island
- Cerritos – 2010 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City
- Claremont
- Commerce – 2009-2012 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Compton
- Covina
- Cudahy
- Culver City – 2008 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Diamond Bar
- Downey – 2009, 2010 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Duarte – 2012 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City; 2010, 2011 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- El Monte
- El Segundo – 2006, 2015 LAEDC Inaugural Most-Business Friendly City winner; 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Gardena – 2011 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Glendale – 2014 Winner, LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City; 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Glendora – 2014 Winner, LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City; 2013, 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Hawaiian Gardens
- Hawthorne
- Hermosa Beach
- Hidden Hills
- Huntington Park
- Industry
- Inglewood
- Irwindale
- La Canada Flintridge
- La Habra Heights
- La Mirada – 2013 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City
- La Puente
- La Verne
- Lakewood – 2009 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist; 2014 – 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly finalist
- Lancaster – 2007, 2013 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City
- Lawndale
- Lomita
- Long Beach – 2009 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City
- Los Angeles
- Lynwood
- Malibu
- Manhattan Beach
- Maywood
- Monrovia – 2011 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City winner
- Montebello
- Monterey Park
- Norwalk
- Palmdale – 2015 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City winner; 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City in L.A. County finalist
- Palos Verdes Estates
- Paramount – 2013 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Pasadena – 2008, 2015 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Pico Rivera – 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Pomona
- Rancho Palos Verdes
- Redondo Beach
- Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills Estates
- Rosemead
- San Dimas
- San Fernando
- San Gabriel – 2013 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- San Marino
- Santa Clarita – 2008, 2015 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Winner; 2014, 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly finalist
- Santa Fe Springs – 2009 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City
- Santa Monica – 2012-2013 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Sierra Madre
- Signal Hill
- South El Monte
- South Gate
- South Pasadena
- Temple City
- Torrance – 2009-2011 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Vernon – 2008 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City; 2014, 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- Walnut
- West Covina – 2010, 2011 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist
- West Hollywood
- Westlake Village
- Whittier – 2012 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City; 2009-2011 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City finalist