Columbia, MO · Contractors
Contractors in Columbia, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 173 residential building contractors in the Columbia, MO Metro Area in 2023, employing 701 people with $27.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
173
184th most of 387 US metro areas
701
4.1 per business, against 4.4 across all metros
$27.3 million
$38,884 per employee
91%
of businesses, against 91% across all metros
+1.8%
in the number of businesses (170 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Columbia.
- Columbia ranks 184th of 387 US metro areas by number of residential building contractors.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 4.1 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $38,884 per employee a year, against $73,514.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Contractors in Columbia
How many residential building contractors are there in Columbia?
173 in the Columbia, MO Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 701 people and paid $27.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Columbia market for contractors growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 170 to 173 (+1.8%).
What does VERA do for contractors in Columbia?
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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 residential building contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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