Will County, Illinois
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For Businesses

Where the country’s freight comes home.

Bid opportunities, zoning, the Joliet Arsenal Enterprise Zone, and the resources to grow in the third-largest MSA in the country.

  • 88M
    Square feet of warehouse space
  • 1st
    Inland container port in the nation
  • 6
    Class-I railroads cross the county
  • 1.2M
    Projected population by 2040
The Will County Economy

A logistics hub that grew its own metropolis.

Will County continues to provide an attractive location for business as a result of its strategic location within the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area which is the third largest MSA by population in the US as designated by the US Census Bureau. Will County has always benefited from being a major transportation hub served by a dense system of roads and railways. Ever since the opening of Logistics Park Chicago in 2002, the county’s transportation assets have expanded to include several modern inter-modal facilities and a dense network of warehousing and distribution operations. As a consequence, Will County is already the largest inland container port in the country and is rapidly becoming the third largest maritime port in North America in terms of container volume. Will County’s prominent position as a container port makes it even more appealing to businesses seeking to reduce transportation costs, improve supply chain diversification and profit from easy connections to foreign markets.

In addition to its leading role in the logistics sector boasting more than 88 million square feet of warehouse space, Will County is one of the fastest growing counties in the United States with the population more than doubling between 1985 and 2014. By 2040, The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning estimates that Will County’s population will reach more than 1.2 million up from 685,000 today. The rapid growth of the county’s population, and its high level of median family income compared to state and the national averages, makes Will County quite attractive for new commercial establishments several of which are nearing completion.

Finally, Will County has a vibrant manufacturing sector employing high technology to produce specialized products not easily replicated overseas. The county also expects to benefit from the growing in sourcing movement by which companies are returning the production of certain items to the US because of favorable costs or closeness to markets.

Resources

Seven tracks for working with Will County.

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Business Opportunities

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Doing Business with the County

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Licenses and Permits