The major agricultural commodities produced in the Los Banos area are milk products, tomatoes, dried fruit, nuts, cotton, melons and meat. Los Banos is also a major supplier of sand and gravel for industry. The treatment plant is primary and secondary, and there are facilities for non-recoverable industrial waste water. Industrial sewer connection charges are based on calculated flow. Property tax rate is 1.054 mils based on 100 percent fair market value.
Northern Railroad has direct freight service.
Eight carriers provide interstate service and overnight delivery to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacramento. Los Banos Airport offers passenger service for non-scheduled flights, charter passenger and freight service. Greyhound Lines offers passenger and freight service and the Merced Transit Service provides passenger service throughout the county. The port of Stockton is located 76 miles North of Los Banos. Interstate 5 is located six miles to the West.