NAICS 446110

Independent Pharmacies in Perris, CA

The 1 ZIP codes assigned to Perris contained 5 Pharmacy establishments in 2023.

Establishments (2023)
5
1 ZIP codes
10 or more employees
n/a
Practical financing floor
Share of county
2%
Riverside County
City population
83,237
2025 estimate

Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Perris (92571). 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 Perris' 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.

EmployeesEstablishmentsShareDistribution
5-9360.0%

How this market compares

Perris 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.

Typical0.40% of local businesses, against 0.35% statewide

About the same slice of the local business base as the industry holds statewide.

Vs state share
+12%
Share of local businesses
Rank by count
#179
of 293 cities
Rank by share
#138
of 266 ranked
Since 2020
-17%
Change in establishments

This compares how much of Perris’s business base is independent pharmacies, against the California figure. Base: 1,263 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

Perris is more consolidated than California as a whole: fewer micro-operators and a larger share of businesses with real headcount. Fewer targets, but the ones that exist are more likely to be financeable.

Share of establishmentsPerrisCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer0.0%10.8%-10.8%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target60.0%38.9%+21.1%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing0.0%27.7%-27.7%

Nearest comparable markets

The closest places to Perris that also have Pharmacy 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.

MarketEstablishmentsVs state share
Menifee8+50%
Moreno Valley12+53%
Lake Elsinore8+71%
Wildomar4+96%
San Jacinto8+316%

The wider Riverside County market

Employment and payroll are reported at county level only, so the figures below describe the county Perris sits in.

County establishments (2023)
244
Riverside County
County employees
3,558
Mid-March employment
County annual payroll
$181M
All establishments
Full Pharmacy data for Riverside County

What acquirers look at

PBM reimbursement pressure has compressed margins for a decade. Compounding, long-term-care contracts and clinical services are what make one viable.

Other industries in Perris

Nearby cities

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  3. 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.