Jacksonville, FL · Painters

Painters in Jacksonville, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 376 painting and wall covering contractors in the Jacksonville, FL Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,262 people with $49 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

376

21st most of 378 US metro areas

People employed

1,262

3.4 per business, against 5.4 across all metros

Annual payroll

$49 million

$38,864 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

94%

of businesses, against 88% across all metros

Change since 2022

+7.1%

in the number of businesses (351 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Jacksonville.

  • Jacksonville is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of painting and wall covering contractors, 21st of 378.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 3.4 employees each, against 5.4 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $38,864 per employee a year, against $55,918.
  • The market grew: 25 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps painters in Jacksonville.

The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.

Room-by-room estimates

Price walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and cabinets from your own rates. Coats, primer, and patching are their own lines, so the client sees what they are paying for.

Color schedules clients confirm

VERA drafts the color and sheen list for each job and keeps reminding the client until it is confirmed, before you order paint.

A crew calendar that holds

Assign crews to jobs, spot overlaps, and move a start date in one instruction. VERA drafts the client's notice when anything changes.

Questions

Painters in Jacksonville

How many painting and wall covering contractors are there in Jacksonville?

376 in the Jacksonville, FL Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,262 people and paid $49 million in annual payroll.

Is the Jacksonville market for painters growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 351 to 376 (+7.1%).

What does VERA do for painters in Jacksonville?

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

Painters in other markets

Other Jacksonville 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 painting and wall covering contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

See what VERA can do for your business.

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