Washington, DC · Marketing Agencies
Marketing Agencies in Washington, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 1,356 advertising and public relations agencies in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area in 2023, employing 15,886 people with $2.1 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
1,356
5th most of 373 US metro areas
15,886
11.7 per business, against 12.2 across all metros
$2.1 billion
$132,583 per employee
76%
of businesses, against 80% across all metros
+0.1%
in the number of businesses (1,355 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Washington.
- Washington is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for advertising and public relations agencies, 5th of 373.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 11.7 employees.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $132,583 per employee a year, against $95,445.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Marketing Agencies in Washington
How many advertising and public relations agencies are there in Washington?
1,356 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 15,886 people and paid $2.1 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Washington market for marketing agencies growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 1,355 to 1,356 (+0.1%).
What does VERA do for marketing agencies 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 advertising and public relations agencies, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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