Editing Santa Fe Springs, California (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Santa Fe Springs Drill (7254465552).jpg|thumb|upright|Oil production continues at Santa Fe Springs. Here a well is being reworked, 2012)]]
The economy of Santa Fe Springs is largely made up of light industry, unlike its neighboring cities. This is evident when looking at satellite and aerial photography, where the majority of the city is distinguishable from its neighboring cities, due to the density of very large, industrial and manufacturing facilities.

Santa Fe Springs is home to Egge Machine Company,<ref>For instance, ''Street Rodder'', 12/98, p.39.</ref> supplier of [[Cadillac]] engine parts for [[custom car]]s and [[hot rod]]s. It is also home to U.S. Aerospace, a publicly traded aerospace and defense contractor for the United States Department of Defense and the United States Air Force, [[Lockheed Martin]] Corporation, The [[Boeing]] Company, [[L3 Technologies|L-3 Communications Holdings]], the Middle River Aircraft Systems subsidiary of [[General Electric|General Electric Company]], and other aircraft manufacturers, aerospace companies, and defense contractors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usaerospace.com/about-usaerospace|title=usaerospace.com}}</ref> Other companies based in Santa Fe Springs include [[Fuji Food]].

The [[Hathaway Ranch Museum]] in Santa Fe Springs houses an extensive collection of early ranching and farming equipment, as well as oil field machinery.  The museum traces five generations of the Hathaway family and is a reflection of the economic transition of the region.<ref>"It's an original," Long Beach ''Press-Telegram,'' July 26, 1999.</ref><ref>"Museum shows early life in city," Long Beach ''Press-Telegram,'' March 26, 2005.</ref>

===Retail===
{{Main|Shopping centers in Santa Fe Springs, California}}
Santa Fe Springs was, in the past, home to two regional malls and one open-air shopping center anchored by department stores. These have been converted to open-air shopping centers anchored by supermarkets and discount stores. It is also home to the [[Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet]], known as a [[flea market]] and [[music venue]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reyes-Velarde |first=Alejandra |title=Under siege by a virus that thrives in crowds, L.A. swap meets face a reckoning |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 3, 2020 |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-03/los-angeles-swap-meets-struggle-coronavirus-pandemic |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Discover the Treasures of Santa Fe Springs, California |website=California.com |date=June 13, 2023 |url=https://www.california.com/discover-the-treasures-of-santa-fe-springs-california/ |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:<ref name="cafr">[https://www.santafesprings.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=15258 City of Santa Fe Springs CAFR]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[McMaster-Carr]]
|706
|-
| 2
|[[Vans]]
|472
|-
| 3
|[[Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits]]
|389
|-
| 4
|Genesis Logistics/[[7-Eleven]] Distribution
|387
|-
| 5
|[[Bumble Bee Foods]]
|325
|-
| 6
|[[FedEx Ground]]
|324
|-
| 7
|[[Shaw Industries]]
|317
|-
| 8
|[[Walmart]]
|308
|-
| 9
|[[Nishimoto Trading Co., Ltd.|Wismettac Asian Foods]]
|298
|-
| 10
|Phillips Industries 
|277
|}