Virginia Beach, VA · Caterers

Caterers in Virginia Beach, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 55 caterers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area in 2023, employing 611 people with $13.5 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

55

46th most of 322 US metro areas

People employed

611

11.1 per business, against 11.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$13.5 million

$22,033 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

64%

of businesses, against 69% across all metros

Change since 2022

+14.6%

in the number of businesses (48 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Virginia Beach.

  • Virginia Beach ranks 46th of 322 US metro areas by number of caterers.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 11.1 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $22,033 per employee a year, against $31,170.
  • The market grew: 7 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps caterers in Virginia Beach.

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Questions

Caterers in Virginia Beach

How many caterers are there in Virginia Beach?

55 in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 611 people and paid $13.5 million in annual payroll.

Is the Virginia Beach market for caterers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 48 to 55 (+14.6%).

What does VERA do for caterers in Virginia Beach?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach 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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