NAICS 488410

Towing & Roadside Assistance in California

Establishments primarily engaged in towing light and heavy motor vehicles, including motor vehicle impounding and storage.

Establishments (2023)
1,292
Statewide, California
Employees
11,338
Mid-March employment
Annual payroll
$586M
All establishments
Avg. establishment size
8.8
Employees per establishment

What acquirers look at

Municipal rotation contracts and impound-lot real estate are the durable value. Highly fragmented with almost no institutional buyer competition.

Towing 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 County2810.321.7%
2Riverside County960.47.4%
3San Diego County900.37.0%
4San Bernardino County890.46.9%
5Orange County820.36.3%
6Sacramento County660.45.1%
7Alameda County500.33.9%
8Fresno County500.53.9%
9Santa Clara County440.23.4%
10Contra Costa County380.32.9%
11Kern County260.32.0%
12San Joaquin County250.31.9%
13Stanislaus County230.41.8%
14San Francisco County220.31.7%
15Ventura County210.31.6%
16San Mateo County200.31.5%
17Monterey County190.41.5%
18Imperial County181.01.4%
19Sonoma County180.41.4%
20Santa Barbara County160.41.2%
21Placer County150.31.2%
22Solano County150.31.2%
23San Luis Obispo County140.51.1%
24Tulare County140.31.1%
25Merced County110.40.9%

Counties in California

Towing in Los AngelesTowing in San DiegoTowing in OrangeTowing in RiversideTowing in San BernardinoTowing in Santa ClaraTowing in AlamedaTowing in SacramentoTowing in Contra CostaTowing in FresnoTowing in KernTowing in VenturaTowing in San FranciscoTowing in San JoaquinTowing in San MateoTowing in StanislausTowing in SonomaTowing in TulareTowing in SolanoTowing in PlacerTowing in Santa BarbaraTowing in MontereyTowing in MercedTowing in San Luis ObispoTowing in Santa CruzTowing in MarinTowing in YoloTowing in ButteTowing in El DoradoTowing in ShastaTowing in ImperialTowing in MaderaTowing in KingsTowing in NapaTowing in HumboldtTowing in NevadaTowing in SutterTowing in YubaTowing in MendocinoTowing in San BenitoTowing in LakeTowing in TehamaTowing in TuolumneCalaverasTowing in SiskiyouAmadorTowing in GlennLassenDel 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.