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.
| # | County | Establishments | Per 10k residents | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 492 | 0.5 | 21.9% |
| 2 | San Diego County | 195 | 0.6 | 8.7% |
| 3 | Orange County | 185 | 0.6 | 8.2% |
| 4 | Riverside County | 158 | 0.6 | 7.0% |
| 5 | San Bernardino County | 121 | 0.5 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Sacramento County | 108 | 0.7 | 4.8% |
| 7 | Santa Clara County | 96 | 0.5 | 4.3% |
| 8 | Alameda County | 90 | 0.5 | 4.0% |
| 9 | Contra Costa County | 63 | 0.5 | 2.8% |
| 10 | Fresno County | 51 | 0.5 | 2.3% |
| 11 | Ventura County | 50 | 0.6 | 2.2% |
| 12 | San Mateo County | 46 | 0.6 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Kern County | 45 | 0.5 | 2.0% |
| 14 | San Joaquin County | 41 | 0.5 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Placer County | 39 | 0.9 | 1.7% |
| 16 | Stanislaus County | 37 | 0.7 | 1.6% |
| 17 | Solano County | 35 | 0.8 | 1.6% |
| 18 | Sonoma County | 35 | 0.7 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Santa Barbara County | 30 | 0.7 | 1.3% |
| 20 | San Francisco County | 25 | 0.3 | 1.1% |
| 21 | Tulare County | 24 | 0.5 | 1.1% |
| 22 | San Luis Obispo County | 22 | 0.8 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Santa Cruz County | 22 | 0.8 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Monterey County | 21 | 0.5 | 0.9% |
| 25 | Butte County | 20 | 1.0 | 0.9% |
Counties in California
Self Storage in Los AngelesSelf Storage in San DiegoSelf Storage in OrangeSelf Storage in RiversideSelf Storage in San BernardinoSelf Storage in Santa ClaraSelf Storage in AlamedaSelf Storage in SacramentoSelf Storage in Contra CostaSelf Storage in FresnoSelf Storage in KernSelf Storage in VenturaSelf Storage in San FranciscoSelf Storage in San JoaquinSelf Storage in San MateoSelf Storage in StanislausSelf Storage in SonomaSelf Storage in TulareSelf Storage in SolanoSelf Storage in PlacerSelf Storage in Santa BarbaraSelf Storage in MontereySelf Storage in MercedSelf Storage in San Luis ObispoSelf Storage in Santa CruzSelf Storage in MarinSelf Storage in YoloSelf Storage in ButteSelf Storage in El DoradoSelf Storage in ShastaSelf Storage in ImperialSelf Storage in MaderaSelf Storage in KingsSelf Storage in NapaSelf Storage in HumboldtSelf Storage in NevadaSelf Storage in SutterSelf Storage in YubaSelf Storage in MendocinoSelf Storage in San BenitoSelf Storage in LakeSelf Storage in TehamaSelf Storage in TuolumneSelf Storage in CalaverasSelf Storage in SiskiyouAmadorGlennSelf Storage in LassenDel 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.