Chicago, IL · Florists
Florists in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 314 florists in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,448 people with $40.1 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
314
3rd most of 365 US metro areas
1,448
4.6 per business, against 5.0 across all metros
$40.1 million
$27,661 per employee
87%
of businesses, against 84% across all metros
-3.1%
in the number of businesses (324 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for florists, 3rd of 365.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 4.6 employees.
- The count fell by 10 businesses since 2022.
How VERA helps florists in Chicago.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Proposals from your own rates
Wedding and event pieces priced line by line. The couple accepts the proposal from a link on their phone.
Retainers and balances, tracked
Set a retainer on the proposal, and VERA follows the balance through to the invoice due before the date.
Consultations on your calendar
A booking page that offers only the consultation times you are free. Each booking arrives as a request for you to confirm.
Questions
Florists in Chicago
How many florists are there in Chicago?
314 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,448 people and paid $40.1 million in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for florists growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 324 to 314 (-3.1%).
What does VERA do for florists 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.
Florists 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 florists, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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