Chittoor is the district capital and houses many of district level government institutions. Chittoor is predominantly an agro-market place of the district. It is a market center for mango, grain, sugarcane, and peanut and also milk . Industries include oilseed and rice milling. As the entry point for huge cluster of industries located in adjoining Vellore district esp. around Ranipet, and strategically located in between Chennai and Bangalore, Chittoor boasts a busy logistics industry. Chittoor is also developing as an industrial City with many granite and mango pulp processing industries established around.
It is quite common to see thousands of men and women from Chittoor travel to Tirupathi, Ranipet and Vellore for work and education, and their remittances from one of the major income to the city's population. State government's initiatives to develop the district making use of its proximity to two major business centers of the country – Chennai and Bangalore, is expected to improve the economy of the district as well as Chittoor to a great extent.
Recent proposals of setting up of Industrial Parks around Tirupati by the state government and proposed up gradation of Tirupati Airport to International standards has given a significant boost to the region's economic activities. Chittoor's leading industry and largest employer is Amararaja Group employing over 3,600 people. It is home to Nutrine Confectionaries, a major chocolate manufacturer in India, which was acquired by Godrej group in 2007. ISRO Radar Center is located at Gadanki, on the Chittoor-Tirupati Highway. Poultry industry has a significant presence here, which is second only to Namakkal. Mango and tamarind groves surround the City of Chittoor, and cattle are raised in the district. It's also famous for Mangoes (called as collector/totapari/chittoor variety) and jaggery. It exports nearly 500 Million Tons of Raw / Processed Pulp Mango to other countries. Around 200 small & medium
