Quick Facts About the Spherion Oxnard Opportunity
- Location: Oxnard, California
- Territory includes Ventura County (Thousand Oaks, San Buenaventura, Camarillo, Moorpark)
- Established in 2007
- Industries served include administrative & clerical, professional services, and light industrial/manufacturing
- 4.5 Google rating
- County Population: 835,427 (2024)
- Working Population: 407,000 (BLS, 2023)
- Regional GDP: $66 billion (2023)
- SIA-estimated Temp Staffing Market Size (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA): $410 million (2023)
About Spherion
A top staffing agency with a rich 75-year history
We're Spherion Staffing. We've been perfecting our franchise business model since 1956.
Our workforce solutions focus on temporary staffing, temp-to-hire, on-premise staff management and outsourced talent acquisition. While we specialize in light industrial, administrative & clerical, and professional IT placements, our team has the connections and insights needed to find the most capable employees for any company.
The average Spherion office generated more than $5.6 million in revenue and $1.2 million in gross margin in 2024.* Spherion owners benefit from the stability of protected, exclusive territories.
Spherion franchise owners enjoy a wide variety of responsibilities and daily activities. Our local office franchisees are typically the sales and client relationship drivers. They spend much of their time out of the office seeing prospects, visiting clients, touring customer worksites, and networking within the business community. They oversee their staff whose primary role is to recruit, screen, interview and match suitable candidates with employer clients. As small business owners, franchisees manage their financial information while projecting growth and resolving issues.
About You
Who is an ideal Spherion Staffing franchise owner candidate?
What skills and traits does the ideal Spherion franchise candidate possess? After more than 65 years of franchising, here are the character traits, leadership skills, and business expertise we expect a Greater Los Angeles-area franchise candidate to demonstrate:
- Sufficient operating capital or the ability to obtain operating funds from a verifiable source
- Experience leading and developing a team or teams in areas of:
- Customer development, service, and support
- Sales and prospect identification and activities
- Managing a P&L, basic accounting principles, accounts receivables management, and delivery of compensation recommendations and guidance
- Personal experience in sales and market development including new business prospecting, sales calling, consultative selling skills, business negotiation skills, and responding to bid opportunities
- Experience recruiting, hiring, and developing team members to manage role-specific responsibilities and demonstrate criteria-based results
- Personal residence within your desired market
- A strong desire to contribute to your community; involvement in civic and community business organizations
- Confident speaking and presentation skills
If this sounds like you, read more about franchising with Spherion Staffing in Oxnard, California. Then, contact Dan Brunell to get started on your Spherion path to franchise ownership!
About this Resale
Own This Well-Established Staffing Business on California's Coast
Established in 2007, this thriving staffing agency has built a commanding presence in Vetnura County with its strategic location in Oxanrd. The business has cultivated strong relationships within the aerospace, manufacturing, and engineering sectors. This location consistently delivers staffing solutions to leading employers across the market. The agency operates in a territory that supports a $410 million temporary staffing market with an average payroll of $3 million per branch (SIA, 2023).
With the current franchise owner wanting to retire, this represents a rare opportunity to acquire an established staffing business in one of California's larger staffing markets. The ideal buyer will have previous staffing and sales experience, and will inherit robust client relationships, experienced staff, and significant growth potential in regions experiencing steady economic expansion.
Oxnard, California Business Highlights
Why You Should Own a Franchise in Southern California
The Oxnard area is home to a working population of approximately 196,000. Key growth sectors include manufacturing, agriculture, and healthcare. Major employers include:
- Haas Automation
- City of Oxnard
- Seminis
- Procter & Gamble
- Sysco
- Raypak
- Oxnard School District
Oxnard's unemployment rate is 4.4%. The region benefits from proximity to major markets including Los Angeles while maintaining strategic advantages through the Port of Hueneme, the only deep-harbor commercial port between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Oxnard College and Cal State Channel Islands provide workforce development and talent pipeline. The economy includes defense, international trade, agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism.
The market features a strong Chamber of Commerce network, business support services, and opportunities for staffing agency growth across multiple sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, and international trade logistics.
Support & Training
Our support is our signature: Our owner community across the country is collaborative, supportive, and helpful. Spherion franchisees include multigenerational groups, husband-wife teams, former Spherion corporate employees, former franchise employees, and entrepreneurs from all walks of life. A clear supermajority (98%) enjoy operating their business and being part of Spherion, while 100% are likely to recommend our franchise opportunity to others.**
You'll receive 380+ hours of comprehensive role-based training before and after opening. Periodic training addresses client development, legal requirements, marketing, and sales. You'll be supported by a dedicated portfolio leader who is available to answer questions and strategize with you, as well as by a national marketing team.
Spherion owners receive complete back office and technology support for all functions related to their temporary employees. We process employee payroll, including taxes, insurance, and benefits required by law. We invoice the clients, manage collections and application of payments as well as the W-2 process at the end of the year. Our corporate office maintains, supports, and troubleshoots all technology, eliminating the need for technical expertise and investment. Spherion's model allows you to focus on the business, not get lost in the business.
Our franchisees enjoy a full range of sales and marketing tools to help promote their business, including digital marketing, SEO & SEM support; sales collateral; print, radio, billboard, and online advertising; social media content; target account programs; direct mail campaigns; salary data; thought leadership research; and community giveback programs.
You'll enroll in our New Franchisee Launch program, a comprehensive training course that covers all aspects of opening a successful Spherion office. Plus, you'll receive ongoing support from a tenured team of professionals—from accounting, payroll, and technology to operations and marketing.
Competition
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA:
- Estimated temporary staffing market: $410 million
- Annual staffing payroll: $269 million
- Approximately 30 staffing agencies
- Key competitors: Express Employment Professionals, PrideStaff, Quest Staffing, Insight Global, aston Carner, Select Staffing
This market shows strong growth potential with expanding agriculture, manufacturing, and logistics sectors driven by the Port of Hueneme. Competition is moderate, with most agencies focusing on specific industries like agriculture, manufacturing, or construction, leaving room for a future franchisee like you to grow Spherion further. Spherion already has a presence in Oxnard, providing a foundation for expansion opportunities.
Growth & Expansion Opportunity
The Oxnard MSA contributes approximately $44 billion to California's economy, maintaining a 4.4% unemployment rate with thousands of businesses operating across manufacturing, agriculture, and healthcare sectors. The region exemplifies Ventura County's dynamic and diverse economy, with manufacturing and government services each contributing 14% to the county's GDP.
Staffing Industry Analysts predicts 5% growth for the staffing industry in 2025. Thanks to lower inflation and a growing overall US economy, the staffing industry is projected to reach a nationwide market size of $198.3 billion.
The franchise leadership team provides comprehensive support to help owners develop strategic plans balancing existing account management with growth initiatives to expand market presence and achieve business objectives.
Interested in Franchising with Spherion?
Contact our team today about taking over this mature, successful business on California's coast!
Become a Spherion Business Owner.
When you're ready to start your franchising journey with Spherion, text, call, or email Dan to ask how you can become part of our franchise community.

Dan Brunell
Regional Vice President of Franchise Development
Dan’s background as a senior executive in the staffing industry and founder of a top franchise brokerage equips him with more than 30 years of experience helping prospective franchisees succeed.
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*This data is based on 64 franchisees that were open and operating their businesses for at least one full year as of 12/31/24. Of these 64 franchisees, 20 of them (31.3%) surpassed the average annual sales stated above, and 22 of them (34.4%) surpassed the average annual gross profit stated above. Some outlets have earned these amounts. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you’ll earn as much. Please review Item 19 of our April 18, 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) for more information.
**Franchise Business Review survey, December 2024