Phoenix, AZ · Accounting Firms
Accounting Firms in Phoenix, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 2,254 accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area in 2023, employing 15,434 people with $1.1 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
2,254
9th most of 387 US metro areas
15,434
6.8 per business, against 8.6 across all metros
$1.1 billion
$72,209 per employee
88%
of businesses, against 87% across all metros
+2.3%
in the number of businesses (2,204 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Phoenix.
- Phoenix is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices, 9th of 387.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 6.8 employees each, against 8.6 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $72,209 per employee a year, against $83,159.
- The market grew: 50 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Accounting Firms in Phoenix
How many accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices are there in Phoenix?
2,254 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 15,434 people and paid $1.1 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Phoenix market for accounting firms growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 2,204 to 2,254 (+2.3%).
What does VERA do for accounting firms in Phoenix?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Phoenix 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.
Accounting Firms in other markets
Other Phoenix 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 accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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