How many
How many bars are in Los Angeles?
Census County Business Patterns 2023 for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area: bars with paid employees, per 10,000 residents against California and the US, the change since five years ago, and the ZIPs near the center with the most.
−20 since 2018 (−2%; 1,002 then). That is 0.8 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).
- The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area
- 0.8 per 10,000
- California
- 0.0 per 10,000 (10)
- United States
- 0.0 per 10,000 (22)
What this count includes
The Census counts bars under NAICS 722410, drinking places: bars, taverns, nightclubs and lounges that mainly serve alcohol for drinking on the premises. Restaurants with a bar and brewery taprooms are counted elsewhere.
Other metro areas in California
| Metro area | Bars | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | 199 | 0.4 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | 705 | 1.5 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | 348 | 1.1 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | 201 | 0.8 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | 135 | 0.7 |
3 more for members.
From a count to a location
- The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in Los Angeles measured from its center: households and income, jobs within reach and the named bars already there. Each ZIP above links to its check.
- The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a bar there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
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Check the address freeNo account. The bar check reads public records at the address itself.
Sources and dates
U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.