Food and drink · County · Pennsylvania
Restaurants and cafes in Philadelphia County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Philadelphia County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,187 of 2,405 scored counties
#64 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 8,322
- 1,734 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 3,155
- +0.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.4B
- On food away from home · $3,558 a household
- Spending per listing
- $290K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 122.5
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,281
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Philadelphia County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #2,187 of 2,405 scored counties and #64 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Philadelphia County comes to about $2.4B a year: $3,558 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $290K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 8,322 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Philadelphia County as of September 2026. Of those, 1,734 are chain locations, or 21%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 122.5, 12% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Philadelphia County was 3,155 in 2023, up 0.1% from 2019. That is one for every 215 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 132 SBA-backed loans worth $65.1M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Philadelphia County. Population estimates put the population change in Philadelphia County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Philadelphia 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.
| Measure | Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 122.5 | 100.2 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $290K | $397K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 215 | 237 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.1% | +1.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,558 | $3,973 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,953 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3,153 → 3,155+0.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 41,959
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,202Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8,3221,734 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6,519The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 132
- Amount
- $65.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,281−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 679,428
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 134 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11,759
- Median household income
- $61,953+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,219
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 745,931
- Daytime population
- 1,658,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| 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 |
| 64Philadelphia County, PA | 25 | 8,322 | 122.5 | $290K | −1.6% | #2,187 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Philadelphia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes25
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza30
- Coffee shops and cafes29
- Bakeries and dessert shops29
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Philadelphia County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8,322 restaurants and cafes in Philadelphia County. 1,734 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 3,155 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 0.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,202 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Philadelphia County, PA spend on food away from home?
About $2.4B a year, or $3,558 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8,322 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $290K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 679,428 households in Philadelphia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Philadelphia County, PA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Philadelphia County has 122.5 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $290K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Philadelphia County would have about 6,519, against 8,322 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 215 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Philadelphia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Philadelphia County at 1,574,281 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,428 households. Median household income in Philadelphia County is $61,953, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. 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. Philadelphia County scores 25 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #2,187 of 2,405 scored counties.
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