Why Placer

Choose Placer

Placer County is one of the fastest growing counties in California. We routinely rank as one of the healthiest, and best county for quality of life. Our variety of places to live, top rate schools, outdoor wonderland, amazing weather, plentiful arts and history, and outstanding offerings for dining, shopping and entertainment, all help to explain our attraction of people and business. 

How We Can Help

The Economic Development division helps maintain and grow the County's economic base, which supports a high quality of life for residents, businesses, and visitors to Placer County. We are here to help, just let us know how we can be of assistance.

Placer County Employment Profile Reports

The County of Placer is located in the Capital Region of Northern California. It is home to over 400,000 residents and 13,000 businesses. Placer County enlisted Beacon Economics with developing reports to facilitate a more focused dialogue about the economic environment in the County. Beacon Economics provided employment profile reports by way of three diverse regions: South County, the Foothills, and East Placer/Tahoe Region. These reports build from confidential California Employment Development Department data on establishments and employment to establish a baseline of economic activity, and to track overall trends in the economic activity.

South Placer Employment Profile

Placer Foothills Region Employment Profile

Eastern Placer County/Tahoe Region Employment Profile

Search Sites and Buildings

Are you looking for available commercial property in Placer County for your business? We have partnered with LoopLink to provide an online search tool for available commercial property in our County. Find properties for sale or for lease (not compatible with Internet Explorer), and use the filter to search by your property type criteria.

Economic Development staff is available to assist you with custom demographic and commercial property searches. Send an email to Paul Griffith, Business Development Manager or email Nicole Hinkle, Economic Development Specialist.



  1. Economic Development

    Physical Address
    145 Fulweiler Avenue
    Suite 120
    Auburn, CA 95603


  2. Gloria Stearns

    Economic Development Director

  3. Paul Griffith

    Business Development Manager

  4. Nicole Hinkle

    Senior Economic Development Specialist

  5. Ava Keck

    Economic Development Specialist