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Food and drink · Small-town market · Pennsylvania

Restaurants and cafes in the Lewisburg, PA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in the Lewisburg, PA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #199 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania

Listings
141
41 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
65
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$55.5M
On food away from home · $3,814 a household
Spending per listing
$394K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
96.9
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,313
−0.8% 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

Households in the Lewisburg area spend about $55.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,814 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 141 restaurants and cafes, that is $394K per restaurant, 6% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 141 restaurants and cafes on map listings in the Lewisburg area as of September 2026. 41 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 96.9 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Lewisburg area was 65 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 224 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Lewisburg area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Lewisburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For restaurants and cafes, the Lewisburg area has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #199 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.

How the Lewisburg area 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 Lewisburg, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLewisburg areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households96.9100.2109.8
Spending per listing$394K$397K$371K
Households per official establishment224237209
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+1.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,814$3,973$4,070
Median household income$76,404$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5661

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
650.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,175
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14141 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
150The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Lewisburg 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 Lewisburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
42,313−0.8% since 2020
Households
14,546
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
316 sq. mi.
People per square mile
134
Median household income
$76,404+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,832
Median home value
$240,100
Jobs located here
16,844
Daytime population
42,387Residents 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 small-town markets in Pennsylvania for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Lewisburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania

Small-town markets in Pennsylvania ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hemlock Farms, PA9418174.6$534K+7.2%#1 of 538
2Sayre, PA7217972.7$480K−0.6%#64 of 538
3Pottsville, PA7152189.8$391K+1.5%#77 of 538
4Sunbury, PA6735377.2$450K−1.7%#102 of 538
5Lock Haven, PA6712883.0$409K+1.3%#104 of 538
6Huntingdon, PA6612274.7$466K−2.4%#107 of 538
7Oil City, PA6514768.7$480K−2.0%#118 of 538
8Lewistown, PA6313874.6$444K0.0%#138 of 538
9Warren, PA6011973.8$448K−3.8%#163 of 538
10Lewisburg, PA5614196.9$394K−0.8%#199 of 538

Other business types in the Lewisburg area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in the Lewisburg, PA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 141 restaurants and cafes in the Lewisburg area. 41 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Lewisburg, PA area spend on food away from home?

About $55.5M a year, or $3,814 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $394K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,546 households in the Lewisburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lewisburg, PA area compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

The Lewisburg area has 96.9 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $394K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, the Lewisburg area would have about 150, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 224 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lewisburg, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the Lewisburg area at 42,313 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,546 households. Median household income in the Lewisburg area is $76,404, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, before inflation.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Lewisburg area scores 56 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #199 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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