Austin, TX · Caterers

Caterers in Austin, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 114 caterers in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,032 people with $32.9 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

114

24th most of 322 US metro areas

People employed

1,032

9.1 per business, against 11.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$32.9 million

$31,889 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

74%

of businesses, against 69% across all metros

Change since 2022

+7.5%

in the number of businesses (106 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Austin.

  • Austin is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of caterers, 24th of 322.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 9.1 employees each, against 11.8 across all metros.
  • The market grew: 8 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps caterers in Austin.

The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.

Per-person quotes in minutes

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Deposits that hold the date

Set your deposit on the quote. VERA tracks what has been paid, what is processing, and what is still owed on every event.

Tastings on your calendar

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Questions

Caterers in Austin

How many caterers are there in Austin?

114 in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,032 people and paid $32.9 million in annual payroll.

Is the Austin market for caterers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 106 to 114 (+7.5%).

What does VERA do for caterers in Austin?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Austin business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.

Caterers in other markets

Other Austin markets

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is caterers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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