Chicago, IL · Flooring Contractors
Flooring Contractors in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 630 flooring contractors in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,113 people with $222 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
630
2nd most of 343 US metro areas
3,113
4.9 per business, against 4.9 across all metros
$222 million
$71,319 per employee
92%
of businesses, against 88% across all metros
-1.6%
in the number of businesses (640 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for flooring contractors, 2nd of 343.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 4.9 employees.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $71,319 per employee a year, against $60,962.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps flooring contractors in Chicago.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Square-foot takeoffs with the math shown
Room by room, with waste, underlayment, transitions, and stairs. Every quantity shows the formula behind it.
Quotes customers sign on their phone
Approved quotes go out as a link to accept and sign. You see when it was opened and when it was signed.
Deposits before the order
A material deposit invoice drafted from the accepted quote, with a pay link and reminders until it is paid.
Questions
Flooring Contractors in Chicago
How many flooring contractors are there in Chicago?
630 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,113 people and paid $222 million in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for flooring contractors growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 640 to 630 (-1.6%).
What does VERA do for flooring contractors in Chicago?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Chicago 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.
Flooring Contractors in other markets
Other Chicago 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 flooring contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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