There were 45,438 construction businesses in California that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between one and four employees in California than in any other category.
The following table shows how many construction businesses with between one and four employees were in California during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Construction businesses with between one and four employees in California (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
652,902
2013
658,483
2014
667,099
2015
682,390
2016
696,733
