Portland, OR · Caterers
Caterers in Portland, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 92 caterers in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,177 people with $39.4 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
92
30th most of 322 US metro areas
1,177
12.8 per business, against 11.8 across all metros
$39.4 million
$33,470 per employee
66%
of businesses, against 69% across all metros
-8.9%
in the number of businesses (101 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Portland.
- Portland is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of caterers, 30th of 322.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 12.8 employees.
- The count fell by 9 businesses since 2022.
How VERA helps caterers in Portland.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Per-person quotes in minutes
Menus, passed items, staff hours, rentals, and delivery priced from your own rates. The client accepts the quote from a link on their phone.
Deposits that hold the date
Set your deposit on the quote. VERA tracks what has been paid, what is processing, and what is still owed on every event.
Tastings on your calendar
A booking page that offers only the tasting times you actually have free. Each booking arrives as a request for you to confirm.
Questions
Caterers in Portland
How many caterers are there in Portland?
92 in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,177 people and paid $39.4 million in annual payroll.
Is the Portland market for caterers growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 101 to 92 (-8.9%).
What does VERA do for caterers 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.
Caterers 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 caterers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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