NAICS 524210
Insurance Agencies & Brokerages in Hesperia, CA
The 1 ZIP codes assigned to Hesperia contained 18 Insurance Agency establishments in 2023.
- Establishments (2023)
- 18
- 1 ZIP codes
- 10 or more employees
- n/a
- Practical financing floor
- Share of county
- 3%
- San Bernardino County
- City population
- 102,605
- 2025 estimate
Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Hesperia (92345). 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 Hesperia'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.
| Employees | Establishments | Share | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 13 | 72.2% | |
| 5-9 | 5 | 27.8% |
How this market compares
Hesperia 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.
About the same slice of the local business base as the industry holds statewide.
- Vs state share
- -12%
- Share of local businesses
- Rank by count
- #175
- of 369 cities
- Rank by share
- #201
- of 298 ranked
- Since 2020
- -14%
- Change in establishments
This compares how much of Hesperia’s business base is insurance agencies & brokerages, against the California figure. Base: 1,542 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
Hesperia tracks the California size distribution closely.
| Share of establishments | Hesperia | California | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer | 72.2% | 73.5% | -1.2% |
| 5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target | 27.8% | 14.7% | +13.1% |
| 10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing | 0.0% | 3.7% | -3.7% |
Nearest comparable markets
The closest places to Hesperia that also have Insurance Agency 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.
| Market | Establishments | Vs state share |
|---|---|---|
| Victorville | 23 | -10% |
| Apple Valley | 10 | -33% |
| San Bernardino | 55 | +17% |
| Rialto | 14 | -14% |
| Highland | 8 | +4% |
The wider San Bernardino County market
Employment and payroll are reported at county level only, so the figures below describe the county Hesperia sits in.
- County establishments (2023)
- 552
- San Bernardino County
- County employees
- 2,560
- Mid-March employment
- County annual payroll
- $153M
- All establishments
What acquirers look at
Renewal commission streams behave like an annuity, which is why these command the highest multiples in small business. Carrier appointment transfer is the gating diligence item.
Other industries in Hesperia
Nearby cities
Sources
- 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- 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.