Dental practices in California 22,560 establishments · 139,968 employees · 2024
Firms (CA)
22,560
Employment
139,968
Avg Annual Pay
$62,943
State Rank
#1 of 52
How California compares to national
Metric
California
National
California vs. U.S.
Establishments
22,560
136,855
16.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$62,943
$65,400
-$2,457 (-3.8%)
Location quotient
1.08
1.00
8% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
6.2
7.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.8%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.08 means dental practices are 8% over-represented in California's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 621210. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json