In an effort to market his new community as a good opportunity for farmers, Mr. Tolleson chartered a train and provided free lunches for anyone to make the journey.

The with rural mail route operated out of Walter's general merchandise store for a time before a stand alone post office was built at what is now 91st Avenue and Van Buren Street, where it is still located today.

[7] Beginning in the 1940s, agriculture in the surrounding area began to take off, providing a great economic boost to the city.

"[7]: 44  The early 1960s saw a rapid decline of agri-business as more machinery became available to farmers in the area, leading to decreased need for labor.

Cities such as Avondale, Goodyear, and Phoenix, began annexing large chunks of land around where the I-10 was set to go through.

[9] The 1980s marked the entry of Fry's Food and Drug and Albertson's Distribution Centers that generated spinoff industrial development to Tolleson.

These distributors showed other businesses the strategic placement of Tolleson in moving supplies and products due to its close proximity to Phoenix as well as California, allowing for easy shipment of imports coming from the west coast.

Tolleson also sits along Interstate 10, Union Pacific Railroad and State Route 85, as well as the newly constructed Loop 202 only 3 miles to the east creating an efficient transporting environment.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Tolleson has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km2), all land.

Their food processing plant is projected to bring 550 jobs, with an emphasis on helping unemployed youth ages 16–24 who are not attending school and on attracting talent across the Valley.

According to Tolleson's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[14] the top employers in the city are: The city is in Arizona's 3rd congressional district, served by Representative Yassamin Ansari, and Arizona's 22nd legislative district, served by Representatives Elda Luna-Nájera and Lupe Contreras and Senator Eva Diaz , all Democrats.