Woodland, California, is home to a diversified regional economy anchored in food, agriculture, and logistics, but increasingly balanced by education, health care, and professional services. The city has roughly 2,100 business establishments spanning trade, transportation and utilities, professional and business services, other services, manufacturing, and health-related sectors, reflecting a broad base of professional, business, and consumer services available locally. Woodland’s employers and resident workforce together support on the order of 28,000–29,000 jobs, giving the community a jobs-to-housing ratio above 1:1 and positioning it as an employment center for the surrounding parts of Yolo County. The local economy is deeply connected to state, national, and global markets. Woodland sits at the junction of Interstate 5 and State Route 113, with convenient access to Interstate 80, Sacramento International Airport, and the Port of Sacramento, making it a strategic hub for manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution uses. Major employers include national distribution centers for Target, Rite Aid, Walgreens, and other warehouse and logistics operators, alongside large food processors, farm equipment manufacturers, concrete and building-materials firms, and regional retail anchors such as Costco and Walmart. Woodland also hosts globally connected research operations: Bayer’s Vegetables Research & Development site alone employs nearly 160 people working on advanced seed and crop technologies, tying the city into international agrifood and biotechnology value chains. While agriculture remains a defining strength—Yolo County ranks among the top U.S. markets for agricultural production, with more than $700 million in crop value and a fast-growing organic sector—Woodland’s economic base is more diversified than a typical rural California community. Educational services (driven by local schools and proximity to UC Davis), retail trade, and health care and social assistance are now the three largest employment sectors for residents, and the city is planning for roughly 45,000 jobs by 2035 through continued growth in industrial, office, medical, and service employment. Recent trends show median household income rising (up about 4% year-over-year to nearly $88,000) and poverty declining, indicating that Woodland’s mix of established industry clusters, logistics assets, and knowledge-economy employers is supporting gradual but broad-based economic growth.