Phoenix, AZ · Caterers
Caterers in Phoenix, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 137 caterers in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,029 people with $53.1 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
137
17th most of 322 US metro areas
2,029
14.8 per business, against 11.8 across all metros
$53.1 million
$26,193 per employee
61%
of businesses, against 69% across all metros
+1.5%
in the number of businesses (135 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Phoenix.
- Phoenix is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of caterers, 17th of 322.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 14.8 employees each, against 11.8 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $26,193 per employee a year, against $31,170.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Caterers in Phoenix
How many caterers are there in Phoenix?
137 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,029 people and paid $53.1 million in annual payroll.
Is the Phoenix market for caterers growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 135 to 137 (+1.5%).
What does VERA do for caterers 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.
Caterers 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 caterers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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