There are more than 4,500 restaurants in Orange County. About 24% of all OC restaurants have one to four workers. 6.2% have 50 to 99 employees. Three employ 500 or more people.
Anaheim has more restaurants than any OC city, with 453. Santa Ana takes the No. 2 spot, with 367. Irvine is No. 3, with 345. Restaurants represent 5.3% of all OC business locations, and their employees are roughly 7% of OC’s work force
