Motor-vehicle parts wholesale in California 1,928 establishments · 21,170 employees · 2024
Firms (CA)
1,928
Employment
21,170
Avg Annual Pay
$73,184
State Rank
#1 of 52
How California compares to national
Metric
California
National
California vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,928
14,899
12.9% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$73,184
$75,039
-$1,855 (-2.5%)
Location quotient
0.85
1.00
15% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
11.0
12.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
-3.3%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.85 means motor-vehicle parts wholesale are 15% under-represented in California's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 423120. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json