Business

A Vibrant Community
At the southern tip of the California’s San Joaquin Valley, Shafter is an entrepreneurial community, committed to finding innovative solutions to the obstacles businesses commonly face. 

The City of Shafter has long been known as thriving agricultural center that enjoys ideal distribution access to markets in every direction. Now, Shafter is rapidly growing beyond its agricultural roots into a bustling logistics center. Within a 300 mile radius of Shafter’s industrial centers reside approximately 14% of the entire United States population.

The City of Shafter infrastructure assets include:
  • Access to both class-one railroads
  • Adjacent to the main fiber optic communications trunk lines of California
  • Close proximity to Meadows Field airport
  • An abundant labor supply
  • Opportunity to match inbound consumer goods containers with export agricultural products
  • Availability of entitled land with access to water, sewer, and utilities.