NAICS 484110, 484121
General Freight Trucking in California
Establishments primarily engaged in providing general freight trucking services, local and long-distance.
- Establishments (2023)
- 17,372
- Statewide, California
- Employees
- 88,678
- Mid-March employment
- Annual payroll
- $4.9B
- All establishments
- Avg. establishment size
- 5.1
- Employees per establishment
What acquirers look at
Rate-cycle exposure is severe and equipment debt is usually understated in seller financials. Dedicated contract lanes are worth far more than spot exposure.
Trucking 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 | 5,757 | 5.9 | 33.1% |
| 2 | San Bernardino County | 2,000 | 9.0 | 11.5% |
| 3 | Riverside County | 1,177 | 4.6 | 6.8% |
| 4 | San Joaquin County | 989 | 12.0 | 5.7% |
| 5 | Fresno County | 925 | 8.9 | 5.3% |
| 6 | Sacramento County | 906 | 5.6 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Kern County | 643 | 6.9 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Orange County | 640 | 2.0 | 3.7% |
| 9 | San Diego County | 634 | 1.9 | 3.6% |
| 10 | Alameda County | 608 | 3.7 | 3.5% |
| 11 | Stanislaus County | 359 | 6.4 | 2.1% |
| 12 | Sutter County | 311 | 31.5 | 1.8% |
| 13 | Santa Clara County | 244 | 1.3 | 1.4% |
| 14 | Contra Costa County | 221 | 1.9 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Merced County | 193 | 6.5 | 1.1% |
| 16 | Tulare County | 168 | 3.5 | 1.0% |
| 17 | Ventura County | 159 | 1.9 | 0.9% |
| 18 | Placer County | 149 | 3.4 | 0.9% |
| 19 | Monterey County | 144 | 3.3 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Solano County | 138 | 3.0 | 0.8% |
| 21 | Imperial County | 110 | 6.1 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Yolo County | 102 | 4.5 | 0.6% |
| 23 | San Mateo County | 94 | 1.3 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Madera County | 88 | 5.2 | 0.5% |
| 25 | San Francisco County | 84 | 1.0 | 0.5% |
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.