San Francisco, CA · Photographers
Photographers in San Francisco, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 179 portrait photography studios in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area in 2023, employing 668 people with $26.6 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
179
12th most of 322 US metro areas
668
3.7 per business, against 3.2 across all metros
$26.6 million
$39,840 per employee
94%
of businesses, against 94% across all metros
+10.5%
in the number of businesses (162 in 2022)
What the numbers say about San Francisco.
- San Francisco is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of portrait photography studios, 12th of 322.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 3.7 employees each, against 3.2 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $39,840 per employee a year, against $35,007.
- The market grew: 17 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps photographers in San Francisco.
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Answer every date inquiry
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Quotes clients accept from a link
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Retainers and balances, collected
When a quote is accepted, VERA drafts the retainer invoice with a pay link, then reminds the client about the balance ahead of the date.
Questions
Photographers in San Francisco
How many portrait photography studios are there in San Francisco?
179 in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 668 people and paid $26.6 million in annual payroll.
Is the San Francisco market for photographers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 162 to 179 (+10.5%).
What does VERA do for photographers in San Francisco?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a San Francisco 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 Francisco 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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