San Jose, CA · Marketing Agencies

Marketing Agencies in San Jose, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 148 advertising and public relations agencies in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,654 people with $231.7 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

148

45th most of 373 US metro areas

People employed

1,654

11.2 per business, against 12.2 across all metros

Annual payroll

$231.7 million

$140,062 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

77%

of businesses, against 80% across all metros

Change since 2022

+2.1%

in the number of businesses (145 in 2022)

What the numbers say about San Jose.

  • San Jose ranks 45th of 373 US metro areas by number of advertising and public relations agencies.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 11.2 employees.
  • Pay runs above the metro average: $140,062 per employee a year, against $95,445.
  • The market grew: 3 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Marketing Agencies in San Jose

How many advertising and public relations agencies are there in San Jose?

148 in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,654 people and paid $231.7 million in annual payroll.

Is the San Jose market for marketing agencies growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 145 to 148 (+2.1%).

What does VERA do for marketing agencies in San Jose?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a San Jose 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 advertising and public relations agencies, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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