Construction Companies in California: 29,852 building contractor locations
California has 29,852 building contractor locations (Census County Business Patterns 2023), 11.7% of the US total and the largest count of any state. In California, 71% of building contractor locations have fewer than five employees, below the national share of 74%. The average building contractor location in California employs 7.0 people, against 6.4 nationally. Annual payroll per employee is $88,354 in California and $82,433 for the US as a whole. Los Angeles County alone has 6,707 of them (22% of the state), followed by San Diego County with 2,847.
Construction Companies in California by size
| Employees | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 21,195 | 71% |
| 5-9 | 4,436 | 14.9% |
| 10-19 | 2,347 | 7.9% |
| 20-49 | 1,280 | 4.3% |
| 50-99 | 380 | 1.3% |
| 100-249 | 162 | 0.5% |
| 250-499 | 35 | 0.1% |
| 500-999 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 1,000+ | withheld | – |
"Withheld" means the Census Bureau does not publish that cell, usually to protect the confidentiality of a few large employers.
Counties with the most building contractor locations in California
| County | Locations | Share of state |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 6,707 | 22.5% |
| San Diego County | 2,847 | 9.5% |
| Orange County | 2,650 | 8.9% |
| Santa Clara County | 1,511 | 5.1% |
| Riverside County | 1,484 | 5% |
Build a California list in Evascrape
- Industry filter (full search form, after sign-up)
- construction, building materials
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- Owner, President, Estimator, Project Manager, Purchasing Manager
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Questions
How many building contractor locations are in California?
29,852, according to County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 236). 4,221 of them have 10 or more employees.
How does California compare with other states for building contractor locations?
California ranks 1st by number of building contractor locations. New York has 19,308 and Florida has 19,051.
What would a California construction company list cost?
Covering every California building contractor location with 10 or more employees once would be 4,221 records, about $38 at $9 per 1,000 delivered records.
About the numbers
Business counts: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. They count establishments (single physical locations) with paid employees, so firms with several locations count more than once and businesses with no employees are not included. Occupation and pay figures: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. BLS counts employees only, so self-employed owners are not included in occupation figures. These are public statistics, not the size of the Evascrape database: list cost figures on these pages are upper bounds, because not every location has a matching contact, and you pay only for rows that are delivered. Evascrape prices are from the pricing page: $9 per 1,000 delivered contact records, smallest top-up $10 (about 1,100 records), optional email verification $5 per 1,000, no subscription.