NAICS 332322, 332312
Sheet Metal & Metal Fabrication in California
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing sheet metal work and fabricated structural metal products.
- Establishments (2023)
- 851
- Statewide, California
- Employees
- 20,015
- Mid-March employment
- Annual payroll
- $1.3B
- All establishments
- Avg. establishment size
- 23.5
- Employees per establishment
What acquirers look at
Facility, cranes and equipment give these deals hard asset backing. Customer concentration with a single general contractor is the common failure mode.
Metal Fabrication 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.
| # | County | Establishments | Per 10k residents | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 222 | 0.2 | 26.1% |
| 2 | Orange County | 100 | 0.3 | 11.8% |
| 3 | San Bernardino County | 77 | 0.3 | 9.0% |
| 4 | Riverside County | 63 | 0.2 | 7.4% |
| 5 | Santa Clara County | 57 | 0.3 | 6.7% |
| 6 | San Diego County | 56 | 0.2 | 6.6% |
| 7 | Sacramento County | 35 | 0.2 | 4.1% |
| 8 | Alameda County | 34 | 0.2 | 4.0% |
| 9 | Ventura County | 25 | 0.3 | 2.9% |
| 10 | Stanislaus County | 20 | 0.4 | 2.4% |
| 11 | Fresno County | 16 | 0.2 | 1.9% |
| 12 | San Joaquin County | 16 | 0.2 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Kern County | 11 | 0.1 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Placer County | 10 | 0.2 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Sonoma County | 9 | 0.2 | 1.1% |
| 16 | Contra Costa County | 8 | 0.1 | 0.9% |
| 17 | San Mateo County | 7 | 0.1 | 0.8% |
| 18 | Solano County | 7 | 0.2 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Monterey County | 5 | 0.1 | 0.6% |
| 20 | San Francisco County | 4 | 0.0 | 0.5% |
| 21 | Santa Barbara County | 4 | 0.1 | 0.5% |
| 22 | Shasta County | 4 | 0.2 | 0.5% |
| 23 | Tulare County | 4 | 0.1 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Butte County | 3 | 0.1 | 0.4% |
| 25 | Madera County | 3 | 0.2 | 0.4% |
Counties in California
Metal Fabrication in Los AngelesMetal Fabrication in San DiegoMetal Fabrication in OrangeMetal Fabrication in RiversideMetal Fabrication in San BernardinoMetal Fabrication in Santa ClaraMetal Fabrication in AlamedaMetal Fabrication in SacramentoMetal Fabrication in Contra CostaMetal Fabrication in FresnoMetal Fabrication in KernMetal Fabrication in VenturaMetal Fabrication in San FranciscoMetal Fabrication in San JoaquinMetal Fabrication in San MateoMetal Fabrication in StanislausMetal Fabrication in SonomaMetal Fabrication in TulareMetal Fabrication in SolanoMetal Fabrication in PlacerMetal Fabrication in Santa BarbaraMetal Fabrication in MontereyMercedMetal Fabrication in San Luis ObispoMetal Fabrication in Santa CruzMarinYoloMetal Fabrication in ButteEl DoradoMetal Fabrication in ShastaImperialMetal Fabrication in MaderaKingsNapaHumboldtNevadaSutterYubaMendocinoSan BenitoLakeTehamaTuolumneCalaverasSiskiyouAmadorGlennLassenDel NorteColusaPlumasInyoMariposaTrinityMonoModocSierraAlpine
Sources
- 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.