Richmond, VA · Consultants

Consultants in Richmond, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 446 management consulting firms in the Richmond, VA Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,186 people with $345.8 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

446

41st most of 386 US metro areas

People employed

3,186

7.1 per business, against 8.2 across all metros

Annual payroll

$345.8 million

$108,533 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

88%

of businesses, against 90% across all metros

Change since 2022

+9.6%

in the number of businesses (407 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Richmond.

  • Richmond ranks 41st of 386 US metro areas by number of management consulting firms.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 7.1 employees each, against 8.2 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $108,533 per employee a year, against $125,526.
  • The market grew: 39 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Consultants in Richmond

How many management consulting firms are there in Richmond?

446 in the Richmond, VA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,186 people and paid $345.8 million in annual payroll.

Is the Richmond market for consultants growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 407 to 446 (+9.6%).

What does VERA do for consultants in Richmond?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Richmond 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.

Consultants in other markets

Other Richmond 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 management consulting firms, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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