LOUNGER
129
SAN DIEGO
OPERATIONAL
BREW HOUSES
1 8 B IN SALES
$141 EXPORTS
11X THE NUMBER
OF BREWERIES IN
2015 COMPARED
TO 2010
$ .
TAKING
OVER
THE COUNTY
COURTESY OF CBRE- ANDREW EWALD
Booze employment
grew by 4X the
national average
SDSU and UC
San Diego. now offer
certificate
programs
programs
50
1,830 PEOPLE DIRECTLY EMPLOYED BY BOOZE COMPANIES IN SD
ESTIMATED AN ADDITIONAL 2,260 EMPLOYEES WORKING INDIRECTLY
%
WITH BOOZE COMPANIES, THESE BEING WHOLESALE TRADERS,
TRANSPORTATION, MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL SERVICES, AND
AGRICULTURE. ACCORDING TO THE QUARTERLY CENSUS OF
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, THERE WERE 5 BREWERIES, 18 WINERIES
AND 0 DISTILLERIES (23 TOTAL) IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN 2010. AS OF
2015, THERE WERE 55 BREWERIES, 31 WINERIES AND 3 DISTILLERIES (89
TOTAL). THIS DOESN’T INCLUDE LOCAL BREWPUBS, AS THESE ONLY
INCLUDE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE
SPECIAL REPORT