Businesses in Santa Monica:
Much of the following business
and industry information is collected through EDD
reports, which do not include sole proprietors (i.e.
businesses with no employees other than the owner
and home occupations). Business license data
collected by the City, which include sole
proprietors, suggest that the official wage and
salary and employee counts understate actual City
employment by several thousand. In addition, there
are an unknown number of workers in the City whose
jobs are not listed on employment records.
Table 3:1 illustrates the
average number of businesses along with average
payroll by industry type for the year 2007. The
table provides a good overview of the cross-section
of businesses found in Santa Monica.
|
Table 3.1: Average Number of Businesses
in Santa Monica:
2008 |
|
Type of Industry |
# of Establishments |
Annual Average Employment |
Annual Average Payroll |
|
Professional, Scientific, & Technical
Services |
1,185 |
11,784 |
$297,739,975 |
|
Health Care & Social
Assistance |
834 |
8,537 |
$111,412,050 |
|
Retail
Trade
|
634 |
9,709 |
$108,787,722 |
|
Information
|
599 |
8,033 |
$272,275,051 |
|
Arts, Entertainment, &
Recreation |
558 |
1,809 |
$79,691,974 |
|
Real Estate & Rental &
Leasing |
380 |
3,169 |
$77,167,950 |
|
Accommodation & Food
Services |
371 |
11,606 |
$78,917,524 |
|
Other
Services
|
350 |
3,194 |
$27,709,321 |
|
Finance & Insurance
|
252 |
2,857 |
$125,750,857 |
|
Admin & Support & Waste Mgmt &
Remediation |
223 |
2,629 |
$35,705,875 |
|
Wholesale
Trade
|
227 |
2,511 |
$47,182,010 |
|
Construction
|
224 |
2,021 |
$30,018,682 |
|
Manufacturing
|
98 |
975 |
$13,523,229 |
|
Educational
Services
|
84 |
2,590 |
$25,590,350 |
|
Local Govt
|
49 |
6,170 |
$88,203,766 |
|
Transportation &
Warehousing |
31 |
349 |
$3,864,843 |
|
Management Of Companies And
Enterprises |
23 |
486 |
$13,462,360 |
|
Non-Classified
|
430 |
416 |
$8,519,925 |
|
Utilities
|
6 |
250 |
$5,167,975 |
|
Federal Govt
|
6 |
265 |
$3,703,691 |
|
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing &
Hunting |
4 |
*** |
*** |
|
State Govt
|
1 |
13 |
$116,196 |
|
Mining
|
1 |
*** |
*** |
|
Total |
6,570 |
79,376 |
$1,454,564,528 |
|
Source: EDD Labor Market, 2008
Annual Average NAICS Sector Data
|
Size of Businesses
Although there are some
businesses in Santa Monica with large numbers of
employees, most of the City’s businesses are small.
EDD data for 2004 indicate that, among businesses
with non-farm wage and salary employees (i.e., not
including sole proprietors), the average size of
such businesses in the City is thirteen employees
and the median is eight employees. The U.S. Census
Bureau’s County Business Patterns (which include
sole proprietors) reports that as of 2002, nearly
two-thirds of Santa Monica business had between one
and four employees, another 15.8% had between five
and nine employees, and nearly all (98.5%)
businesses had less than 100 employees, as shown in
Table 3.2
|
Table 3.2: Number of Santa Monica
Businesses, by firm size and sub-area |
|
|
|
|
|
City Sub area |
1-4 |
5-9 |
10-19 |
20-49 |
50-99 |
100-249 |
250-499 |
500-999 |
1000+ |
Total |
|
No. of Wilshire |
988 |
190 |
129 |
81 |
31 |
7 |
1 |
- |
- |
1,427 |
|
Downtown |
1,012 |
332 |
220 |
150 |
67 |
26 |
4 |
- |
1 |
1,812 |
|
Mid-City/Pico |
906 |
245 |
205 |
144 |
51 |
26 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1,588 |
|
So. of Pico |
891 |
212 |
126 |
102 |
29 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1,379 |
|
Total |
3,797 |
979 |
680 |
477 |
178 |
71 |
13 |
7 |
4 |
6,206 |
|
Source: US Census Bureau. County Business
Patterns, 2002; HR&A, Inc.
City of Santa Monica, Opportunities and
Challenges 2005 |
|
|
|
|
Table 3.3: City of
Santa Monica Principal Employers
|
|
Employer |
|
|
Number of Employees |
|
City of Santa Monica |
|
|
2,366 |
|
1685 Main Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica College |
|
|
2,143 |
|
1900 Pico Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90405 |
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica-UCLA Hospital |
|
|
1,767 |
|
1250 16th Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA |
|
|
|
|
Health Services |
|
|
|
|
Saint John's Hospital Medical
Center |
|
|
1,682 |
|
1328 22nd Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Health Services |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
School District |
|
1,643 |
|
1651 16th Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
RAND Corporation |
|
|
898 |
|
1700 Main Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Research |
|
|
|
|
MTV Networks |
|
|
878 |
|
2600 Colorado Avenue |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
Activision Blizzard Inc. |
|
|
781 |
|
3100 Ocean Park Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90405 |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
ET Whitehall Santa Monica
Partners LP
(Shutters, Casa del Mar) |
654 |
|
1 Pico Boulevard/ 1910 Ocean
Way |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA |
|
|
|
|
Hospitality |
|
|
|
|
Universal Music Group* |
|
|
518 |
|
2220 Colorado |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
Rubin Postaer and Associates |
|
|
430 |
|
2525 Colorado Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Advertising |
|
|
|
|
Loews Hotels |
|
|
428 |
|
1700 Ocean Avenue |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Hospitality |
|
|
|
|
Yahoo! |
|
|
|
425 |
|
2450 Broadway/ 2800 Olympic
Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
Ascent Media Group** |
|
|
416 |
|
520 Broadway, 5th Floor |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
Edmunds.com |
|
|
416 |
|
1620 26th Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Internet Service |
|
|
|
|
Lions Gate Entertainment
Corporation |
|
406 |
|
2700 Colorado Avenue |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
KOR Hotel Group
(Viceroy
+ Delfina) |
|
|
402 |
|
1819 Ocean Avenue/ 530 Pico
Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Hospitality |
|
|
|
|
Google |
|
|
368 |
|
604 Arizona Avenue |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Internet Service |
|
|
|
|
Fairmont Miramar Hotel |
|
|
325 |
|
101 Wilshire Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Hospitality |
|
|
|
|
Gap Inc, Brands |
|
|
294 |
|
1355 Third Street Promenade
(multiple locations) |
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
Crossroads School |
|
|
284 |
|
1714 21st Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Macerich |
|
|
284 |
|
401 Wilshire Boulevard. |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Real Estate |
|
|
|
|
The Vons Companies Inc |
|
|
283 |
|
710 Broadway (multiple
locations) |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc. |
|
|
281 |
|
2450 Colorado Avenue |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Financial Services |
|
|
|
|
W I Simonson-Sonic Automotive |
|
|
275 |
|
1626 Wilshire Boulevard. |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA |
|
|
|
|
Auto Dealer |
|
|
|
|
Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO) |
|
|
265 |
|
2500 Broadway |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica Amusements LLC
(Pacific Park) |
248 |
|
380 Santa Monica Pier |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Amusement Park |
|
|
|
|
Lexus/ Volkswagon of Santa
Monica |
|
|
248 |
|
1502 + 2450 Santa Monica
Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Auto Dealer |
|
|
|
|
Gensler |
|
|
222 |
|
2500 Broadway, Suite 300 |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Architecture |
|
|
|
|
Wilshire Associates Inc. |
|
|
222 |
|
1299 Ocean Avenue |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Financial Services |
|
|
|
|
Douglas Emmett Inc. |
|
|
214 |
|
808 Wilshire Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Real Estate |
|
|
|
|
Whole Foods Market |
|
|
207 |
|
2201 Wilshire Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
|
|
|
|
Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP |
|
|
201 |
|
1299 Ocean Avenue |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Financial Services |
|
|
|
|
Sony Computer Entertainment
America
(incl. Naughty Dog Inc) |
199 |
|
1630 Stewart Street #A |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
Oceanview Healthcare Partners
L L C |
|
|
197 |
|
1340 15th Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Health Care |
|
|
|
|
CBS Television Distribution |
|
|
194 |
|
2401 Colorado Avenue |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
Greenburg Taurig LLP |
|
|
193 |
|
2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite
400E |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Legal Services |
|
|
|
|
Red Bull North America Inc. |
|
|
188 |
|
2525 Colorado Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Beverage Distributor |
|
|
|
|
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
Restaurants, Inc. |
183 |
|
301 Santa Monica Pier,
Building 9 |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Hospitality |
|
|
|
|
Goldline International Inc. |
|
|
175 |
|
1601 Cloverfield Boulevard,
Suite 100 |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Financial Services |
|
|
|
|
The Art Institute of
California, Los Angeles |
|
170 |
|
2900 31st Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90405 |
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Alberton's |
|
|
170 |
|
2627 Lincoln/ 3105 Wilshire
Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90405 |
|
|
|
|
Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
JW Marriott (Le Merigot
Hotel) |
|
|
166 |
|
1740 Ocean Avenue |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Hospitality |
|
|
|
|
Berkley East Convalescent
Hospital |
|
|
164 |
|
2021 Arizona Avenue Santa
Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Health Care |
|
|
|
|
Verizon |
|
|
161 |
|
2909 Exposition Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Utility Company |
|
|
|
|
National Planning
Corporation, Inc |
|
|
150 |
|
401 Wilshire Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
|
|
Agensys Inc |
|
|
140 |
|
2225 Colorado Avenue |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Research/ Development |
|
|
|
|
Trader Joe's |
|
|
136 |
|
3212 Pico Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
Bryan Cave LLP |
|
|
135 |
|
120 Broadway, Suite 300 |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Legal Services |
|
|
|
|
Toyota Santa Monica |
|
|
135 |
|
801 Santa Monica Blvd |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Auto Dealer |
|
|
|
|
Dreier Stein Kahan Browne
Woods George LLP |
128 |
|
1620 20th Street, 6th Floor |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Legal Services |
|
|
|
|
Pioneer Magnetics, Inc |
|
|
124 |
|
1745 Berkley Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing--Power Supplies |
|
|
|
|
Watt Companies |
|
|
123 |
|
2716 Ocean Park Boulevard,
Suite 3040 |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90405 |
|
|
|
|
Real Estate |
|
|
|
|
American Golf Corporation/
DC3 |
|
|
119 |
|
2951 28th Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90405 |
|
|
|
|
Golf Course Management |
|
|
|
|
The Enterprise Fish Company |
|
|
119 |
|
174 Kinney Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90405 |
|
|
|
|
Hospitality |
|
|
|
|
Summit Entertainment LP |
|
|
117 |
|
1630 Stewart Street #120 |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
Ralph's Grocery Company |
|
|
114 |
|
1644 Cloverfield Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
Gumbiner Savett Inc |
|
|
111 |
|
1723 Cloverfield Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Business Services |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica BMW |
|
|
113 |
|
1127 Santa Monica Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Auto Dealer |
|
|
|
|
Co-Opportunity Market |
|
|
106 |
|
1525 Broadway |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Retail |
|
|
|
|
|
Houston's Restaurants Inc |
|
|
106 |
|
202 Wilshire Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Hospitality |
|
|
|
|
Business.com |
|
|
105 |
|
2120 Colorado Avenue, 3rd
Floor |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Internet Services |
|
|
|
|
El Cholo |
|
|
102 |
|
1025 Wilshire Boulevard |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
|
|
|
|
Hospitality |
|
|
|
|
GSN LLC (The Game Show
Network) |
|
|
101 |
|
2150 Colorado Ave # 100 |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Media + Entertainment |
|
|
|
|
Fireside Convalescent
Hospital |
|
|
101 |
|
947 3rd Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
|
|
|
|
Health Care |
|
|
|
|
Bingham McCutchen LLP |
|
|
100 |
|
1620 26th Street |
|
|
|
|
Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
|
|
|
|
Legal Services |
|
|
|
|
Ocean Avenue Seafood |
|
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