Phoenix, AZ · Photographers
Photographers in Phoenix, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 166 portrait photography studios in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area in 2023, employing 528 people with $17.8 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
166
13th most of 322 US metro areas
528
3.2 per business, against 3.2 across all metros
$17.8 million
$33,784 per employee
93%
of businesses, against 94% across all metros
+12.9%
in the number of businesses (147 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Phoenix.
- Phoenix is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of portrait photography studios, 13th of 322.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 3.2 employees.
- The market grew: 19 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps photographers in Phoenix.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Answer every date inquiry
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Quotes clients accept from a link
Your packages and add-ons become a clear quote the client can open and accept from their phone, and VERA tracks whether it was opened.
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 Phoenix
How many portrait photography studios are there in Phoenix?
166 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 528 people and paid $17.8 million in annual payroll.
Is the Phoenix market for photographers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 147 to 166 (+12.9%).
What does VERA do for photographers 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.
Photographers 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 portrait photography studios, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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