Regions & Cities
Explore the Regions of Los Angeles County, one of the world’s largest economies.
Discover the areas of los angeles county that best match your company’s needs & spend a little time exploring them!
L.A. County and its 88 business-friendly cities represent a dynamic, multicultural economy with a diverse workforce – including top universities and colleges throughout.
L.A. County is the entertainment, manufacturing, and international trade capital of the U.S. and has fast growing high-tech and digital media industries.
100+ unincorporated communities make up Los Angeles County, each with a significant value proposition in terms of workforce, land, infrastructure, incentives, and location.
Geographic Regions of L.A. County
Research
- Learn about each region’s incubators, accelerators, venture capital, tech transfer and other support systems for companies.
- LAEDC’s Business Assistance team offers expert, confidential consulting at no charge to help businesses determine which locations serve their needs.
- Use the County’s GIS-based system to analyze where certain types of businesses are clustering, where workforce and demographics suit your needs, or find available commercial and industrial sites: http://www.locatelacounty.com.
Los Angeles County Cities
Contact our Business Assistance Program team for extensive details on each city.
- Agoura Hills
- Alhambra 2010 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City.
- Arcadia 2017 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City.
- Artesia 2013, 2014 and 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly Finalist
- Avalon
- Azusa 2018
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2010, 2017 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, 2019 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist
- Beverly Hills2022 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist.
- Bradbury
- Burbank 2006, 2007 and 2011 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist
- Calabasas
- Carson 2010, 2012, 2015, 2022 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 2017 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist.
- Covina
- Cudahy
- Culver City 2008, 2021 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist
- Diamond Bar
- Downey 2017
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2009, 2010 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist - Duarte 2012
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist - El Monte
- El Segundo 2006 (Inaugural), 2015, 2022
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist - Gardena 2022
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2011, 2019, 2021 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 2017, 2018 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist.
- Irwindale
- La Canada Flintridge
- La Habra Heights
- La Mirada 2013, 2019 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City.
- La Puente
- La Verne
- Lakewood 2009; 2014 – 2017 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly Finalist
- Lancaster 2007, 2013, 2019
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2021 Most-Business-Friendly City Finalist. - Lawndale
- Lomita2022 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist
- Long Beach 2009
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2017 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist. - Los Angeles
- Lynwood
- Malibu
- Manhattan Beach
- Maywood
- Monrovia 2011
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist - Montebello
- Monterey Park
- Norwalk2019, 2022 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist.
- Palmdale 2015. 2021
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 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, 2019 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
- Rosemead2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist
- San Dimas
- San Fernando
- San Gabriel 2013, 2018, 2019 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist
- San Marino
- Santa Clarita 2008, 2015, 2022
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2014, 2016, 2021 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly Finalist - Santa Fe Springs 2009
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2017, 2018, 2019 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist. - 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, 2021 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist
- Vernon 2008
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist - Walnut
- West Covina 2010, 2011 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist
- West Hollywood 2021
Winner LAEDC Most-Business-Friendly City. - Westlake Village
- Whittier 2012, 2018 Winner LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City.2009-2011 LAEDC Most Business-Friendly City Finalist
- LAEDC did not present Most Business-Friendly City Awards in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Talk to our Regional Managers to Learn More
LAEDC’s Business Assistance staff can help you select a region to locate your business.