About Pierce County

Pierce County

Economic Development Division

Main	Location	Workforce	Business Environment	Growth Opportunities	Culture and Community	Business Resources

Convenient links to the rest of the world

Port of Tacoma Pierce County is ideally located, as close to Asia as we are to Europe. The Port of Tacoma, one of the nation's top five container ports, serves as a major gateway for goods going to Alaska, the Midwest and the East Coast. The port is also the leading container port in the Pacific Northwest for goods moving to and from Asia.

Pierce County is in the heart of the thriving Greater Seattle Region - just 35 miles south of Seattle and 20 miles south of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Both Sea-Tac Airport and King County / Boeing Field provide excellent airfreight mobility.


Our transportation system includes Interstate 5, which slices through Pierce County from north to south, linking us to Canada and Mexico. And Interstate 90 is less than 30 miles north of the Pierce County border, providing a direct link to the Eastern states. This vital connection allows businesses to flourish in the competitive marketplace that exists today.

Our location on Puget Sound, in the shadow of Mount Rainier, makes living here as enjoyable an experience as doing business here.