Local business data · Inland Empire

Where the Inland Empire's local businesses are most crowded

We counted 16 kinds of storefront and office businesses per 1,000 households in 115 residential ZIP codes across the Inland Empire metro (1,428,130 households). Here's where competition is densest, how the metro compares with California and the U.S., and the big ZIPs where fewer than 3 of a business type are recorded.

Key findings

Palm Desert (92260) ranks among the 10 most crowded ZIPs in the metro for 12 of 16 business types, including dentists, chiropractors, gyms & fitness centers.
The Inland Empire has 2.2 times the U.S. rate of nail salons per household: 0.51 per 1,000 households, against 0.23 nationally.
The Inland Empire has about 33% fewer child care centers per household than the U.S. as a whole (0.37 per 1,000 households, against 0.56).
Riverside (92506) has 20 chiropractic offices for 14,891 households, about 7 times the metro rate.
Colton (92324), with 18,210 households, has fewer than 3 child care centers recorded. Counts under 3 aren't published, so it could be one or two.

The metro at a glance

Businesses per 1,000 households across the metro, next to California and the U.S.

Business type	Recorded	Metro	CA	U.S.
Dentists	1,873	1.31	1.67	1.00
Chiropractors	254	0.18	0.28	0.25
Veterinarians	217	0.15	0.21	0.18
Gyms & fitness centers	410	0.29	0.36	0.26
Beauty salons	650	0.46	0.63	0.61
Nail salons	735	0.51	0.48	0.23
Full-service restaurants	2,531	1.77	2.30	1.93
Fast-food & counter-service restaurants	3,838	2.69	2.53	2.04
General auto repair shops	1,111	0.78	0.70	0.57
Dry cleaners & laundry services	96	0.07	0.10	0.07
Child care centers	534	0.37	0.69	0.56
Pet care (grooming, boarding, training)	175	0.12	0.14	0.13
Law offices	924	0.65	1.64	1.22
Insurance agencies	1,115	0.78	1.01	0.97
CPA offices	360	0.25	0.52	0.37
Investment advisers	116	0.08	0.19	0.14

Dentists

1,873 recorded across the metro, 1.31 per 1,000 households (1.3 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	31	7.57
92373	Redlands	13,384	91	6.80
92354	Loma Linda	8,199	49	5.98
92506	Riverside	14,891	55	3.69
91786	Upland	19,408	65	3.35
91730	Rancho Cucamonga	25,333	75	2.96
92591	Temecula	13,891	40	2.88
92879	Corona	14,427	40	2.77
92270	Rancho Mirage	8,686	24	2.76
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	39	2.69

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Twentynine Palms (92277) – 10,893 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Chiropractors

254 recorded across the metro, 0.18 per 1,000 households (below the U.S. rate of 0.25). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92506	Riverside	14,891	20	1.34
92591	Temecula	13,891	11	0.79
92860	Norco	6,803	5	0.73
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	10	0.69
92373	Redlands	13,384	9	0.67
91730	Rancho Cucamonga	25,333	17	0.67
91786	Upland	19,408	10	0.52
91763	Montclair	10,267	5	0.49
92879	Corona	14,427	7	0.49
92562	Murrieta	21,365	9	0.42

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Fontana (92336) – 28,225 households, Jurupa Valley (92509) – 20,138 households, Corona (92880) – 20,092 households, San Bernardino (92404) – 18,702 households, San Bernardino (92407) – 18,346 households, Yucaipa (92399) – 18,274 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Veterinarians

217 recorded across the metro, 0.15 per 1,000 households (below the U.S. rate of 0.18). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92860	Norco	6,803	6	0.88
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	3	0.73
92562	Murrieta	21,365	13	0.61
91739	Rancho Cucamonga	11,823	7	0.59
91784	Upland	8,962	5	0.56
92371	Phelan	6,278	3	0.48
92211	Palm Desert	13,473	6	0.45
92592	Temecula	24,914	11	0.44
92591	Temecula	13,891	6	0.43
91709	Chino Hills	25,548	11	0.43

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Indio (92201) – 22,617 households, Jurupa Valley (92509) – 20,138 households, Corona (92880) – 20,092 households, Beaumont (92223) – 20,011 households, Cathedral City (92234) – 19,157 households, San Bernardino (92404) – 18,702 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Gyms & fitness centers

410 recorded across the metro, 0.29 per 1,000 households (1.1 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92508	Riverside	10,251	13	1.27
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	5	1.22
92881	Corona	9,043	9	1.00
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	14	0.96
92506	Riverside	14,891	14	0.94
92374	Redlands	14,443	12	0.83
92262	Palm Springs	13,213	10	0.76
92373	Redlands	13,384	10	0.75
92860	Norco	6,803	5	0.73
92595	Wildomar	9,891	7	0.71

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Fontana (92335) – 25,070 households, Jurupa Valley (92509) – 20,138 households, Moreno Valley (92553) – 19,504 households, Colton (92324) – 18,210 households, Lake Elsinore (92530) – 17,430 households, Menifee (92584) – 17,356 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Note: Independent personal trainers without employees aren't counted.

Beauty salons

650 recorded across the metro, 0.46 per 1,000 households (below the U.S. rate of 0.61). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	32	2.20
92591	Temecula	13,891	21	1.51
92373	Redlands	13,384	20	1.49
92860	Norco	6,803	10	1.47
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	6	1.47
92262	Palm Springs	13,213	19	1.44
92506	Riverside	14,891	20	1.34
91730	Rancho Cucamonga	25,333	34	1.34
92253	La Quinta	15,735	20	1.27
92210	Indian Wells	2,457	3	1.22

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Indio (92201) – 22,617 households, San Bernardino (92404) – 18,702 households, Moreno Valley (92557) – 15,272 households, Perris (92570) – 14,289 households, Desert Hot Springs (92240) – 14,104 households, Apple Valley (92308) – 14,028 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Note: Booth renters and self-employed stylists aren't counted, so the real number of stylists is much higher than the number of salons.

Nail salons

735 recorded across the metro, 0.51 per 1,000 households (2.2 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92860	Norco	6,803	13	1.91
91786	Upland	19,408	26	1.34
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	19	1.31
92505	Riverside	14,538	19	1.31
91710	Chino	22,987	27	1.17
92346	Highland	17,510	18	1.03
92532	Lake Elsinore	7,933	8	1.01
91730	Rancho Cucamonga	25,333	25	0.99
92879	Corona	14,427	14	0.97
92591	Temecula	13,891	13	0.94

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Jurupa Valley (92509) – 20,138 households, Perris (92570) – 14,289 households, Desert Hot Springs (92240) – 14,104 households, Coachella (92236) – 12,438 households, Twentynine Palms (92277) – 10,893 households, Mira Loma (91752) – 10,142 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Note: Self-employed nail technicians aren't counted.

Full-service restaurants

2,531 recorded across the metro, 1.77 per 1,000 households. The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92315	Big Bear Lake	2,321	36	15.5
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	32	7.82
92262	Palm Springs	13,213	86	6.51
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	77	5.30
92591	Temecula	13,891	60	4.32
92270	Rancho Mirage	8,686	36	4.14
91739	Rancho Cucamonga	11,823	48	4.06
92860	Norco	6,803	27	3.97
92363	Needles	2,319	9	3.88
91730	Rancho Cucamonga	25,333	93	3.67

Fast-food & counter-service restaurants

3,838 recorded across the metro, 2.69 per 1,000 households (1.3 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	42	10.3
92860	Norco	6,803	56	8.23
92315	Big Bear Lake	2,321	15	6.46
92881	Corona	9,043	49	5.42
92501	Riverside	6,912	37	5.35
92591	Temecula	13,891	71	5.11
91730	Rancho Cucamonga	25,333	124	4.89
92553	Moreno Valley	19,504	93	4.77
91764	Ontario	16,595	73	4.40
91752	Mira Loma	10,142	44	4.34

General auto repair shops

1,111 recorded across the metro, 0.78 per 1,000 households (1.4 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92316	Bloomington	8,011	26	3.25
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	11	2.69
92315	Big Bear Lake	2,321	6	2.59
92335	Fontana	25,070	63	2.51
91763	Montclair	10,267	25	2.43
92860	Norco	6,803	15	2.20
92337	Fontana	9,494	20	2.11
92582	San Jacinto	5,555	11	1.98
91761	Ontario	17,807	33	1.85
92501	Riverside	6,912	12	1.74

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: La Quinta (92253) – 15,735 households, Moreno Valley (92557) – 15,272 households, Desert Hot Springs (92240) – 14,104 households, Temecula (92591) – 13,891 households, Palm Springs (92262) – 13,213 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Note: Specialty shops (body, transmission, oil change) and car washes are counted separately and aren't included; solo mechanics without employees aren't counted.

Dry cleaners & laundry services

96 recorded across the metro, 0.07 per 1,000 households. The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	9	0.62
92211	Palm Desert	13,473	6	0.45
92595	Wildomar	9,891	4	0.40
92551	Moreno Valley	8,348	3	0.36
92270	Rancho Mirage	8,686	3	0.35
92508	Riverside	10,251	3	0.29
91763	Montclair	10,267	3	0.29
92591	Temecula	13,891	4	0.29
91701	Rancho Cucamonga	12,947	3	0.23
92262	Palm Springs	13,213	3	0.23

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Hesperia (92345) – 26,086 households, Fontana (92335) – 25,070 households, Riverside (92503) – 24,727 households, Chino (91710) – 22,987 households, Rialto (92376) – 21,819 households, Murrieta (92562) – 21,365 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Note: Coin-operated laundromats are a separate category and aren't included.

Child care centers

534 recorded across the metro, 0.37 per 1,000 households (below the U.S. rate of 0.56). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92392	Victorville	17,104	22	1.29
92508	Riverside	10,251	11	1.07
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	4	0.98
92506	Riverside	14,891	13	0.87
92880	Corona	20,092	17	0.85
92236	Coachella	12,438	10	0.80
92320	Calimesa	3,877	3	0.77
92596	Winchester	9,646	7	0.73
92557	Moreno Valley	15,272	11	0.72
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	10	0.69

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Colton (92324) – 18,210 households, Hemet (92545) – 16,457 households, Apple Valley (92308) – 14,028 households, Palm Desert (92211) – 13,473 households, San Bernardino (92410) – 13,379 households, Rancho Cucamonga (91701) – 12,947 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Note: Home-based child care run without employees isn't counted.

Pet care (grooming, boarding, training)

175 recorded across the metro, 0.12 per 1,000 households. The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92320	Calimesa	3,877	3	0.77
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	8	0.55
92530	Lake Elsinore	17,430	9	0.52
92592	Temecula	24,914	12	0.48
91710	Chino	22,987	11	0.48
92860	Norco	6,803	3	0.44
91763	Montclair	10,267	4	0.39
92373	Redlands	13,384	5	0.37
91786	Upland	19,408	7	0.36
92220	Banning	12,194	4	0.33

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Hesperia (92345) – 26,086 households, Fontana (92335) – 25,070 households, Rialto (92376) – 21,819 households, Corona (92882) – 20,168 households, Corona (92880) – 20,092 households, Cathedral City (92234) – 19,157 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Note: Veterinarians are a separate category; mobile and solo groomers without employees aren't counted.

Law offices

924 recorded across the metro, 0.65 per 1,000 households (below the U.S. rate of 1.22). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92501	Riverside	6,912	97	14.0
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	39	9.53
92210	Indian Wells	2,457	19	7.73
91730	Rancho Cucamonga	25,333	80	3.16
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	43	2.96
92373	Redlands	13,384	38	2.84
92506	Riverside	14,891	41	2.75
91786	Upland	19,408	49	2.52
92262	Palm Springs	13,213	33	2.50
91764	Ontario	16,595	39	2.35

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Fontana (92336) – 28,225 households, Hesperia (92345) – 26,086 households, Fontana (92335) – 25,070 households, Rialto (92376) – 21,819 households, Jurupa Valley (92509) – 20,138 households, Moreno Valley (92553) – 19,504 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Insurance agencies

1,115 recorded across the metro, 0.78 per 1,000 households (below the U.S. rate of 0.97). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	19	4.64
92373	Redlands	13,384	33	2.47
91730	Rancho Cucamonga	25,333	61	2.41
91764	Ontario	16,595	34	2.05
92352	Lake Arrowhead	2,517	5	1.99
92562	Murrieta	21,365	42	1.97
92506	Riverside	14,891	27	1.81
92879	Corona	14,427	26	1.80
91786	Upland	19,408	31	1.60
91761	Ontario	17,807	24	1.35

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Hemet (92545) – 16,457 households, Desert Hot Springs (92240) – 14,104 households, Apple Valley (92308) – 14,028 households, Moreno Valley (92555) – 11,864 households, Twentynine Palms (92277) – 10,893 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

CPA offices

360 recorded across the metro, 0.25 per 1,000 households (below the U.S. rate of 0.37). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	22	1.51
92408	San Bernardino	4,093	6	1.47
92373	Redlands	13,384	15	1.12
91786	Upland	19,408	20	1.03
91730	Rancho Cucamonga	25,333	24	0.95
92506	Riverside	14,891	13	0.87
92501	Riverside	6,912	6	0.87
92262	Palm Springs	13,213	11	0.83
92507	Riverside	18,314	14	0.76
92211	Palm Desert	13,473	10	0.74

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Fontana (92336) – 28,225 households, Hesperia (92345) – 26,086 households, Jurupa Valley (92509) – 20,138 households, Moreno Valley (92553) – 19,504 households, Ontario (91762) – 19,133 households, San Bernardino (92404) – 18,702 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Note: Tax-prep-only offices are a separate category and aren't included.

Investment advisers

116 recorded across the metro, 0.08 per 1,000 households (below the U.S. rate of 0.14). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
92501	Riverside	6,912	6	0.87
92373	Redlands	13,384	7	0.52
92260	Palm Desert	14,525	7	0.48
92203	Indio	11,740	5	0.43
92506	Riverside	14,891	6	0.40
91709	Chino Hills	25,548	10	0.39
92253	La Quinta	15,735	6	0.38
92591	Temecula	13,891	5	0.36
92270	Rancho Mirage	8,686	3	0.35
91784	Upland	8,962	3	0.33

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Hesperia (92345) – 26,086 households, Fontana (92335) – 25,070 households, Riverside (92503) – 24,727 households, Murrieta (92563) – 22,989 households, Chino (91710) – 22,987 households, Rialto (92376) – 21,819 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

How to read the numbers

Counts cover business locations with paid employees, in 2023. Self-employed owners aren't included, so every count is a minimum.
Counts under 3 aren't published for a ZIP and business type, so "fewer than 3 recorded" can mean one, two, or none.
"Most crowded" ranks ZIPs with at least 2,000 households by businesses per 1,000 households. Downtowns and shopping districts rank high because they serve workers and visitors as well as residents.
The metro is the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area. A ZIP counts toward it when most of its land is in one of the metro's counties.
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