Richmond, VA · Marketing Agencies

Marketing Agencies in Richmond, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 166 advertising and public relations agencies in the Richmond, VA Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,904 people with $208.5 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

166

43rd most of 373 US metro areas

People employed

1,904

11.5 per business, against 12.2 across all metros

Annual payroll

$208.5 million

$109,507 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

80%

of businesses, against 80% across all metros

Change since 2022

+0.0%

in the number of businesses (166 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Richmond.

  • Richmond ranks 43rd of 373 US metro areas by number of advertising and public relations agencies.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 11.5 employees.
  • Pay runs above the metro average: $109,507 per employee a year, against $95,445.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

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Questions

Marketing Agencies in Richmond

How many advertising and public relations agencies are there in Richmond?

166 in the Richmond, VA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,904 people and paid $208.5 million in annual payroll.

Is the Richmond market for marketing agencies growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 166 to 166 (+0.0%).

What does VERA do for marketing agencies 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.

Marketing Agencies 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 advertising and public relations agencies, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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