Washington, DC · Accounting Firms
Accounting Firms in Washington, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 2,491 accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area in 2023, employing 30,880 people with $3.6 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
2,491
8th most of 387 US metro areas
30,880
12.4 per business, against 8.6 across all metros
$3.6 billion
$115,682 per employee
85%
of businesses, against 87% across all metros
-0.2%
in the number of businesses (2,497 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Washington.
- Washington is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices, 8th of 387.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 12.4 employees each, against 8.6 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $115,682 per employee a year, against $83,159.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Accounting Firms in Washington
How many accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices are there in Washington?
2,491 in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 30,880 people and paid $3.6 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Washington market for accounting firms growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 2,497 to 2,491 (-0.2%).
What does VERA do for accounting firms in Washington?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Washington 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 accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping offices, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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