Chicago, IL · Law Firms
Law Firms in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 5,865 law offices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 46,449 people with $7.2 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
5,865
4th most of 387 US metro areas
46,449
7.9 per business, against 6.9 across all metros
$7.2 billion
$154,988 per employee
86%
of businesses, against 86% across all metros
-1.9%
in the number of businesses (5,981 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for law offices, 4th of 387.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 7.9 employees.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $154,988 per employee a year, against $128,457.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps law firms in Chicago.
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Questions
Law Firms in Chicago
How many law offices are there in Chicago?
5,865 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 46,449 people and paid $7.2 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for law firms growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 5,981 to 5,865 (-1.9%).
What does VERA do for law firms 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.
Law Firms 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 law offices, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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