There are more than 1,100 businesses in Placentia, and they collectively employ roughly 11,700 people. Nearly 61% of all the businesses have one to four workers. About 9% employ 20 to 49 people.
Two businesses—or a little less than 0.2%—have 250 to 499 employees. There are 256 Placentia businesses in the services industry. The retail trade sector has 204. Nearly 130 are in medical and other health industries.

