NAICS 531130
Self-Storage Facilities in Laguna Hills, CA
The 1 ZIP codes assigned to Laguna Hills contained 3 Self Storage establishments in 2023.
- Establishments (2023)
- 3
- 1 ZIP codes
- 10 or more employees
- n/a
- Practical financing floor
- Share of county
- 2%
- Orange County
- City population
- 30,020
- 2025 estimate
Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Laguna Hills (92653). ZIP areas are not municipal boundaries: they can extend beyond city limits and are shared between neighbouring places. This is a count of establishments in Laguna Hills' ZIP codes, not a count of businesses inside its city limits.
Establishments by size
Employee-count distribution. For most buyers the businesses worth pursuing sit in the 5 to 49 range: large enough to have a manager and real systems, small enough to be owner-operated.
| Employees | Establishments | Share | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 3 | 100.0% |
How this market compares
Laguna Hills against every other city in California on the same measure. City figures cover the ZIP codes assigned to the place rather than its municipal boundary, so they are compared as a share of the businesses in those same ZIP codes rather than per resident. Cities with fewer than 500 businesses in total are left unranked.
About the same slice of the local business base as the industry holds statewide.
- Vs state share
- +7%
- Share of local businesses
- Rank by count
- #167
- of 196 cities
- Rank by share
- #150
- of 187 ranked
- Since 2020
- 0%
- Change in establishments
This compares how much of Laguna Hills’s business base is self-storage facilities, against the California figure. Base: 1,901 establishments across all industries in the same ZIP codes, 2023. It does not measure revenue, profitability or whether a market is worth entering.
Business size mix
Laguna Hills is more fragmented than California as a whole: a larger share of very small operators. Fragmented markets are where roll-ups are assembled, and where an owner nearing retirement has no obvious internal buyer.
| Share of establishments | Laguna Hills | California | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer | 100.0% | 80.2% | +19.8% |
| 5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target | 0.0% | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Nearest comparable markets
The closest places to Laguna Hills that also have Self Storage establishments on record. Useful for spotting a gap next door, or realising the market you are looking at is already served from the town over.
| Market | Establishments | Vs state share |
|---|---|---|
| Aliso Viejo | 6 | +181% |
| Mission Viejo | 3 | -32% |
| Lake Forest | 7 | +112% |
| San Juan Capistrano | 5 | +140% |
| Irvine | 20 | -9% |
The wider Orange County market
Employment and payroll are reported at county level only, so the figures below describe the county Laguna Hills sits in.
- County establishments (2023)
- 185
- Orange County
- County employees
- 563
- Mid-March employment
- County annual payroll
- $25M
- All establishments
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.
Other industries in Laguna Hills
Nearby cities
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ZIP Code Business Patterns. Establishment counts and size distribution by ZIP code and NAICS, aggregated over the ZIP codes assigned to each city. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- 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.