There are more than 1,800 businesses in Brea, and they collectively employ about 37,000 people.
Nearly 47% of all Brea businesses have between one to four employees. About 5% employ 50 to 99 workers. Six—or 0.33%—have 500 or more employees. There are 385 Brea businesses in the retail trade sector. Close to 340 are in the services segment. About 200 of them are involved in wholesale trade.

