Market rankings · Pennsylvania
Restaurants and cafes in Pennsylvania
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Pennsylvania, ranked by the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 52,828
- 14,806 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 22,254
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 100.2
- 9% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $397K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #14 of 51
- Market score 61 · Upper middle
A site report maps the restaurants and cafes on map listings around any address in Pennsylvania by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Pennsylvania has 52,828 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That is 100.2 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
At $3,973 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Pennsylvania spend about $21B a year on food away from home. Spread across 52,828 restaurants and cafes, that is $397K per restaurant, 7% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
Official counts show 22,254 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Pennsylvania in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 237 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 961 SBA-backed loans worth $433.8M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Pennsylvania.
Among the 50 states and DC, Pennsylvania ranks #14 for restaurants and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the York-Hanover metro area scores highest (85). Of the 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Hemlock Farms area scores highest (94).
Every market in Pennsylvania for restaurants and cafes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Pennsylvania, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York-Hanover, PA | 85 | 1,502 | 82.7 | $488K | +3.6% | #5 of 387 |
| 2Lebanon, PA | 80 | 405 | 71.4 | $541K | +2.2% | #13 of 387 |
| 3Chambersburg, PA | 80 | 485 | 76.4 | $501K | +3.0% | #14 of 387 |
| 4Lancaster, PA | 79 | 1,883 | 88.5 | $467K | +1.9% | #19 of 387 |
| 5Gettysburg, PA | 78 | 355 | 86.9 | $461K | +3.6% | #24 of 387 |
| 6Reading, PA | 77 | 1,484 | 90.9 | $434K | +2.7% | #31 of 387 |
| 7Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 67 | 2,455 | 99.8 | $401K | +4.2% | #82 of 387 |
| 8Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 62 | 3,527 | 103.8 | $396K | +3.0% | #116 of 387 |
| 9Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 60 | 26,413 | 107.0 | $407K | +1.4% | #128 of 387 |
| 10Pittsburgh, PA | 54 | 10,472 | 98.6 | $396K | −1.3% | #161 of 387 |
| 11State College, PA | 47 | 591 | 100.1 | $387K | −0.4% | #209 of 387 |
| 12Williamsport, PA | 46 | 400 | 85.4 | $405K | −1.3% | #213 of 387 |
| 13Johnstown, PA | 43 | 492 | 87.9 | $376K | −3.2% | #237 of 387 |
| 14Erie, PA | 41 | 1,021 | 92.3 | $380K | −1.8% | #248 of 387 |
| 15Altoona, PA | 28 | 480 | 94.9 | $362K | −2.5% | #340 of 387 |
| 16Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 26 | 2,776 | 118.5 | $300K | +1.4% | #350 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 94 | 181 | 74.6 | $534K | +7.2% | #1 of 538 |
| 2Sayre, PA | 72 | 179 | 72.7 | $480K | −0.6% | #64 of 538 |
| 3Pottsville, PA | 71 | 521 | 89.8 | $391K | +1.5% | #77 of 538 |
| 4Sunbury, PA | 67 | 353 | 77.2 | $450K | −1.7% | #102 of 538 |
| 5Lock Haven, PA | 67 | 128 | 83.0 | $409K | +1.3% | #104 of 538 |
| 6Huntingdon, PA | 66 | 122 | 74.7 | $466K | −2.4% | #107 of 538 |
| 7Oil City, PA | 65 | 147 | 68.7 | $480K | −2.0% | #118 of 538 |
| 8Lewistown, PA | 63 | 138 | 74.6 | $444K | 0.0% | #138 of 538 |
| 9Warren, PA | 60 | 119 | 73.8 | $448K | −3.8% | #163 of 538 |
| 10Lewisburg, PA | 56 | 141 | 96.9 | $394K | −0.8% | #199 of 538 |
| 11Somerset, PA | 55 | 261 | 88.9 | $376K | −2.7% | #212 of 538 |
| 12Indiana, PA | 51 | 304 | 93.6 | $355K | −0.3% | #253 of 538 |
| 13DuBois, PA | 50 | 272 | 83.6 | $398K | −2.9% | #258 of 538 |
| 14Meadville, PA | 48 | 296 | 87.5 | $375K | −2.4% | #275 of 538 |
| 15Hermitage, PA | 48 | 420 | 90.3 | $373K | −2.4% | #276 of 538 |
| 16Selinsgrove, PA | 45 | 145 | 99.3 | $356K | −0.2% | #317 of 538 |
| 17Bradford, PA | 43 | 153 | 93.5 | $359K | −3.5% | #342 of 538 |
| 18Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 42 | 274 | 104.0 | $331K | +2.3% | #355 of 538 |
| 19St. Marys, PA | 41 | 137 | 102.8 | $330K | −3.3% | #363 of 538 |
| 20East Stroudsburg, PA | 35 | 827 | 135.1 | $295K | −0.7% | #415 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 83 | 181 | 74.6 | $534K | +7.2% | #95 of 2,405 |
| 2Perry County, PA | 82 | 103 | 56.3 | $685K | +2.1% | #101 of 2,405 |
| 3Chester County, PA | 77 | 1,940 | 94.7 | $549K | +4.2% | #199 of 2,405 |
| 4Lebanon County, PA | 75 | 405 | 71.4 | $541K | +2.2% | #243 of 2,405 |
| 5York County, PA | 75 | 1,502 | 82.7 | $488K | +3.6% | #248 of 2,405 |
| 6Butler County, PA | 74 | 674 | 83.4 | $507K | +3.2% | #269 of 2,405 |
| 7Franklin County, PA | 72 | 485 | 76.4 | $501K | +3.0% | #342 of 2,405 |
| 8Juniata County, PA | 71 | 43 | 47.6 | $741K | −0.3% | #355 of 2,405 |
| 9Fulton County, PA | 70 | 38 | 59.9 | $586K | −0.6% | #393 of 2,405 |
| 10Lancaster County, PA | 68 | 1,883 | 88.5 | $467K | +1.9% | #452 of 2,405 |
| 11Adams County, PA | 67 | 355 | 86.9 | $461K | +3.6% | #487 of 2,405 |
| 12Cumberland County, PA | 67 | 1,021 | 95.9 | $436K | +6.5% | #494 of 2,405 |
| 13Berks County, PA | 66 | 1,484 | 90.9 | $434K | +2.7% | #520 of 2,405 |
| 14Beaver County, PA | 63 | 568 | 78.6 | $472K | −1.1% | #630 of 2,405 |
| 15Washington County, PA | 63 | 780 | 88.1 | $451K | +0.7% | #632 of 2,405 |
| 16Montgomery County, PA | 61 | 3,576 | 106.6 | $461K | +2.4% | #714 of 2,405 |
| 17Bradford County, PA | 60 | 179 | 72.7 | $480K | −0.6% | #750 of 2,405 |
| 18Delaware County, PA | 60 | 2,143 | 98.8 | $442K | +0.8% | #757 of 2,405 |
| 19Bucks County, PA | 59 | 2,528 | 101.4 | $484K | +0.3% | #784 of 2,405 |
| 20Lehigh County, PA | 58 | 1,450 | 100.4 | $403K | +2.7% | #841 of 2,405 |
| 21Montour County, PA | 57 | 67 | 85.2 | $462K | −1.4% | #864 of 2,405 |
| 22Schuylkill County, PA | 57 | 521 | 89.8 | $391K | +1.5% | #886 of 2,405 |
| 23Wyoming County, PA | 56 | 98 | 89.8 | $408K | −0.9% | #925 of 2,405 |
| 24Susquehanna County, PA | 56 | 144 | 92.8 | $392K | −0.3% | #929 of 2,405 |
| 25Venango County, PA | 55 | 147 | 68.7 | $480K | −2.0% | #942 of 2,405 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Huntingdon County, PA | 55 | 122 | 74.7 | $466K | −2.4% | #944 of 2,405 |
| 27Armstrong County, PA | 55 | 215 | 76.7 | $452K | −2.7% | #948 of 2,405 |
| 28Northampton County, PA | 55 | 1,334 | 108.8 | $387K | +3.7% | #978 of 2,405 |
| 29Northumberland County, PA | 54 | 286 | 75.5 | $448K | −1.8% | #996 of 2,405 |
| 30Westmoreland County, PA | 54 | 1,404 | 90.6 | $420K | −1.4% | #1,005 of 2,405 |
| 31Clinton County, PA | 54 | 128 | 83.0 | $409K | +1.3% | #1,010 of 2,405 |
| 32Greene County, PA | 52 | 106 | 74.0 | $476K | −5.5% | #1,081 of 2,405 |
| 33Mifflin County, PA | 52 | 138 | 74.6 | $444K | 0.0% | #1,087 of 2,405 |
| 34Warren County, PA | 50 | 119 | 73.8 | $448K | −3.8% | #1,172 of 2,405 |
| 35Lawrence County, PA | 48 | 300 | 83.1 | $412K | −2.4% | #1,263 of 2,405 |
| 36Carbon County, PA | 48 | 274 | 100.5 | $353K | +1.7% | #1,282 of 2,405 |
| 37Dauphin County, PA | 48 | 1,331 | 109.7 | $352K | +2.3% | #1,285 of 2,405 |
| 38Union County, PA | 46 | 141 | 96.9 | $394K | −0.8% | #1,343 of 2,405 |
| 39Centre County, PA | 46 | 591 | 100.1 | $387K | −0.4% | #1,346 of 2,405 |
| 40Potter County, PA | 45 | 56 | 80.1 | $409K | −3.0% | #1,381 of 2,405 |
| 41Tioga County, PA | 45 | 149 | 89.3 | $385K | −1.3% | #1,395 of 2,405 |
| 42Somerset County, PA | 44 | 261 | 88.9 | $376K | −2.7% | #1,448 of 2,405 |
| 43Lycoming County, PA | 43 | 400 | 85.4 | $405K | −1.3% | #1,483 of 2,405 |
| 44Cambria County, PA | 41 | 492 | 87.9 | $376K | −3.2% | #1,567 of 2,405 |
| 45Clearfield County, PA | 40 | 272 | 83.6 | $398K | −2.9% | #1,598 of 2,405 |
| 46Fayette County, PA | 40 | 475 | 86.1 | $381K | −4.3% | #1,603 of 2,405 |
| 47Erie County, PA | 40 | 1,021 | 92.3 | $380K | −1.8% | #1,604 of 2,405 |
| 48Allegheny County, PA | 40 | 6,056 | 111.0 | $362K | −2.0% | #1,613 of 2,405 |
| 49Indiana County, PA | 40 | 304 | 93.6 | $355K | −0.3% | #1,616 of 2,405 |
| 50Mercer County, PA | 39 | 420 | 90.3 | $373K | −2.4% | #1,640 of 2,405 |
| 51Crawford County, PA | 38 | 296 | 87.5 | $375K | −2.4% | #1,686 of 2,405 |
| 52Bedford County, PA | 38 | 200 | 101.3 | $329K | −0.2% | #1,708 of 2,405 |
| 53Snyder County, PA | 36 | 145 | 99.3 | $356K | −0.2% | #1,773 of 2,405 |
| 54McKean County, PA | 35 | 153 | 93.5 | $359K | −3.5% | #1,817 of 2,405 |
| 55Columbia County, PA | 34 | 274 | 104.0 | $331K | +2.3% | #1,869 of 2,405 |
| 56Wayne County, PA | 34 | 220 | 105.4 | $331K | +1.1% | #1,870 of 2,405 |
| 57Luzerne County, PA | 34 | 1,589 | 117.7 | $300K | +2.1% | #1,884 of 2,405 |
| 58Elk County, PA | 33 | 137 | 102.8 | $330K | −3.3% | #1,909 of 2,405 |
| 59Blair County, PA | 32 | 480 | 94.9 | $362K | −2.5% | #1,936 of 2,405 |
| 60Clarion County, PA | 32 | 150 | 99.7 | $339K | −1.4% | #1,941 of 2,405 |
| 61Jefferson County, PA | 30 | 160 | 87.2 | $376K | −2.8% | #2,009 of 2,405 |
| 62Monroe County, PA | 30 | 827 | 135.1 | $295K | −0.7% | #2,036 of 2,405 |
| 63Lackawanna County, PA | 28 | 1,089 | 123.4 | $290K | +0.5% | #2,105 of 2,405 |
| 64Philadelphia County, PA | 25 | 8,322 | 122.5 | $290K | −1.6% | #2,187 of 2,405 |
| Forest County, PA | Not scored | 25 | 130.2 | $231K | −5.1% | |
| Sullivan County, PA | Not scored | 29 | 113.7 | $316K | +0.6% | |
| Cameron County, PA | Not scored | 22 | 99.3 | $297K | −7.0% |
Markets with fewer than 5 restaurants and cafes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Pennsylvania?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52,828 restaurants and cafes in Pennsylvania. 14,806 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 22,254 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. Official counts list 5,072 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pennsylvania spend on food away from home?
About $21B a year, or $3,973 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52,828 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $397K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,274,853 households in Pennsylvania and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennsylvania compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Pennsylvania has 100.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $397K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Pennsylvania would have about 56,523, against 52,828 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 237 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Pennsylvania has the highest market score for restaurants and cafes?
Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the York-Hanover metro area scores highest, at 85 (high). Among 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Hemlock Farms area scores highest, at 94 (very high). Among 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania, Pike County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Pennsylvania scores 61 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #14 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pennsylvania. It maps the restaurants and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in Pennsylvania
- Sit-down restaurants28,334 listings
- Fast food and sandwich shops5,801 listings
- Pizza5,451 listings
- Coffee shops and cafes4,524 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops5,464 listings
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