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Catering companies by US metro, 2022

The US had 13,046 catering companies with paid staff in 2022, employing 136,136 people at an average of $31,342 a year. 73% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 10.4 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 1,277.

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Catering companies in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
New York1,27719,562$35,29370%1st
Los Angeles7577,603$32,56075%2nd
Miami4533,107$28,74987%3rd
Chicago4395,315$33,93068%4th
Philadelphia3095,122$33,75066%6th
Boston3084,014$44,48266%7th
Washington2763,680$39,03272%8th
Atlanta2743,025$31,31074%9th
Dallas2542,198$35,00676%10th
Houston2472,677$28,29677%11th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs catering companies hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 722320 (Caterers). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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