Manufacturing Companies in California: 35,300 manufacturing plants
California has 35,300 manufacturing plants (Census County Business Patterns 2023), 12.4% of the US total and the largest count of any state. In California, 41% of manufacturing plants have fewer than five employees, above the national share of 36%. The average manufacturer location in California employs 32.8 people, against 43.4 nationally. Annual payroll per employee is $91,763 in California and $73,202 for the US as a whole. Los Angeles County alone has 10,122 of them (29% of the state), followed by Orange County with 4,281.
Manufacturing Companies in California by size
| Employees | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 14,460 | 41% |
| 5-9 | 6,481 | 18.4% |
| 10-19 | 5,274 | 14.9% |
| 20-49 | 4,745 | 13.4% |
| 50-99 | 2,117 | 6% |
| 100-249 | 1,500 | 4.2% |
| 250-499 | 452 | 1.3% |
| 500-999 | 183 | 0.5% |
| 1,000+ | 88 | 0.2% |
Counties with the most manufacturing plants in California
| County | Locations | Share of state |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 10,122 | 28.7% |
| Orange County | 4,281 | 12.1% |
| San Diego County | 2,929 | 8.3% |
| Santa Clara County | 1,984 | 5.6% |
| San Bernardino County | 1,732 | 4.9% |
Build a California list in Evascrape
- Industry filter (full search form, after sign-up)
- machinery, electrical/electronic manufacturing, mechanical or industrial engineering, industrial automation, plastics, food production
- Job titles
- Plant Manager, Purchasing Manager, Operations Director, VP Manufacturing
- Location
- california, us
Questions
How many manufacturing plants are in California?
35,300, according to County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 31). 14,359 of them have 10 or more employees.
How does California compare with other states for manufacturing plants?
California ranks 1st by number of manufacturing plants. Texas has 21,034 and Florida has 14,341.
What would a California manufacturer list cost?
Covering every California manufacturer location with 10 or more employees once would be 14,359 records, about $129 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.