Los Angeles metro, CA relocation guide
Moving to Industry, CA
About Industry
The City of Industry is a salamander-shaped industrial municipality in the San Gabriel Valley along the SR-60 between El Monte and Diamond Bar — "much more a place of business than a community" (PBS SoCal, read September 24, 2026). Incorporated in 1957, it is essentially a business park with city status: its daytime working population swells into the tens of thousands while its resident population is only a few hundred (under 250 per census-era figures cited by PBS SoCal; the city's own 2014 Housing Element counted an adjusted 463 residents including the El Encanto Healthcare Center). The city budget approaches $250 million, and Industry is famous in pop culture as the real-world site of the Twin Pines Mall parking-lot scene from *Back to the Future* — filmed at Puente Hills Mall (1600 S. Azusa Ave). The city charges no business license tax, a deliberate economic-development policy.
Home prices in Industry
Home prices in Industry vary by neighborhood and property type.
Top places in Industry
- Puente Hills Mall — the real Twin Pines Mall from *Back to the Future* (1985); the mall still plays up the connection with Back-to-the-Future events (shown in photos below).
- Pacific Palms Resort — golf resort, hotel, and conference center on the city's west side.
- Puente Hills Landfill / Gas-to-Energy Facility — the iconic terraced hillside now in closure and park-conversion (shown in the aerial photo below).
- Industry Hills recreation area and Expo Center.
- The city's industrial corridors themselves — one of the densest concentrations of manufacturing and distribution jobs in California.
Commuting from Industry
- Approximate drive to downtown Los Angeles (about 20 miles): ~25–35 minutes off-peak via SR-60; peak-hour commutes run longer.
- No Metro rail or Metrolink station in the city; transit options are regional (Foothill Transit buses, nearby Metrolink stations in El Monte, Baldwin Park, and Covina).
- Employees commute in from across the San Gabriel Valley; the city's arterials are Azusa Ave, Hacienda Blvd, Valley Blvd, and Colima Rd.
Industry FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Industry, CA?
Home prices in Industry vary by neighborhood and property type. - How is the commute from Industry, CA?
Approximate drive to downtown Los Angeles (about 20 miles): ~25–35 minutes off-peak via SR-60; peak-hour commutes run longer.
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Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.