Riverside, CA · Caterers
Caterers in Riverside, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 134 caterers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,036 people with $21.5 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
134
19th most of 322 US metro areas
1,036
7.7 per business, against 11.8 across all metros
$21.5 million
$20,709 per employee
77%
of businesses, against 69% across all metros
+15.5%
in the number of businesses (116 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Riverside.
- Riverside is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of caterers, 19th of 322.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 7.7 employees each, against 11.8 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $20,709 per employee a year, against $31,170.
- The market grew: 18 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps caterers in Riverside.
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Questions
Caterers in Riverside
How many caterers are there in Riverside?
134 in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,036 people and paid $21.5 million in annual payroll.
Is the Riverside market for caterers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 116 to 134 (+15.5%).
What does VERA do for caterers in Riverside?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Riverside 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 Riverside 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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