 Since the 1950s, an influx of business and industry has caused considerable development in the area, with processing soon replacing agriculture as the primary source of employment.The business district of Ilsfeld proper extends from the center of the town east to the autobahn exit, and starting with the 1952 "Kernersiedlung", large new residential developments have appeared to the east, north, and south.The other centers within the town have also experienced both residential and commercial development.