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What sets Riverside's economy apart

Compared with the United States as a whole, the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro has an unusually large share of its businesses in warehousing: 748 establishments, 3.3 times the national share. Next come trucking (4,134 establishments, 2.3 times) and plastics and rubber products (200 establishments, 1.6 times). No other metro on these pages has a higher concentration of warehousing, out of 61 with published figures.

Warehouse sales and leasebacks bring leases, environmental reports and tenant files to many reviewers at once.

Trucking acquisitions and equipment financings turn on fleet lists, safety records and customer contracts. In trucking, Riverside places 2nd of 61 metros here; Chicago, IL leads.

How Riverside compares

The Census Bureau estimated the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro's population at 4,744,214 in July 2024, up 142,583 or 3.1 percent on the April 2020 base of 4,601,631.

Measured against the 2023 estimate of 4,704,354, the same year as the business count, Riverside has 20.9 offices of lawyers per 100,000 residents, 59th of the 59 metro areas on these pages against a median of 52.6; the nearest rates are Wichita, KS at 29.3 and Fargo, ND at 32.1.

The metro with the closest number of law offices is Providence, RI, with 929; the metro closest in population, San Francisco, CA at 4,648,486 residents, has 2,984 law offices and 2,094 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll establishments.

Counted by accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms instead, Riverside's nearest match is Orlando, FL, with 1,385.

• Residents, July 2024: 4,744,214
• Residents, April 2020 base: 4,601,631
• Change since 2020: +142,583 (3.1 percent), 27th of 59
• Law offices per 100,000 residents: 20.9, 59th of 59
• Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll per 100,000 residents: 29.1, 59th of 59
• Securities and investment per 100,000 residents: 13.4, 59th of 59
• Managing offices per 100,000 residents: 4.7, 59th of 59
• Real estate agents and brokers per 100,000 residents: 41.1, 40th of 59
• Employees in offices of lawyers: about 4,900
• Employees in accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll: about 6,800

The courts and regulators behind Riverside paperwork

When a Riverside dispute reaches federal court, it goes to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

CPAs practicing in California are licensed by the California Board of Accountancy.

If personal information in a Riverside deal, audit or case file is exposed, California's data breach notification law sets who has to be told and when.