San Joaquin County Profile

 

San Joaquin County (70 miles East of the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley) has seven cities and 783,584 people. Its diverse industry mix of agriculture, e-fulfillment centers, advanced manufacturing, data centers/call center and government/medical service centers has attracted companies like Applied Aerospace, Amazon, Tesla, Pacific Medical, Medline, FedEx, Trinchero-Sutter Home Winery and Crate & Barrel. Located less than 60 miles from the Port of Oakland, its transit modes include: The Port of Stockton, Union Pacific Railroad and BSNF Railway Intermodals, Stockton Metropolitan Airport with Prime Air/Allegiant Air, and a highway transportation system that links the county to major urban markets through Interstates 5, 205, 580, and State Route Highway 99.

San Joaquin County Economy Overview
SJ County

789,410

Population

277,972

Total Regional Employment

$68,600

Median Household Income

Top Private Employers 2023

Company Name Number of Employees
Amazon 13,599
St. Joseph's Medical Center 3,200
Safeway 1,650
Pacific Gas & Electric 1,550
United Parcel Service, Inc. 1,550
University of the Pacific 1,329
Cepheid 1,260
Kaiser Permanente 1,190
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Hospital 1,000
Tesla Motors 1,000

Top Public Employers 2023

Company Name Number of Employees
San Joaquin County 6,000
State of California 5,710
Stockton Unified School District 5,265
Lodi Unified School District 3,677
Manteca Unified School District 2,878
City of Stockton 2,118
San Joaquin County Office of Education 1,955
San Joaquin General Hospital 1,780
Tracy Unified School District 1,604
Defense Distribution Center San Joaquin 1,375

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Top Real Estate Deals 2022-23

  • Tesla Megapack Factory – leased 440,000 sf in Lathrop, CA.  This new Tesla facility produces battery energy storage systems for electrical utility backup and grid stabilization.
  • Amazon – located two new eCommerce facilities, one in Stockton and one in Tracy for a total of 4.1 million sf.
  • Williams Sonoma – kitchen ware and home furnishings retailer leased 1.1 million sf in Tracy, CA at the Prologis International Park of Commerce.
  • Niagara Bottling – expanded bottling production with two new facilities in Stockton for a total of 1.3 million sf.  Family owned and operated since 1963, Niagara Bottling is a leading beverage manufacturer in the U.S.
  • Target Corporation – a leading consumer retailer leased 1.4 million sf at Airpark 599 In Stockton, CA.  The Catellus Development Corporation is the master developer of Airpark 599.
  • Ryder Integrated Logistics – for Kraft/Heinz – leased 610,000 sf of distribution in Lathrop, CA.  Prologis and Ryder helped construct a LEED-certified facility that uses solar power, LED lighting and CO2 refrigeration.
  • DCG Fulfillment – signed a lease for 306,000 sf in the Phelan Gateway Lathrop multi-phase industrial park.  DCF is a family-owned third-party logistics provider based in the Inland Empire.

Highlights of Utility Infrastructure

  • Lodi Electric Company and Modesto Irrigation District (MID) provide electrical utilities in their service areas
  • Pacific Gas & Electric also provides utilities

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Unique Workforce Training Programs or Initiatives