Los Angeles, CA · Caterers
Caterers in Los Angeles, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 761 caterers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area in 2023, employing 9,429 people with $250.8 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
761
2nd most of 322 US metro areas
9,429
12.4 per business, against 11.8 across all metros
$250.8 million
$26,596 per employee
76%
of businesses, against 69% across all metros
+0.5%
in the number of businesses (757 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Los Angeles.
- Los Angeles is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for caterers, 2nd of 322.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 12.4 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $26,596 per employee a year, against $31,170.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Caterers in Los Angeles
How many caterers are there in Los Angeles?
761 in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 9,429 people and paid $250.8 million in annual payroll.
Is the Los Angeles market for caterers growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 757 to 761 (+0.5%).
What does VERA do for caterers in Los Angeles?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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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