Washington, DC · Consultants

Consultants in Washington, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 4,757 management consulting firms in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area in 2023, employing 106,073 people with $13.2 billion in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

4,757

4th most of 386 US metro areas

People employed

106,073

22.3 per business, against 8.2 across all metros

Annual payroll

$13.2 billion

$124,881 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

77%

of businesses, against 90% across all metros

Change since 2022

+6.0%

in the number of businesses (4,487 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Washington.

  • Washington is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for management consulting firms, 4th of 386.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 22.3 employees each, against 8.2 across all metros.
  • The market grew: 270 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Consultants in Washington

How many management consulting firms are there in Washington?

4,757 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 106,073 people and paid $13.2 billion in annual payroll.

Is the Washington market for consultants growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 4,487 to 4,757 (+6.0%).

What does VERA do for consultants 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.

Consultants in other markets

Other Washington 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 management consulting firms, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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