There are about 1,700 businesses in Fountain Valley, and they collectively employ about 22,000 people. Nearly 61% of them have one to four workers. 6.8% have 20 to 49 employees. Three—or 0.2%—have 500 or more workers. There are 377 businesses in medical and other health categories. About 360 are in the retail trade sector, and nearly 350 are in the services industry.
