NAICS 332710

Machine Shops & Precision Machining in California

Establishments primarily engaged in machining metal and plastic parts on a job or order basis using machine tools.

Establishments (2023)
2,221
Statewide, California
Employees
27,770
Mid-March employment
Annual payroll
$1.9B
All establishments
Avg. establishment size
12.5
Employees per establishment

What acquirers look at

Classic succession target: aging owner-machinists, real equipment collateral, and sticky aerospace or defense customer qualifications that take years to replicate.

Machine Shops by county

Ranked by establishment count, 2023 County Business Patterns. For the crowded-versus-underserved reading, see the saturation ranking, which ranks by establishments per resident instead.

#CountyEstablishmentsPer 10k residentsShare of state
1Los Angeles County5450.624.5%
2Orange County3541.115.9%
3Santa Clara County2971.613.4%
4San Diego County1690.57.6%
5San Bernardino County1400.66.3%
6Alameda County1260.85.7%
7Riverside County1050.44.7%
8Ventura County650.82.9%
9Stanislaus County330.61.5%
10San Mateo County310.41.4%
11Sacramento County300.21.4%
12San Joaquin County280.31.3%
13Santa Barbara County270.61.2%
14Kern County230.21.0%
15Fresno County200.20.9%
16Contra Costa County190.20.9%
17Monterey County180.40.8%
18Sonoma County180.40.8%
19Placer County170.40.8%
20San Luis Obispo County170.60.8%
21Santa Cruz County160.60.7%
22El Dorado County120.60.5%
23Butte County110.50.5%
24Solano County110.20.5%
25Tulare County100.20.5%

Counties in California

Machine Shops in Los AngelesMachine Shops in San DiegoMachine Shops in OrangeMachine Shops in RiversideMachine Shops in San BernardinoMachine Shops in Santa ClaraMachine Shops in AlamedaMachine Shops in SacramentoMachine Shops in Contra CostaMachine Shops in FresnoMachine Shops in KernMachine Shops in VenturaMachine Shops in San FranciscoMachine Shops in San JoaquinMachine Shops in San MateoMachine Shops in StanislausMachine Shops in SonomaMachine Shops in TulareMachine Shops in SolanoMachine Shops in PlacerMachine Shops in Santa BarbaraMachine Shops in MontereyMachine Shops in MercedMachine Shops in San Luis ObispoMachine Shops in Santa CruzMachine Shops in MarinMachine Shops in YoloMachine Shops in ButteMachine Shops in El DoradoMachine Shops in ShastaMachine Shops in ImperialMachine Shops in MaderaMachine Shops in KingsMachine Shops in NapaHumboldtMachine Shops in NevadaMachine Shops in SutterYubaMendocinoMachine Shops in San BenitoLakeTehamaMachine Shops in TuolumneMachine Shops in CalaverasMachine Shops in SiskiyouAmadorGlennLassenDel NorteColusaPlumasInyoMariposaTrinityMonoModocSierraAlpine

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. 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.