Boston, MA · Caterers
Caterers in Boston, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 320 caterers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area in 2023, employing 4,856 people with $213.7 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
320
6th most of 322 US metro areas
4,856
15.2 per business, against 11.8 across all metros
$213.7 million
$44,006 per employee
63%
of businesses, against 69% across all metros
+3.9%
in the number of businesses (308 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Boston.
- Boston is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for caterers, 6th of 322.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 15.2 employees each, against 11.8 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $44,006 per employee a year, against $31,170.
- The market grew: 12 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps caterers in Boston.
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Questions
Caterers in Boston
How many caterers are there in Boston?
320 in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 4,856 people and paid $213.7 million in annual payroll.
Is the Boston market for caterers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 308 to 320 (+3.9%).
What does VERA do for caterers in Boston?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Boston 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 Boston 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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