County of San Bernardino: Economic Development Agency

Industries Moving East

The migration of population and industry east into San Bernardino County gained momentum as the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the coastal communities of Orange County find themselves with little or no available vacant land.

Since businesses still need room for expansion – and the West Coast remains a large and tantalizing market for creating and distributing the world's goods and services – people and businesses move east into San Bernardino County to find affordable homes and land. Industries also move east to San Bernardino in search of a ready and able pool of qualified workers.

An essential factor behind the region’s economic success has been the decision by a large number of firms to expand inland, according to analysis by Grubb & Ellis. Tens of thousands of people and hundreds of companies relocate here each year to capitalize on the new and growing opportunities in San Bernardino County.