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Surf City ZIP Area Economy · 2023
Surf City's ZIP area supports 172,650 jobs across 15,020 businesses, with workers earning an average of $51K per year. The economy is well-diversified (0.85 index), led by retail trade and healthcare. 88.2% of businesses have fewer than 20 employees, and each business employs an average of 11.5 people. Jobs grew 8% from the prior year while business count grew 1.9%.
Where Businesses Clusteri
Larger blocks have more businesses.
Business Size Distributioni
15,020 businesses by employee count. 88.2% are small businesses (under 20 employees).
Micro (<5)
Small (5-9)
Small (10-19)
Medium (20-49)
Medium (50-99)
Large (100-249)
Major (250-499)
Major (500-999)
Economic Densityi
11.5
employees per business
$584K
payroll per business
All Industries in ZIP Areai
| Sector | Surf City ZIP |
|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 2,057 |
| Healthcare | 2,025 |
| Construction | 1,970 |
| Other Services | 1,587 |
| Professional Services | 1,419 |
| Food & Accommodation | 1,363 |
| Real Estate | 1,008 |
| Admin Services | 950 |
| Wholesale Trade | 560 |
| Finance & Insurance | 557 |
| Transportation | 324 |
| Manufacturing | 319 |
| Education | 300 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 287 |
| Information | 173 |
| Management | 40 |
| Agriculture | 36 |
| Utilities | 25 |
| Unclassified | 18 |