Providence, RI · Accounting Firms
Accounting Firms in Providence, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 647 accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area in 2023, employing 4,157 people with $302.9 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
647
40th most of 387 US metro areas
4,157
6.4 per business, against 8.6 across all metros
$302.9 million
$72,865 per employee
85%
of businesses, against 87% across all metros
-1.7%
in the number of businesses (658 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Providence.
- Providence ranks 40th of 387 US metro areas by number of accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 6.4 employees each, against 8.6 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $72,865 per employee a year, against $83,159.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Accounting Firms in Providence
How many accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices are there in Providence?
647 in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 4,157 people and paid $302.9 million in annual payroll.
Is the Providence market for accounting firms growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 658 to 647 (-1.7%).
What does VERA do for accounting firms in Providence?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Providence 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.
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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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