NAICS 561612
Security Guard & Patrol Services in California
Establishments primarily engaged in providing guard and patrol services, including bodyguard and personal protection.
- Establishments (2023)
- 2,173
- Statewide, California
- Employees
- 157,154
- Mid-March employment
- Annual payroll
- $5.3B
- All establishments
- Avg. establishment size
- 72.3
- Employees per establishment
What acquirers look at
Contractual recurring revenue with low capital needs, offset by very high labor turnover. Licensing through the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services must transfer.
Security Services 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 | 796 | 0.8 | 36.6% |
| 2 | Orange County | 189 | 0.6 | 8.7% |
| 3 | Riverside County | 135 | 0.5 | 6.2% |
| 4 | San Diego County | 134 | 0.4 | 6.2% |
| 5 | San Bernardino County | 121 | 0.5 | 5.6% |
| 6 | Sacramento County | 94 | 0.6 | 4.3% |
| 7 | Santa Clara County | 89 | 0.5 | 4.1% |
| 8 | Alameda County | 86 | 0.5 | 4.0% |
| 9 | Contra Costa County | 58 | 0.5 | 2.7% |
| 10 | San Francisco County | 58 | 0.7 | 2.7% |
| 11 | San Joaquin County | 55 | 0.7 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Ventura County | 51 | 0.6 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Fresno County | 47 | 0.5 | 2.2% |
| 14 | San Mateo County | 28 | 0.4 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Kern County | 27 | 0.3 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Solano County | 22 | 0.5 | 1.0% |
| 17 | Monterey County | 20 | 0.5 | 0.9% |
| 18 | Stanislaus County | 20 | 0.4 | 0.9% |
| 19 | Sonoma County | 17 | 0.3 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Placer County | 13 | 0.3 | 0.6% |
| 21 | Santa Barbara County | 12 | 0.3 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Santa Cruz County | 10 | 0.4 | 0.5% |
| 23 | Tulare County | 10 | 0.2 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Imperial County | 9 | 0.5 | 0.4% |
| 25 | Merced County | 9 | 0.3 | 0.4% |
Counties in California
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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.