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Top 25 User research consulting firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 2,282 user research consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 24,176 professional contacts across them, including 8,550 with verified work emails and 9,062 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers user research consulting firms headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 6, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 6, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
2,282Companies
24,176Contacts tracked
8,550Verified emails
9,062Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest user research consulting firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,282 user research consulting firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to user research consulting firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceLivonia, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,0001,155 contacts →

“Welcome to Escalent.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
2Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026501-1,000948 contacts →

“We help companies unlock the power of their products.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
3Partial evidenceIselin, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,000795 contacts →

“Today’s markets demand new research methods.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
4Partial evidencePalo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,000600 contacts →

“Azure Knowledge Corporation, headquartered at Piscataway, NJ, is a globally trusted provider of market research and digital experience solutions.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
5Strong evidenceWilmington, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026501-1,000508 contacts →

“Driven by innovation and value addition approach, Allied Market Research is instrumental in market research and business consulting across various industry verticals since its…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
6Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026501-1,000285 contacts →

“Fieldwork is a qualitative research partner.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
7Partial evidenceIselin, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,000284 contacts →

“Schlesinger Group is a technology-led data company that delivers a broad range of qualitative and quantitative research solutions to connect human answers to business questions as…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
8Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026n/a231 contacts →

“Smarter Insights for Sustainable Brand Growth Navigate your market with confidence.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
9Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200230 contacts →

“Companies rely on us for strategic business-building guidance to optimize brand offerings, identify clear innovations, and develop compelling customer propositions.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
10Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200229 contacts →

“Blackstone Group is a full-service custom marketing research and consulting firm providing clients with actionable insights for over 25 years.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
11Indirect evidenceRaleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026201-500218 contacts →

“At L&E we make connections to create conversations that help our clients make better decisions, allowing us to give back to our communities and grow our connections.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
12Partial evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200208 contacts →

“Blink UX is a product design consulting firm that partners with ambitious companies to turn insight into action-creating breakthrough products and experiences through strategy…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
13Indirect evidenceFairfax, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 20265,001-10,000197 contacts →

“As of April of 2009, Macro International is now part of ICF.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
14Partial evidenceBlue Ash, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200195 contacts →

“For 40 years, MarketVision Research has provided its clients with innovative design, execution and interpretation of marketing research to deliver fresh consumer insights and…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
15Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200179 contacts →

“Quadrant Strategies helps the world’s most prominent companies navigate their most important brand, reputation, and product challenges.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
16Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200177 contacts →

“Our passion is helping leading brands make critical decisions with confidence.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
17Partial evidenceSyracuse, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200173 contacts →

“KS & R is a nationally recognized strategic consultancy and marketing research firm that provides clients with timely, fact-based insights and actionable solutions through…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
18Strong evidenceSilicon Valley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026n/a170 contacts →

“Evidence-Based User Experience (UX) Research, Training, and Consulting: Nielsen Norman Group is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with members in 17 additional locations throughout…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
19Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200154 contacts →

“At C+R Research, a full-service marketing insights agency, we’ve been helping brands grow for over 65 years, delivering great research, deep perspective, and committed client…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
20Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 2026n/a143 contacts →

“Field is a boutique customer experience consultancy that specializes in digital health products.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
21Indirect evidenceDurham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200127 contacts →

“At The Link Group, we make complexity feel simple.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
22Partial evidenceTenafly, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200127 contacts →

“PRC Global Market Research, the Nation's Premiere Network of Market Research Recruitment.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
23Indirect evidenceLeesburg, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200125 contacts →

“Today is the world of being SMART.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
24Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200125 contacts →

“Insights Opinion is an emerging global leader in research outsourcing, offering expert data collection services to large research and consulting firms.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
25Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-200124 contacts →

“Maze empowers researchers to be change makers, turning research into a center of influence and customer insights into enduring competitive advantage.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026

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User research consulting firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 6, 2026
35.4%Verified-email coverage
37.5%Mobile-number coverage
10.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
6.3%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,593
11-50
534
51-200
116
201-500
23
501-1,000
7
1,001-5,000
5
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
2

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How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among user research consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “user research consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names user research consulting firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among user research consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 8,550 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names user research consulting firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many user research consulting firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 2,282 user research consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Escalent, headquartered in Livonia, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most user research consulting firms?

New York leads with 144 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (80) and San Francisco (79).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 8,550 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,282 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 6, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.