Food and drink · Metro area · Nevada
Restaurants and cafes in the Reno, NV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in the Reno, NV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #118 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada
- Listings
- 2,387
- 854 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 1,028
- +12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $936.2M
- On food away from home · $4,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $392K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 106.1
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,734
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,162 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Reno metro area spend about $936.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $392K per restaurant, 6% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
The Reno metro area has 2,387 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 854 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 106.1 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Official counts show 1,028 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Reno metro area in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 219 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 152 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 50 SBA-backed loans worth $29.1M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Reno metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Reno metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Reno metro area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #118 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada.
How the Reno metro area compares
The same measures for Nevada and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Reno metro area | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 106.1 | 130.3 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $392K | $302K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 219 | 194 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.1% | +15.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,162 | $3,930 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $87,485 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,028+12.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 18,230
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $455.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 152Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,387854 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,525The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 50
- Amount
- $29.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Reno metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Reno metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,734+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 224,933
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 8,583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $87,485
- Average household income
- $118,079
- Median home value
- $502,300
- Jobs located here
- 274,907
- Daytime population
- 561,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reno, NV | 62 | 2,387 | 106.1 | $392K | +5.0% | #118 of 387 |
| 2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 33 | 11,972 | 138.8 | $280K | +5.8% | #314 of 387 |
| 3Carson City, NV | 18 | 307 | 129.6 | $287K | −0.2% | #376 of 387 |
Other business types in the Reno metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes62
- Sit-down restaurants67
- Fast food and sandwich shops65
- Pizza69
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops66
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in the Reno, NV metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,387 restaurants and cafes in the Reno metro area. 854 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 1,028 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. Official counts list 152 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Reno, NV metro area spend on food away from home?
About $936.2M a year, or $4,162 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,387 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $392K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,933 households in the Reno metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Reno, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
The Reno metro area has 106.1 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $392K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, the Reno metro area would have about 2,525, against 2,387 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 219 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Reno, NV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Reno metro area at 578,734 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,933 households. Median household income in the Reno metro area is $87,485, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Reno metro area scores 62 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #118 of 387 scored metro areas.
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