NAICS 531130

Self-Storage Facilities in California

Establishments primarily engaged in renting or leasing space for self-storage to individuals and businesses.

Establishments (2023)
2,247
Statewide, California
Employees
6,617
Mid-March employment
Annual payroll
$281M
All establishments
Avg. establishment size
2.9
Employees per establishment

What acquirers look at

Priced as real estate on cap rates rather than as an operating business on earnings. The most automatable category in the index.

Self Storage 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 County4920.521.9%
2San Diego County1950.68.7%
3Orange County1850.68.2%
4Riverside County1580.67.0%
5San Bernardino County1210.55.4%
6Sacramento County1080.74.8%
7Santa Clara County960.54.3%
8Alameda County900.54.0%
9Contra Costa County630.52.8%
10Fresno County510.52.3%
11Ventura County500.62.2%
12San Mateo County460.62.0%
13Kern County450.52.0%
14San Joaquin County410.51.8%
15Placer County390.91.7%
16Stanislaus County370.71.6%
17Solano County350.81.6%
18Sonoma County350.71.6%
19Santa Barbara County300.71.3%
20San Francisco County250.31.1%
21Tulare County240.51.1%
22San Luis Obispo County220.81.0%
23Santa Cruz County220.81.0%
24Monterey County210.50.9%
25Butte County201.00.9%

Counties in California

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.