Virginia Beach, VA · Photographers
Photographers in Virginia Beach, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 54 portrait photography studios in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area in 2023, employing 175 people with $4.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
54
42nd most of 322 US metro areas
175
3.2 per business, against 3.2 across all metros
$4.3 million
$24,663 per employee
94%
of businesses, against 94% across all metros
-12.9%
in the number of businesses (62 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Virginia Beach.
- Virginia Beach ranks 42nd of 322 US metro areas by number of portrait photography studios.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 3.2 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $24,663 per employee a year, against $35,007.
- The count fell by 8 businesses since 2022.
How VERA helps photographers in Virginia Beach.
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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 Virginia Beach
How many portrait photography studios are there in Virginia Beach?
54 in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 175 people and paid $4.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Virginia Beach market for photographers growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 62 to 54 (-12.9%).
What does VERA do for photographers 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.
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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 portrait photography studios, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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