Columbia, SC · Consultants
Consultants in Columbia, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 167 management consulting firms in the Columbia, SC Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,135 people with $72.8 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
167
85th most of 386 US metro areas
1,135
6.8 per business, against 8.2 across all metros
$72.8 million
$64,101 per employee
92%
of businesses, against 90% across all metros
+11.3%
in the number of businesses (150 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Columbia.
- Columbia ranks 85th of 386 US metro areas by number of management consulting firms.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 6.8 employees each, against 8.2 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $64,101 per employee a year, against $125,526.
- The market grew: 17 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Consultants in Columbia
How many management consulting firms are there in Columbia?
167 in the Columbia, SC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,135 people and paid $72.8 million in annual payroll.
Is the Columbia market for consultants growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 150 to 167 (+11.3%).
What does VERA do for consultants in Columbia?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Columbia 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.
Consultants in other markets
Other Columbia 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 management consulting firms, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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