Business & Workforce Profile
The River District is home to a variety of business interests including wholesale, retail, transportation, manufacturing, entertainment and services. With these assets, it ranks as one of the City of Sacramento's best performing economic engines, accounting for more than $2.5 million in annual sales tax revenues.
Located among our established businesses are several businesses ranked in Sacramento Business Journal's Book of Lists including Blue Diamond (Top Private Companies), General Produce (Top Private Companies and Top Family Owned Companies), Hawthorne Suites (Top Hotels), La Quinta (Top Hotels) and Schetter Electric (Top Electrical Contractors).
The River District Business & Workforce Profile (2004)
(within a 3-mile radius of Richards & North 7th)
Source: www.sacsites.com
| Total Business Establishments | 10,353 |
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| Total Employees | 142,177 |
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| Business Establishments by Size | Total | % |
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| 1-4 Employees | 6,427 | 62.1% |
| 5-9 Employees | 1,895 | 18.3% |
| 10-19 Employees | 956 | 9.2% |
| 20-49 Employees | 642 | 6.2% |
| 50-99 Employees | 249 | 2.4% |
| 100-249 Employees | 109 | 1.1% |
| 250-499 Employees | 44 | 0.4% |
| 500-999 Employees | 20 | 0.2% |
| 1000+ Employees | 11 | 0.1% |
| Top 10 Business Types | Total | % |
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| Services | 2,083 | 20.1% |
| Retail Trade | 1,665 | 16.1% |
| Legal Services | 1,507 | 14.6% |
| Hospitals/Health/Medical Services | 1,039 | 10.0% |
| Finance/Insurance/Real Estate | 832 | 8.0% |
| Membership Organizations | 523 | 5.1% |
| Public Administration | 329 | 3.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 313 | 3.0% |
| Manufacturing | 254 | 2.5% |
| Construction | 249 | 2.4% |
| Top 10 Employees by Occupation | Total | % |
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| Administrative Support | 31,126 | 21.9% |
| Professional Specialty Occupations | 31,040 | 21.8% |
| Executives/Managers/Administrators | 22,502 | 15.8% |
| Other Services (Site Based) | 12,973 | 9.1% |
| Sales Workers & Clerks | 10,934 | 7.7% |
| Precision/Craft/Repair (Site Based) | 7,790 | 5.5% |
| Technologies/Technicians | 7,457 | 5.2% |
| Sales Professionals | 3,076 | 2.2% |
| Transportation/Moving Materials | 2,888 | 2.0% |
| Handlers/Helpers/Laborers | 2,777 | 2.0% |
