Baltimore, MD · Caterers

Caterers in Baltimore, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 144 caterers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,229 people with $74.9 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

144

16th most of 322 US metro areas

People employed

2,229

15.5 per business, against 11.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$74.9 million

$33,587 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

59%

of businesses, against 69% across all metros

Change since 2022

+1.4%

in the number of businesses (142 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Baltimore.

  • Baltimore is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of caterers, 16th of 322.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 15.5 employees each, against 11.8 across all metros.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

How VERA helps caterers in Baltimore.

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Questions

Caterers in Baltimore

How many caterers are there in Baltimore?

144 in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,229 people and paid $74.9 million in annual payroll.

Is the Baltimore market for caterers growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 142 to 144 (+1.4%).

What does VERA do for caterers in Baltimore?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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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