NAICS 561720
Janitorial & Commercial Cleaning Services in Santa Fe Springs, CA
The 1 ZIP codes assigned to Santa Fe Springs contained 13 Commercial Cleaning establishments in 2023, of which 3 employed 10 or more people.
- Establishments (2023)
- 13
- 1 ZIP codes
- 10 or more employees
- 3
- Practical financing floor
- Share of county
- 1%
- Los Angeles County
- City population
- 18,793
- 2025 estimate
Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Santa Fe Springs (90670). 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 Santa Fe Springs' 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 | 6 | 46.2% | |
| 20-49 | 3 | 23.1% |
How this market compares
Santa Fe Springs 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
- -5%
- Share of local businesses
- Rank by count
- #131
- of 300 cities
- Rank by share
- #159
- of 265 ranked
- Since 2020
- +30%
- Change in establishments
This compares how much of Santa Fe Springs’s business base is janitorial & commercial cleaning services, against the California figure. Base: 2,171 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
Santa Fe Springs 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 establishments | Santa Fe Springs | California | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer | 46.2% | 55.6% | -9.4% |
| 5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target | 23.1% | 13.1% | +9.9% |
| 10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing | 23.1% | 6.2% | +16.9% |
Nearest comparable markets
The closest places to Santa Fe Springs that also have Commercial Cleaning 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norwalk | 17 | +106% |
| Whittier | 14 | -27% |
| La Mirada | 7 | +0% |
| Downey | 16 | +1% |
| Pico Rivera | 8 | +39% |
The wider Los Angeles County market
Employment and payroll are reported at county level only, so the figures below describe the county Santa Fe Springs sits in.
- County establishments (2023)
- 1,456
- Los Angeles County
- County employees
- 33,617
- Mid-March employment
- County annual payroll
- $1.3B
- All establishments
What acquirers look at
Low capital intensity and contractual revenue, offset by labor turnover and thin margins. Customer concentration is the single most common deal-killer in diligence.
Other industries in Santa Fe Springs
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.