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Restaurants and cafes in Cameron County, PA

The restaurants and cafes in Cameron County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
22
4 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.5M
On food away from home · $2,953 a household
Spending per listing
$297K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
99.3
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,211
−7.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 restaurants and cafes in Cameron County. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 99.3, 10% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Households in Cameron County spend about $6.5M a year on food away from home, or $2,953 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $297K per restaurant, 20% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Cameron County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 185 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Cameron County declined 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Cameron County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Cameron County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCameron CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households99.3100.2109.8
Spending per listing$297K$397K$371K
Households per official establishment185237209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,953$3,973$4,070
Median household income$50,573$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 12
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$949K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
224 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Cameron County, 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 Cameron County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,211−7.0% since 2020
Households
2,216
Median age
52.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$50,573
Average household income
$64,008
Median home value
$88,900
Jobs located here
1,492
Daytime population
4,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Cameron County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA8318174.6$534K+7.2%#95 of 2,405
2Perry County, PA8210356.3$685K+2.1%#101 of 2,405
3Chester County, PA771,94094.7$549K+4.2%#199 of 2,405
4Lebanon County, PA7540571.4$541K+2.2%#243 of 2,405
5York County, PA751,50282.7$488K+3.6%#248 of 2,405
6Butler County, PA7467483.4$507K+3.2%#269 of 2,405
7Franklin County, PA7248576.4$501K+3.0%#342 of 2,405
8Juniata County, PA714347.6$741K−0.3%#355 of 2,405
9Fulton County, PA703859.9$586K−0.6%#393 of 2,405
10Lancaster County, PA681,88388.5$467K+1.9%#452 of 2,405
Cameron County, PANot scored2299.3$297K−7.0%

Other business types in Cameron County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Cameron County, PA?

There are 22 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Cameron County as of September 2026. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023.

How much do households in Cameron County, PA spend on food away from home?

About $6.5M a year, or $2,953 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $297K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,216 households in Cameron County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cameron County, PA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Cameron County has 99.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $297K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Cameron County would have about 18, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 185 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Cameron County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Cameron County at 4,211 people in 2025, down 7.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,216 households. The median household income in Cameron County is $50,573 a year, 37% below 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for restaurants and cafes · All 56 business types in Cameron County

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