Washington, DC · Painters
Painters in Washington, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 680 painting and wall covering contractors in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area in 2023, employing 4,851 people with $225 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
680
10th most of 378 US metro areas
4,851
7.1 per business, against 5.4 across all metros
$225 million
$46,372 per employee
89%
of businesses, against 88% across all metros
-0.9%
in the number of businesses (686 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Washington.
- Washington is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for painting and wall covering contractors, 10th of 378.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 7.1 employees each, against 5.4 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $46,372 per employee a year, against $55,918.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps painters in Washington.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Room-by-room estimates
Price walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and cabinets from your own rates. Coats, primer, and patching are their own lines, so the client sees what they are paying for.
Color schedules clients confirm
VERA drafts the color and sheen list for each job and keeps reminding the client until it is confirmed, before you order paint.
A crew calendar that holds
Assign crews to jobs, spot overlaps, and move a start date in one instruction. VERA drafts the client's notice when anything changes.
Questions
Painters in Washington
How many painting and wall covering contractors are there in Washington?
680 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 4,851 people and paid $225 million in annual payroll.
Is the Washington market for painters growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 686 to 680 (-0.9%).
What does VERA do for painters 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.
Painters 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 painting and wall covering contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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