Topeka, KS · Contractors

Contractors in Topeka, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 87 residential building contractors in the Topeka, KS Metro Area in 2023, employing 324 people with $13.8 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

87

269th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

324

3.7 per business, against 4.4 across all metros

Annual payroll

$13.8 million

$42,627 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

89%

of businesses, against 91% across all metros

Change since 2022

-13.0%

in the number of businesses (100 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Topeka.

  • Topeka ranks 269th of 387 US metro areas by number of residential building contractors.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 3.7 employees each, against 4.4 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $42,627 per employee a year, against $73,514.
  • The count fell by 13 businesses since 2022.

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Questions

Contractors in Topeka

How many residential building contractors are there in Topeka?

87 in the Topeka, KS Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 324 people and paid $13.8 million in annual payroll.

Is the Topeka market for contractors growing?

By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 100 to 87 (-13.0%).

What does VERA do for contractors in Topeka?

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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 residential building contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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