Tampa, FL · Caterers

Caterers in Tampa, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 108 caterers in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,314 people with $25.4 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

108

26th most of 322 US metro areas

People employed

1,314

12.2 per business, against 11.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$25.4 million

$19,295 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

76%

of businesses, against 69% across all metros

Change since 2022

+9.1%

in the number of businesses (99 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Tampa.

  • Tampa is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of caterers, 26th of 322.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 12.2 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $19,295 per employee a year, against $31,170.
  • The market grew: 9 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps caterers in Tampa.

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Questions

Caterers in Tampa

How many caterers are there in Tampa?

108 in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,314 people and paid $25.4 million in annual payroll.

Is the Tampa market for caterers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 99 to 108 (+9.1%).

What does VERA do for caterers in Tampa?

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

Caterers in other markets

Other Tampa 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 caterers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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