San Antonio, TX · Photographers

Photographers in San Antonio, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 55 portrait photography studios in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area in 2023, employing 200 people with $6.1 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

55

40th most of 322 US metro areas

People employed

200

3.6 per business, against 3.2 across all metros

Annual payroll

$6.1 million

$30,255 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

93%

of businesses, against 94% across all metros

Change since 2022

+12.2%

in the number of businesses (49 in 2022)

What the numbers say about San Antonio.

  • San Antonio ranks 40th of 322 US metro areas by number of portrait photography studios.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 3.6 employees each, against 3.2 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $30,255 per employee a year, against $35,007.
  • The market grew: 6 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps photographers in San Antonio.

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Retainers and balances, collected

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Questions

Photographers in San Antonio

How many portrait photography studios are there in San Antonio?

55 in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 200 people and paid $6.1 million in annual payroll.

Is the San Antonio market for photographers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 49 to 55 (+12.2%).

What does VERA do for photographers in San Antonio?

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

Photographers in other markets

Other San Antonio 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 portrait photography studios, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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