Salem, OR · Contractors
Contractors in Salem, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 610 residential building contractors in the Salem, OR Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,201 people with $107.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
610
63rd most of 387 US metro areas
2,201
3.6 per business, against 4.4 across all metros
$107.3 million
$48,740 per employee
92%
of businesses, against 91% across all metros
+6.5%
in the number of businesses (573 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Salem.
- Salem ranks 63rd of 387 US metro areas by number of residential building contractors.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 3.6 employees each, against 4.4 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $48,740 per employee a year, against $73,514.
- The market grew: 37 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Contractors in Salem
How many residential building contractors are there in Salem?
610 in the Salem, OR Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,201 people and paid $107.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Salem market for contractors growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 573 to 610 (+6.5%).
What does VERA do for contractors in Salem?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Salem 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 residential building contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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