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Agricultural businesses and contractors near NAS Lemoore may need very different payroll files. Across Kings County, we work remotely, with meetings at our Atascadero office by arrangement. Keep the contracting entity, worksite and reporting instructions attached to each job so farm operations, municipal assignments and federal work remain traceable in the books.

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The Kings County employer and solo-business base

County figures: 1,821 employer establishments, including 1,741 with 1-49 employees, and 6,001 solo businesses (nonemployers), from the 2023 Census business datasets. In 2025 the county recorded 992 new business applications, +83% versus 2019. Applications are not a count of businesses that opened.

The research radius analysis places 100% of Kings County's population within 100 miles of Atascadero. Coverage is measured using census-tract centroids, not driving distance. These business totals cover the entire county; they are not counts restricted to the radius.

Sources: Census County Business Patterns 2023: Kings County; Census Nonemployer Statistics 2023: Kings County; Census Business Formation Statistics: county applications; Census ACS 2024 population: tract-based radius analysis; Census Gazetteer 2025: radius geography

Farm and trade segments in county context

Across Kings County, the county-level segment counts are 135 construction employer establishments and 359 construction nonemployers; 209 restaurants/food-service establishments; 0 employer wineries; and 862 farms (USDA 2022). These categories use different datasets and should not be added together as one business total.

Across the full radius, research estimates ~240 heavy and civil employer establishments, including ~210 with 1-49 employees. Those are population-weighted regional figures, not Kings County totals.

Sources: Census County Business Patterns 2023: Kings County; Census Nonemployer Statistics 2023: Kings County; USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture: Kings County

Nearby naval water storage and runway work

  • Lemoore: Nearby project context: NAS Lemoore Tank 6 replacement: $10.9 million NAVFAC Southwest contract, groundbreaking April 21, 2025 (federal construction = Davis-Bacon).
  • Lemoore: Nearby project context: NAVFAC Southwest awarded a $44.7 million design-build contract for NAS Lemoore runway 32L upgrades in July 2023; ribbon cutting September 30, 2024.

Sources: Lemoore: nearby naval water storage and runway work; Lemoore: nearby naval water storage and runway work

Flood protection and city meter replacement

  • Corcoran: Corcoran levee raise (14.5-mile earthen levee raised from 188 to 192 ft) protecting the city and two state prisons. Amount recorded: about $17 million. Source status (2023): over 75% complete May 2023. Agency: State of California (disaster assistance fund) with City of Corcoran.
  • Hanford: Citywide replacement of about 19,000 water meters. Amount recorded: $16.1 million total. Source status (2026): Underway; completion expected by end of 2026. Agency: City of Hanford.

Sources: Corcoran: flood protection and city meter replacement; Hanford: flood protection and city meter replacement

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