State guide

Small Business Marketing in California

184 cities in California have their own local marketing guide, with business counts, the largest industries, and busy seasons. Start with the city closest to you.

184cities with their own guide

788,008local businesses in those cities (est.)

27,425,980residents in those cities

City guides in California

Largest cities first.

pop 3,820,914Los Angeles pop 1,404,452San Diego pop 997,368San Jose pop 827,526San Francisco pop 542,107Fresno pop 524,943Sacramento pop 474,140Long Beach pop 419,267Oakland pop 373,640Bakersfield pop 350,742Anaheim pop 317,261Riverside pop 310,227Santa Ana pop 305,658Stockton pop 265,757Chula Vista pop 256,927Irvine pop 232,206Fremont pop 216,108San Bernardino pop 212,704Fontana pop 211,266Modesto pop 207,254Oxnard pop 204,198Moreno Valley pop 201,899Huntington Beach pop 201,020Glendale pop 182,371Santa Clarita pop 178,127Santa Rosa pop 175,691Oceanside pop 175,393Garden Grove pop 175,236Rancho Cucamonga pop 171,214Ontario pop 166,913Elk Grove pop 164,226Corona pop 161,103Lancaster pop 158,351Palmdale pop 158,289Hayward pop 157,380Salinas pop 155,805Sunnyvale pop 153,266Pomona pop 151,038Escondido pop 148,456Valencia pop 143,592Torrance pop 142,250Pasadena pop 140,992Orange pop 140,847Fullerton pop 130,269Roseville pop 130,104Visalia pop 129,339Thousand Oaks pop 128,667Concord pop 126,788Simi Valley pop 126,496East Los Angeles pop 126,215Santa Clara pop 122,225Victorville pop 121,692Vallejo pop 121,345Chico pop 120,972Berkeley pop 116,732El Monte pop 114,746Carlsbad pop 114,219Downey pop 113,204Costa Mesa pop 112,970Fairfield pop 111,666Inglewood pop 110,542Antioch pop 110,003Temecula pop 109,830Murrieta pop 109,708Richmond pop 108,484West Covina pop 107,140Norwalk pop 106,562Daly City pop 105,319Burbank pop 105,093Santa Maria pop 104,180Clovis pop 103,679El Cajon pop 103,536San Mateo pop 103,132Rialto pop 100,890Vista pop 98,462Compton pop 97,156Mission Viejo pop 96,803Vacaville pop 96,769Ventura pop 96,401South Gate pop 93,295Hesperia pop 93,281Carson pop 93,220Santa Monica pop 92,931San Marcos pop 92,186Arden-Arcade pop 92,114Westminster pop 91,842Santa Barbara pop 91,582Redding pop 90,712San Leandro pop 88,451Hawthorne pop 88,126Livermore pop 87,533Indio pop 87,438Whittier pop 87,174Menifee pop 87,127Newport Beach pop 87,075Tracy pop 87,056Citrus Heights pop 85,595Chino pop 85,551Alhambra pop 85,288Redwood City pop 83,861Hemet pop 83,270Buena Park pop 82,492Lake Forest pop 82,436Merced pop 81,611Lakewood pop 80,583Tustin pop 80,435Mountain View pop 80,434Napa pop 79,510Pleasanton pop 78,630Alameda pop 78,441Bellflower pop 78,309Chino Hills pop 77,604Milpitas pop 77,071Baldwin Park pop 76,443Upland pop 76,375Folsom pop 76,134San Ramon pop 75,448Manteca pop 74,971Perris pop 74,494Union City pop 72,292Turlock pop 72,174Apple Valley pop 71,989Lynwood pop 71,035Redlands pop 71,017Rancho Cordova pop 69,424Pittsburg pop 68,910Walnut Creek pop 68,166Redondo Beach pop 67,973Yorba Linda pop 67,666Davis pop 67,608Camarillo pop 67,271South San Francisco pop 66,941Yuba City pop 66,853Palo Alto pop 65,806Laguna Niguel pop 65,526San Clemente pop 64,596Lodi pop 64,220Santa Cruz pop 64,218Pico Rivera pop 64,208Madera pop 63,921Montebello pop 63,387Florence-Graham pop 62,930Encinitas pop 62,315Tulare pop 62,131La Habra pop 61,981Lake Elsinore pop 61,762Carmichael pop 61,468Monterey Park pop 61,388Castro Valley pop 61,213Rocklin pop 61,060National City pop 60,572Cupertino pop 60,447Gardena pop 60,438Petaluma pop 60,089La Mesa pop 59,430Huntington Park pop 59,162San Rafael pop 59,039Eastvale pop 58,968Brentwood pop 58,567Woodland pop 58,408Arcadia pop 57,787Santee pop 57,721Dublin pop 57,156South Whittier pop 56,987Fountain Valley pop 56,897Diamond Bar pop 56,058Porterville pop 55,659Hanford pop 55,530Novato pop 55,412Paramount pop 54,908Rosemead pop 54,854Highland pop 54,621Colton pop 54,038Hacienda Heights pop 53,826Cathedral City pop 53,628Watsonville pop 53,328Yucaipa pop 53,231Gilroy pop 52,733Delano pop 52,721West Sacramento pop 52,495Placentia pop 52,009Glendora pop 51,869Palm Desert pop 50,195Aliso Viejo pop 50,157Poway

Largest industries statewide

Estimated number of businesses by category across California.

Restaurants79,306 Law Firms24,115 Dental Practices22,690 HVAC, Plumbing & Contractors22,519 Real Estate Agents22,482 IT Services & Computer Repair20,588 Salons & Barbershops20,190 Auto Repair Shops19,696 Accountants & CPAs18,553 Insurance Agents13,857

Small Business Marketing in California

City guides in California

Largest industries statewide

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