NAICS 621210

Dental Practices in Bell Gardens, CA

The 1 ZIP codes assigned to Bell Gardens contained 30 Dental establishments in 2023, of which 6 employed 10 or more people.

Establishments (2023)
30
1 ZIP codes
10 or more employees
6
Practical financing floor
Share of county
0%
Los Angeles County
City population
37,367
2025 estimate

Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Bell Gardens (90201). ZIP areas are not municipal boundaries: they can extend beyond city limits and are shared between neighbouring places. This is a count of establishments in Bell Gardens' ZIP codes, not a count of businesses inside its city limits.

Establishments by size

Employee-count distribution. For most buyers the businesses worth pursuing sit in the 5 to 49 range: large enough to have a manager and real systems, small enough to be owner-operated.

EmployeesEstablishmentsShareDistribution
1-41136.7%
5-91343.3%
10-19620.0%

How this market compares

Bell Gardens against every other city in California on the same measure. City figures cover the ZIP codes assigned to the place rather than its municipal boundary, so they are compared as a share of the businesses in those same ZIP codes rather than per resident. Cities with fewer than 500 businesses in total are left unranked.

Above average2.96% of local businesses, against 2.19% statewide

A larger slice of the local business base than the statewide share. Usually a sign of genuine local demand rather than oversupply.

Vs state share
+36%
Share of local businesses
Rank by count
#182
of 368 cities
Rank by share
#67
of 298 ranked
Since 2020
+20%
Change in establishments

This compares how much of Bell Gardens’s business base is dental practices, against the California figure. Base: 1,012 establishments across all industries in the same ZIP codes, 2023. It does not measure revenue, profitability or whether a market is worth entering.

Business size mix

Bell Gardens is more consolidated than California as a whole: fewer micro-operators and a larger share of businesses with real headcount. Fewer targets, but the ones that exist are more likely to be financeable.

Share of establishmentsBell GardensCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer36.7%44.4%-7.7%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target63.3%49.5%+13.9%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing20.0%15.7%+4.3%

Nearest comparable markets

The closest places to Bell Gardens that also have Dental establishments on record. Useful for spotting a gap next door, or realising the market you are looking at is already served from the town over.

MarketEstablishmentsVs state share
Downey87+57%
Maywood9n/a
South Gate33+36%
Huntington Park58+164%
Lynwood15-10%

The wider Los Angeles County market

Employment and payroll are reported at county level only, so the figures below describe the county Bell Gardens sits in.

County establishments (2023)
6,420
Los Angeles County
County employees
34,815
Mid-March employment
County annual payroll
$1.8B
All establishments
Full Dental data for Los Angeles County

What acquirers look at

Requires a licensed practitioner or a compliant DSO structure. California restricts corporate practice of dentistry. Recurring hygiene revenue is the valuation anchor.

Other industries in Bell Gardens

Nearby cities

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ZIP Code Business Patterns. Establishment counts and size distribution by ZIP code and NAICS, aggregated over the ZIP codes assigned to each city. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.