The faculties of agriculture, veterinary medicine and animal resources for King Faisal University are located in the city (the others being in Dammam).
It also operates a 556 km cargo line starting at King Abdul Aziz Sea Port in Dammam and ending in a dry port in Riyadh, passing by Hofuf, Abqaiq, Al-Kharj, Haradh and Al-Tawdhihiyah.
She practiced medicine in Saudi Arabia at Hofuf and Riyadh until 1997 when she immigrated to the United States.