Denver, CO · Caterers
Caterers in Denver, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 127 caterers in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,710 people with $66.1 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
127
21st most of 322 US metro areas
1,710
13.5 per business, against 11.8 across all metros
$66.1 million
$38,626 per employee
70%
of businesses, against 69% across all metros
-0.8%
in the number of businesses (128 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Denver.
- Denver is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of caterers, 21st of 322.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 13.5 employees.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $38,626 per employee a year, against $31,170.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps caterers in Denver.
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Questions
Caterers in Denver
How many caterers are there in Denver?
127 in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,710 people and paid $66.1 million in annual payroll.
Is the Denver market for caterers growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 128 to 127 (-0.8%).
What does VERA do for caterers in Denver?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Denver 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 Denver 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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