Kansas City, MO · Photographers

Photographers in Kansas City, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 96 portrait photography studios in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area in 2023, employing 245 people with $8.2 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

96

25th most of 322 US metro areas

People employed

245

2.6 per business, against 3.2 across all metros

Annual payroll

$8.2 million

$33,278 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

96%

of businesses, against 94% across all metros

Change since 2022

+11.6%

in the number of businesses (86 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Kansas City.

  • Kansas City is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of portrait photography studios, 25th of 322.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 2.6 employees each, against 3.2 across all metros.
  • The market grew: 10 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps photographers in Kansas City.

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Answer every date inquiry

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Quotes clients accept from a link

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Retainers and balances, collected

When a quote is accepted, VERA drafts the retainer invoice with a pay link, then reminds the client about the balance ahead of the date.

Questions

Photographers in Kansas City

How many portrait photography studios are there in Kansas City?

96 in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 245 people and paid $8.2 million in annual payroll.

Is the Kansas City market for photographers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 86 to 96 (+11.6%).

What does VERA do for photographers in Kansas City?

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

Photographers in other markets

Other Kansas City 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 portrait photography studios, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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