There are more than 1,900 businesses in San Clemente. They collectively employ almost 20,500 employees. 62.6% of all San Clemente businesses have one to four employees. 6.5% employ 20 to 49 workers. Nearly 1% of them have 100 to 249 employees. There are 461 businesses in the services sector. More than 400 are in retail trade. About 200 businesses are engaged in finance, insurance and real estate.

