Seattle, WA · Photographers
Photographers in Seattle, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 153 portrait photography studios in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in 2023, employing 318 people with $14.4 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
153
14th most of 322 US metro areas
318
2.1 per business, against 3.2 across all metros
$14.4 million
$45,409 per employee
96%
of businesses, against 94% across all metros
+1.3%
in the number of businesses (151 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Seattle.
- Seattle is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of portrait photography studios, 14th of 322.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 2.1 employees each, against 3.2 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $45,409 per employee a year, against $35,007.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps photographers in Seattle.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
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 Seattle
How many portrait photography studios are there in Seattle?
153 in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 318 people and paid $14.4 million in annual payroll.
Is the Seattle market for photographers growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 151 to 153 (+1.3%).
What does VERA do for photographers in Seattle?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Seattle 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 Seattle 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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