NAICS 484110, 484121

General Freight Trucking in Vacaville, CA

The 2 ZIP codes assigned to Vacaville contained 29 Trucking establishments in 2023.

Establishments (2023)
29
2 ZIP codes
10 or more employees
n/a
Practical financing floor
Share of county
21%
Solano County
City population
103,850
2025 estimate

Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Vacaville (95687, 95688). 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 Vacaville's 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
1-42586.2%

How this market compares

Vacaville 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.

Typical1.44% of local businesses, against 1.59% statewide

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

Vs state share
-9%
Share of local businesses
Rank by count
#116
of 298 cities
Rank by share
#117
of 227 ranked
Since 2020
+53%
Change in establishments

This compares how much of Vacaville’s business base is general freight trucking, against the California figure. Base: 2,017 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

Vacaville tracks the California size distribution closely.

Share of establishmentsVacavilleCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer86.2%82.9%+3.3%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target0.0%6.3%-6.3%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing0.0%2.9%-2.9%

Nearest comparable markets

The closest places to Vacaville that also have Trucking 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
Fairfield50+45%
Suisun City7n/a
Dixon7n/a
Napa7-86%
American Canyon13n/a

The wider Solano County market

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

County establishments (2023)
138
Solano County
County employees
868
Mid-March employment
County annual payroll
$48M
All establishments
Full Trucking data for Solano County

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.

Other industries in Vacaville

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.