Houston, TX · IT Service Providers

IT Service Providers in Houston, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 3,471 computer systems design and IT services firms in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area in 2023, employing 30,363 people with $3.4 billion in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

3,471

10th most of 384 US metro areas

People employed

30,363

8.7 per business, against 13.7 across all metros

Annual payroll

$3.4 billion

$111,896 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

87%

of businesses, against 83% across all metros

Change since 2022

+4.3%

in the number of businesses (3,328 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Houston.

  • Houston is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for computer systems design and IT services firms, 10th of 384.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 8.7 employees each, against 13.7 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $111,896 per employee a year, against $123,766.
  • The market grew: 143 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

IT Service Providers in Houston

How many computer systems design and IT services firms are there in Houston?

3,471 in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 30,363 people and paid $3.4 billion in annual payroll.

Is the Houston market for it service providers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 3,328 to 3,471 (+4.3%).

What does VERA do for it service providers in Houston?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Houston 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.

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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 computer systems design and IT services firms, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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