2023 Riverside County Economic Profile

Significant investments have been made in recent years to improve six interchanges along the Interstate 10 Coachella Valley corridor. The region is also served by three airports, including Palm Springs International Airport, Bermuda Dunes, and Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, and Union Pacific rail service traverses the area. Infrastructure Needs Despite its many strengths, the Eastern Region also faces infrastructure needs to sustain its growth. Necessities include water distribution, flood control facilities, sewer systems, and road improvements. Rapid population growth in the region underscores the importance of developing quality jobs to increase the jobs-to-housing balance and ensure sustainable growth.

7.8%

Since 2020, the region has seen a job growth rate of 7.8%, which is faster than the county and state averages.

The Eastern Region is geographically the largest, covering more than two-thirds of Riverside County. It stretches from the windmills at the entrance to the Coachella Valley, south to the Salton Sea, and east to the Colorado River and Arizona state line. The Coachella Valley includes the cities of Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage. The Coachella Valley also covers the unincorporated communities of Bermuda Dunes, Desert Edge, Indio Hills, Mecca, Idyllwild/Pine Cove. North Shore, Oasis, Sky Valley, Desert Palms, Thermal, Thousand Palms and Vista Santa Rosa. East of the Coachella Valley are the unincorporated communities of Chiriaco Summit andDesert Center.ThePaloVerde Valley area includes the City of Blythe and the unincorporated communities of Mesa Verde and Ripley.

Rapid population growth in the region underscores the importance of developing quality jobs to increase the jobs-to-housing balance and ensure sustainable growth.

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