Des Moines, IA · Consultants

Consultants in Des Moines, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 213 management consulting firms in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,815 people with $238.9 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

213

67th most of 386 US metro areas

People employed

1,815

8.5 per business, against 8.2 across all metros

Annual payroll

$238.9 million

$131,637 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

92%

of businesses, against 90% across all metros

Change since 2022

+15.1%

in the number of businesses (185 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Des Moines.

  • Des Moines ranks 67th of 386 US metro areas by number of management consulting firms.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 8.5 employees.
  • The market grew: 28 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Consultants in Des Moines

How many management consulting firms are there in Des Moines?

213 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,815 people and paid $238.9 million in annual payroll.

Is the Des Moines market for consultants growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 185 to 213 (+15.1%).

What does VERA do for consultants in Des Moines?

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Consultants in other markets

Other Des Moines 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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