Philadelphia, PA · Caterers
Caterers in Philadelphia, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 312 caterers in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in 2023, employing 4,339 people with $146.2 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
312
7th most of 322 US metro areas
4,339
13.9 per business, against 11.8 across all metros
$146.2 million
$33,695 per employee
64%
of businesses, against 69% across all metros
+1.0%
in the number of businesses (309 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Philadelphia.
- Philadelphia is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for caterers, 7th of 322.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 13.9 employees each, against 11.8 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $33,695 per employee a year, against $31,170.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps caterers in Philadelphia.
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Questions
Caterers in Philadelphia
How many caterers are there in Philadelphia?
312 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 4,339 people and paid $146.2 million in annual payroll.
Is the Philadelphia market for caterers growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 309 to 312 (+1.0%).
What does VERA do for caterers in Philadelphia?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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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