Portland, ME · Painters
Painters in Portland, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 140 painting and wall covering contractors in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area in 2023, employing 489 people with $22.6 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
140
54th most of 378 US metro areas
489
3.5 per business, against 5.4 across all metros
$22.6 million
$46,262 per employee
91%
of businesses, against 88% across all metros
-1.4%
in the number of businesses (142 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Portland.
- Portland ranks 54th of 378 US metro areas by number of painting and wall covering contractors.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 3.5 employees each, against 5.4 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $46,262 per employee a year, against $55,918.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps painters in Portland.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Room-by-room estimates
Price walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and cabinets from your own rates. Coats, primer, and patching are their own lines, so the client sees what they are paying for.
Color schedules clients confirm
VERA drafts the color and sheen list for each job and keeps reminding the client until it is confirmed, before you order paint.
A crew calendar that holds
Assign crews to jobs, spot overlaps, and move a start date in one instruction. VERA drafts the client's notice when anything changes.
Questions
Painters in Portland
How many painting and wall covering contractors are there in Portland?
140 in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 489 people and paid $22.6 million in annual payroll.
Is the Portland market for painters growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 142 to 140 (-1.4%).
What does VERA do for painters in Portland?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Portland 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.
Painters in other markets
Other Portland 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 painting and wall covering contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
See what VERA can do for your business.
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