# Where to Buy a Business in Oregon

Buyable means an establishment with five to ninety-nine employees in the 36 trades this site covers, counted from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataset (as of June 30, 2026) and the Census establishment file.

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/oregon
Last checked: 2026-09-23

## The Opportunity

- Buyable businesses: 16,968 of 31,683 establishments in the covered trades
- Buyable per 100,000 residents: 397.2
- Share of the national buyable market: 1.5%
- Rank among the guided states: 24
- SBA change-of-ownership loans: 483 since FY2020, 90 of them in FY2025
- Median loan: $680,000
- Population: 4,272,371

## The Deepest Counties in Oregon

Nobody searches a state; they search a metro they can drive across. These hold the most buyable targets in the covered trades, each with its share of the state's.

- Multnomah: 3,606 buyable (21.3% of the state's)
- Washington: 2,393 buyable (14.1% of the state's)
- Clackamas: 1,714 buyable (10.1% of the state's)
- Lane: 1,446 buyable (8.5% of the state's)
- Marion: 1,283 buyable (7.6% of the state's)
- Deschutes: 983 buyable (5.8% of the state's)
- Jackson: 846 buyable (5% of the state's)
- Douglas: 337 buyable (2% of the state's)
- Yamhill: 328 buyable (1.9% of the state's)
- Linn: 319 buyable (1.9% of the state's)

## What Trades Run Deepest in Oregon

- Full-Service Restaurants (NAICS 722511): 3,111 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-restaurant
- Limited-Service Restaurants (NAICS 722513): 2,631 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-restaurant
- Offices of Dentists (NAICS 621210): 1,355 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-dental-practice
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (NAICS 722515): 1,184 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-restaurant
- Child Care Services (NAICS 624410): 728 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-childcare-center
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (NAICS 447110): 594 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-convenience-store

## Before You Close in Oregon

Oregon runs no general sales tax and the rule sits in the Corporate Activity Tax: the successor is liable for the full amount and may withhold from the price until the department evidences payment. Written notice of the acquisition starts an eighteen-month clock after which the successor is not liable.

Cited as ORS 317A.146.

## Next Door to Oregon

Nobody buys a state. These are the states Oregon touches, with the buyable businesses each holds in the same 36 trades.

- California: 137,681 buyable (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/california)
- Idaho: 7,784 buyable (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/idaho)
- Nevada: 11,315 buyable (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/nevada)
- Washington: 28,222 buyable (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/washington)

## Method and Source

- Establishment counts: 2023, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html
- Population: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html
- Lending: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataset (as of June 30, 2026), FY2020 through FY2025

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