18 Enterprise (10,000+ Employees) Companies That Have Left California
Research by Buildremote
Not all California departures are equal in scale. These 18 Enterprise (10,000+ Employees) companies have relocated from California since 2020. Below are 7 of them, ordered by employee count.
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Oracle
Moved to: TexasWhen: 12/11/2020Employees: 196,710
“Oracle is implementing a more flexible employee work location policy and has changed its Corporate Headquarters from Redwood City, California to Austin, Texas. We believe these moves best position Oracle…”
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Moved to: TexasWhen: 12/1/2020Employees: 73,220
“As we look to the future, our business needs, opportunities for cost savings, and team members’ preferences about the future of work, we have made the decision to relocate HPE’s…”
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AECOM
Moved to: TexasWhen: 8/17/2021Employees: 72,500
“AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced it will relocate its global headquarters from Los Angeles, CA, to Dallas, TX, effective Oct. 1, 2021.”
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CBRE Group
Moved to: TexasWhen: 10/29/2020Employees: 70,120
“CBRE Group, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, is moving its headquarters from Los Angeles to Dallas.”
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Tesla
Moved to: TexasWhen: 10/7/2021Employees: 64,860
“To be clear we will be continuing to expand our activities in California,” Musk said. “Our intention is to increase output from Fremont and Giga Nevada by 50%. If you…”
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Oak View Group
Moved to: ColoradoWhen: 9/27/2023Employees: 60,000
“Colorado's Economic Development Commission in June presented the L.A.-based company with $5.3M in job growth tax credits" as it explored relocating its headquarters to Colorado or Texas.”
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American Airlines
(*Flight Attendant Base, only)
Moved to: (Multiple locations)When: 9/15/2022Employees: 52,110“American Airlines announced that they are relocating more than 400 flight attendants who were based out of San Francisco International Airport, to other parts of the country.”
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Methodology
This list was compiled by Buildremote through primary research, tracking corporate announcements, press releases, SEC filings, and news reports of companies that have relocated their headquarters or significant operations out of California since 2020. We record the company name, destination state, approximate date of move, number of employees affected, and the original source of the announcement.
A company is included when it publicly announces or confirms a headquarters relocation or major operational move out of California. Branch openings and partial relocations are noted as such.
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Companies Featured In This Post
- Oracle — Texas, 2020
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) — Texas, 2020
- AECOM — Texas, 2021
- CBRE Group — Texas, 2020
- Tesla — Texas, 2021
- Oak View Group — Colorado, 2023
- American Airlines
(*Flight Attendant Base, only)
— (Multiple locations), 2022
Last updated: April 22, 2026
