Birmingham, AL · Consultants

Consultants in Birmingham, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 239 management consulting firms in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,547 people with $175.2 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

239

60th most of 386 US metro areas

People employed

1,547

6.5 per business, against 8.2 across all metros

Annual payroll

$175.2 million

$113,257 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

91%

of businesses, against 90% across all metros

Change since 2022

+9.1%

in the number of businesses (219 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Birmingham.

  • Birmingham ranks 60th of 386 US metro areas by number of management consulting firms.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 6.5 employees each, against 8.2 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $113,257 per employee a year, against $125,526.
  • The market grew: 20 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Consultants in Birmingham

How many management consulting firms are there in Birmingham?

239 in the Birmingham, AL Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,547 people and paid $175.2 million in annual payroll.

Is the Birmingham market for consultants growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 219 to 239 (+9.1%).

What does VERA do for consultants in Birmingham?

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

Consultants in other markets

Other Birmingham 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 management consulting firms, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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