Cincinnati, OH · Caterers
Caterers in Cincinnati, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 87 caterers in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,169 people with $28 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
87
31st most of 322 US metro areas
1,169
13.4 per business, against 11.8 across all metros
$28 million
$23,914 per employee
57%
of businesses, against 69% across all metros
+14.5%
in the number of businesses (76 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Cincinnati.
- Cincinnati is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of caterers, 31st of 322.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 13.4 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $23,914 per employee a year, against $31,170.
- The market grew: 11 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps caterers in Cincinnati.
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Questions
Caterers in Cincinnati
How many caterers are there in Cincinnati?
87 in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,169 people and paid $28 million in annual payroll.
Is the Cincinnati market for caterers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 76 to 87 (+14.5%).
What does VERA do for caterers in Cincinnati?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati 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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