NAICS 621320

Optometry Practices in Bellflower, CA

The 1 ZIP codes assigned to Bellflower contained 3 Optometry establishments in 2023.

Establishments (2023)
3
1 ZIP codes
10 or more employees
n/a
Practical financing floor
Share of county
0%
Los Angeles County
City population
74,719
2025 estimate

Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Bellflower (90706). 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 Bellflower's 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
1-43100.0%

How this market compares

Bellflower 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 average0.25% of local businesses, against 0.21% 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
+20%
Share of local businesses
Rank by count
#188
of 228 cities
Rank by share
#156
of 223 ranked
Since 2020
-40%
Change in establishments

This compares how much of Bellflower’s business base is optometry practices, against the California figure. Base: 1,195 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

Bellflower is more fragmented than California as a whole: a larger share of very small operators. Fragmented markets are where roll-ups are assembled, and where an owner nearing retirement has no obvious internal buyer.

Share of establishmentsBellflowerCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer100.0%35.2%+64.8%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target0.0%17.9%-17.9%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing0.0%1.8%-1.8%

Nearest comparable markets

The closest places to Bellflower that also have Optometry 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
Paramount4+67%
Lakewood6+114%
Norwalk5+82%
Artesia4+172%
Downey5-6%

The wider Los Angeles County market

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

County establishments (2023)
710
Los Angeles County
County employees
4,504
Mid-March employment
County annual payroll
$180M
All establishments
Full Optometry data for Los Angeles County

What acquirers look at

Blends licensed professional services with high-margin retail optical. Retail revenue is transferable to a non-licensed owner in a way the clinical side is not.

Other industries in Bellflower

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.