Merced County is strategically located in the center of California and well-connected to other important consumption and production markets and to important logistics hubs such as the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
With the two prime North-South highway corridors running through Merced County, the location is directly connected to major markets in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego.
- I-5 – strategic route with direct highway connections to Bay Area in less than an hour (55 miles) and the Los Angeles region in three and a half hours (225 miles)
- CA-99 – directly connects Merced, Atwater, Livingston, Delhi to Central Valley markets including – to the North: Modesto (25 miles), Stockton (55 miles), Sacramento (100 miles); and to the south Fresno (45 miles), Bakersfield (145 miles)
The Merced area consumption market is fast growing and affluent.
| Population | Growth Rate | Average Income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Miles | 982,339 | 7.7% | $44,338 |
| 75 Miles | 5,208,986 | 10.6% | $82,343 |
| 100 Miles | 10,746,896 | 11.2% | $76,994 |
| 300 Miles | 33,854,585 | 8.0% | $67,137 |
Industrial market
- Food production
- Industrial machinery manufacturing
- Boat building
Major industrial sites are available that are designed for regional and super-regional distribution facilities are located along the I-5 Corridor and the CA-99 Corridor. These sites have no-stoplight access to high speed roadways. Both BNSF and UP rail systems run through Merced County.