There were 16,561 merchant wholesalers, durable goods 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 merchant wholesalers, durable goods businesses with between one and four employees were in California during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods businesses with between one and four employees in California (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
243,619
2013
242,551
2014
241,298
2015
237,494
2016
237,789
