Local business data · Los Angeles

Where Los Angeles' local businesses are most crowded

We counted 16 kinds of storefront and office businesses per 1,000 households in 344 residential ZIP codes across the Los Angeles metro (4,451,855 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

Los Angeles (90010) ranks among the 10 most crowded ZIPs in the metro for 10 of 16 business types, including dentists, chiropractors, gyms & fitness centers.
Los Angeles has 2.5 times the U.S. rate of nail salons per household: 0.58 per 1,000 households, against 0.23 nationally.
Beverly Hills (90210) has 57 beauty salons for 8,025 households, about 9 times the metro rate.
Los Angeles (90046), with 28,716 households, has fewer than 3 general auto repair shops 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	9,233	2.07	1.67	1.00
Chiropractors	1,498	0.34	0.28	0.25
Veterinarians	881	0.20	0.21	0.18
Gyms & fitness centers	1,722	0.39	0.36	0.26
Beauty salons	3,582	0.80	0.63	0.61
Nail salons	2,590	0.58	0.48	0.23
Full-service restaurants	11,020	2.48	2.30	1.93
Fast-food & counter-service restaurants	12,615	2.83	2.53	2.04
General auto repair shops	2,961	0.67	0.70	0.57
Dry cleaners & laundry services	633	0.14	0.10	0.07
Child care centers	2,552	0.57	0.69	0.56
Pet care (grooming, boarding, training)	719	0.16	0.14	0.13
Law offices	10,826	2.43	1.64	1.22
Insurance agencies	5,630	1.26	1.01	0.97
CPA offices	3,339	0.75	0.52	0.37
Investment advisers	1,045	0.23	0.19	0.14

Dentists

9,233 recorded across the metro, 2.07 per 1,000 households (2.1 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90211	Beverly Hills	3,693	73	19.8
91436	Encino	6,012	103	17.1
90010	Los Angeles	2,488	42	16.9
90210	Beverly Hills	8,025	107	13.3
90505	Torrance	13,925	137	9.84
92604	Irvine	10,037	96	9.56
90212	Beverly Hills	5,439	52	9.56
91364	Woodland Hills	10,219	76	7.44
92660	Newport Beach	15,496	114	7.36
92780	Tustin	17,397	122	7.01

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Los Angeles (90002) – 13,319 households, Inglewood (90302) – 10,464 households, Los Angeles (90059) – 10,245 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Chiropractors

1,498 recorded across the metro, 0.34 per 1,000 households (1.4 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90010	Los Angeles	2,488	17	6.83
90211	Beverly Hills	3,693	15	4.06
91436	Encino	6,012	13	2.16
90701	Artesia	4,379	9	2.06
92660	Newport Beach	15,496	30	1.94
92866	Orange	5,591	9	1.61
92653	Laguna Hills	10,685	17	1.59
91020	Montrose	3,212	5	1.56
92626	Costa Mesa	19,484	27	1.39
91364	Woodland Hills	10,219	14	1.37

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Long Beach (90805) – 28,256 households, Los Angeles (90044) – 27,423 households, Los Angeles (90034) – 25,628 households, Sylmar (91342) – 25,205 households, Los Angeles (90011) – 24,156 households, Bellflower (90706) – 23,669 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Veterinarians

881 recorded across the metro, 0.20 per 1,000 households (1.1 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90290	Topanga	2,236	4	1.79
91301	Agoura Hills	8,730	13	1.49
92780	Tustin	17,397	23	1.32
91107	Pasadena	13,048	17	1.30
90755	Signal Hill	4,710	5	1.06
90232	Culver City	7,337	7	0.95
90064	Los Angeles	11,807	11	0.93
91364	Woodland Hills	10,219	9	0.88
92865	Orange	6,999	6	0.86
92835	Fullerton	9,387	8	0.85

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Los Angeles (90044) – 27,423 households, South Gate (90280) – 24,791 households, Anaheim (92804) – 24,644 households, Bell Gardens (90201) – 24,358 households, Los Angeles (90011) – 24,156 households, San Pedro (90731) – 23,131 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Gyms & fitness centers

1,722 recorded across the metro, 0.39 per 1,000 households (1.5 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90401	Santa Monica	4,942	15	3.04
90010	Los Angeles	2,488	6	2.41
91105	Pasadena	5,771	12	2.08
92660	Newport Beach	15,496	32	2.07
90232	Culver City	7,337	14	1.91
91020	Montrose	3,212	6	1.87
91355	Valencia	11,788	21	1.78
90245	El Segundo	7,125	12	1.68
90211	Beverly Hills	3,693	6	1.62
92614	Irvine	12,018	19	1.58

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Los Angeles (90044) – 27,423 households, Los Angeles (90034) – 25,628 households, South Gate (90280) – 24,791 households, Anaheim (92804) – 24,644 households, Reseda (91335) – 24,234 households, Los Angeles (90011) – 24,156 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

3,582 recorded across the metro, 0.80 per 1,000 households (1.3 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90211	Beverly Hills	3,693	47	12.7
90010	Los Angeles	2,488	23	9.24
90210	Beverly Hills	8,025	57	7.10
90701	Artesia	4,379	25	5.71
90069	West Hollywood	13,068	69	5.28
90212	Beverly Hills	5,439	28	5.15
90401	Santa Monica	4,942	24	4.86
91776	San Gabriel	11,769	50	4.25
90048	Los Angeles	11,838	50	4.22
91364	Woodland Hills	10,219	39	3.82

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Los Angeles (90011) – 24,156 households, Palmdale (93550) – 22,832 households, Canoga Park (91304) – 18,369 households, Los Angeles (90037) – 17,709 households, Los Angeles (90003) – 17,634 households, Los Angeles (90047) – 17,198 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

2,590 recorded across the metro, 0.58 per 1,000 households (2.5 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90211	Beverly Hills	3,693	9	2.44
92843	Garden Grove	11,630	22	1.89
91020	Montrose	3,212	6	1.87
91364	Woodland Hills	10,219	19	1.86
91740	Glendora	8,144	15	1.84
91741	Glendora	8,777	16	1.82
91502	Burbank	5,322	9	1.69
91731	El Monte	8,361	14	1.67
91790	West Covina	12,711	21	1.65
92708	Fountain Valley	18,840	31	1.65

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Los Angeles (90011) – 24,156 households, Lancaster (93535) – 22,708 households, Los Angeles (90065) – 16,441 households, Canyon Country (91387) – 14,233 households, Los Angeles (90017) – 14,148 households, Compton (90220) – 13,595 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

11,020 recorded across the metro, 2.48 per 1,000 households (1.3 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90010	Los Angeles	2,488	67	26.9
90401	Santa Monica	4,942	87	17.6
90701	Artesia	4,379	77	17.6
91748	Rowland Heights	13,793	171	12.4
91105	Pasadena	5,771	60	10.4
91776	San Gabriel	11,769	121	10.3
92844	Garden Grove	6,910	61	8.83
90211	Beverly Hills	3,693	32	8.67
91502	Burbank	5,322	45	8.46
90232	Culver City	7,337	60	8.18

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Los Angeles (90002) – 13,319 households, Laguna Woods (92637) – 11,797 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Fast-food & counter-service restaurants

12,615 recorded across the metro, 2.83 per 1,000 households (1.4 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90010	Los Angeles	2,488	31	12.5
90248	Gardena	4,068	40	9.83
90040	Los Angeles	3,344	32	9.57
90245	El Segundo	7,125	65	9.12
90401	Santa Monica	4,942	45	9.11
91502	Burbank	5,322	48	9.02
90701	Artesia	4,379	37	8.45
91324	Northridge	10,445	84	8.04
92610	Foothill Ranch	4,605	36	7.82
92832	Fullerton	8,546	56	6.55

General auto repair shops

2,961 recorded across the metro, 0.67 per 1,000 households (1.2 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90248	Gardena	4,068	20	4.92
90670	Santa Fe Springs	5,614	25	4.45
91502	Burbank	5,322	22	4.13
91723	Covina	6,256	24	3.84
91351	Canyon Country	10,420	31	2.98
91204	Glendale	6,805	20	2.94
92868	Orange	8,585	23	2.68
91746	La Puente	7,096	19	2.68
91733	South El Monte	10,816	28	2.59
91740	Glendora	8,144	21	2.58

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Los Angeles (90046) – 28,716 households, Huntington Beach (92646) – 21,419 households, Irvine (92620) – 21,322 households, Woodland Hills (91367) – 18,919 households, Los Angeles (90020) – 17,563 households, Los Angeles (90005) – 17,477 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

633 recorded across the metro, 0.14 per 1,000 households (2.0 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90265	Malibu	6,219	6	0.96
90035	Los Angeles	11,997	10	0.83
91108	San Marino	3,934	3	0.76
90403	Santa Monica	13,372	10	0.75
90272	Pacific Palisades	8,282	6	0.72
92625	Corona Del Mar	5,604	4	0.71
91423	Sherman Oaks	15,475	11	0.71
91105	Pasadena	5,771	4	0.69
90401	Santa Monica	4,942	3	0.61
91364	Woodland Hills	10,219	6	0.59

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Los Angeles (90026) – 26,461 households, Los Angeles (90034) – 25,628 households, Sylmar (91342) – 25,205 households, Los Angeles (90066) – 24,867 households, South Gate (90280) – 24,791 households, Reseda (91335) – 24,234 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

2,552 recorded across the metro, 0.57 per 1,000 households. The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
91011	La Canada Flintridge	6,403	13	2.03
92604	Irvine	10,037	19	1.89
90404	Santa Monica	10,512	18	1.71
92606	Irvine	8,925	14	1.57
90717	Lomita	7,845	12	1.53
91506	Burbank	7,908	12	1.52
90040	Los Angeles	3,344	5	1.50
91505	Burbank	12,975	19	1.46
91105	Pasadena	5,771	8	1.39
90701	Artesia	4,379	6	1.37

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Long Beach (90802) – 22,334 households, Azusa (91702) – 17,555 households, Wilmington (90744) – 14,959 households, Paramount (90723) – 14,348 households, Marina Del Rey (90292) – 13,198 households, Los Angeles (90068) – 12,103 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)

719 recorded across the metro, 0.16 per 1,000 households (1.2 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
93510	Acton	2,524	7	2.77
91390	Santa Clarita	6,326	7	1.11
90211	Beverly Hills	3,693	4	1.08
90248	Gardena	4,068	4	0.98
90232	Culver City	7,337	7	0.95
91502	Burbank	5,322	5	0.94
90064	Los Angeles	11,807	10	0.85
91364	Woodland Hills	10,219	8	0.78
91108	San Marino	3,934	3	0.76
91740	Glendora	8,144	6	0.74

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Long Beach (90805) – 28,256 households, Westminster (92683) – 27,858 households, Los Angeles (90044) – 27,423 households, Norwalk (90650) – 26,801 households, South Gate (90280) – 24,791 households, Anaheim (92804) – 24,644 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

10,826 recorded across the metro, 2.43 per 1,000 households (2.0 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90010	Los Angeles	2,488	345	138.7
91436	Encino	6,012	319	53.1
90212	Beverly Hills	5,439	267	49.1
90211	Beverly Hills	3,693	139	37.6
91203	Glendale	6,938	191	27.5
92660	Newport Beach	15,496	375	24.2
90401	Santa Monica	4,942	111	22.5
91101	Pasadena	11,332	245	21.6
90017	Los Angeles	14,148	273	19.3
92614	Irvine	12,018	218	18.1

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Long Beach (90805) – 28,256 households, Los Angeles (90044) – 27,423 households, Sylmar (91342) – 25,205 households, Los Angeles (90011) – 24,156 households, Lancaster (93535) – 22,708 households, La Puente (91744) – 18,227 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

Insurance agencies

5,630 recorded across the metro, 1.26 per 1,000 households (1.3 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90010	Los Angeles	2,488	75	30.1
91436	Encino	6,012	51	8.48
92660	Newport Beach	15,496	113	7.29
91502	Burbank	5,322	30	5.64
91101	Pasadena	11,332	62	5.47
91301	Agoura Hills	8,730	46	5.27
91364	Woodland Hills	10,219	53	5.19
91203	Glendale	6,938	34	4.90
91723	Covina	6,256	30	4.80
92614	Irvine	12,018	56	4.66

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Los Angeles (90005) – 17,477 households, Compton (90220) – 13,595 households, Los Angeles (90002) – 13,319 households, Los Angeles (90023) – 11,842 households, Laguna Woods (92637) – 11,797 households, Whittier (90604) – 11,630 households. Counts under 3 aren't published, so each could have one or two.

CPA offices

3,339 recorded across the metro, 0.75 per 1,000 households (2.0 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90010	Los Angeles	2,488	147	59.1
91436	Encino	6,012	106	17.6
91364	Woodland Hills	10,219	68	6.65
90211	Beverly Hills	3,693	23	6.23
91203	Glendale	6,938	42	6.05
91302	Calabasas	9,711	53	5.46
91367	Woodland Hills	18,919	101	5.34
90212	Beverly Hills	5,439	28	5.15
92660	Newport Beach	15,496	67	4.32
90245	El Segundo	7,125	29	4.07

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Long Beach (90805) – 28,256 households, Los Angeles (90044) – 27,423 households, Los Angeles (90026) – 26,461 households, South Gate (90280) – 24,791 households, Bell Gardens (90201) – 24,358 households, Los Angeles (90011) – 24,156 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

1,045 recorded across the metro, 0.23 per 1,000 households (1.7 times the U.S. rate). The most crowded ZIPs:

ZIP	Place	Households	Recorded	Per 1,000
90010	Los Angeles	2,488	14	5.63
92660	Newport Beach	15,496	50	3.23
90401	Santa Monica	4,942	15	3.04
90245	El Segundo	7,125	20	2.81
90212	Beverly Hills	5,439	12	2.21
91436	Encino	6,012	13	2.16
92612	Irvine	14,328	28	1.95
92618	Irvine	24,179	37	1.53
92614	Irvine	12,018	18	1.50
90210	Beverly Hills	8,025	11	1.37

Large ZIPs with fewer than 3 recorded: Hawthorne (90250) – 32,712 households, Long Beach (90805) – 28,256 households, Westminster (92683) – 27,858 households, Los Angeles (90044) – 27,423 households, Norwalk (90650) – 26,801 households, Los Angeles (90034) – 25,628 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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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