The rise of the sugar industry here brought changes to the land, economy, and transportation infrastructure. The local economy took off, and Chiaotou came to be known as "the cradle of Taiwan's modern sugar industry."
隨糖業而來的土地、產業、運輸等條件改變，不僅影響整個橋頭的經濟發展，也讓橋頭成為「台灣新式糖業的發祥地」，促使當地社區居民的生活形成一種特殊的「糖業文化」。