Market rankings · Alaska
Sit-down restaurants in Alaska
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,554
- 312 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 533
- −7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.4
- 6% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $752K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #17 of 51
- Market score 57 · Upper middle
A site report maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Alaska has 1,554 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 312 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 57.4 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Alaska spend about $1.2B a year on food away from home, or $4,320 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $752K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
Official counts show 533 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Alaska in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 508 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $17.8M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Alaska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #17 for sit-down restaurants, with a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (67). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest (53).
Every market in Alaska for sit-down restaurants
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 67 | 813 | 54.8 | $823K | +1.9% | #65 of 387 |
| 2Fairbanks-College, AK | 44 | 219 | 60.2 | $701K | −1.4% | #236 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juneau, AK | 53 | 85 | 64.6 | $698K | −1.8% | #236 of 538 |
| 2Ketchikan, AK | 29 | 52 | 90.7 | $464K | −2.6% | #471 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 84 | 156 | 39.1 | $1.1M | +10.4% | #75 of 2,405 |
| 2Bethel Census Area, AK | 73 | 9 | 18.6 | $2.1M | −1.5% | #288 of 2,405 |
| 3North Slope Borough, AK | 62 | 10 | 43.8 | $1M | −3.8% | #646 of 2,405 |
| 4Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 53 | 20 | 43.1 | $939K | −5.0% | #1,019 of 2,405 |
| 5Anchorage Municipality, AK | 50 | 657 | 60.5 | $759K | −1.3% | #1,163 of 2,405 |
| 6Juneau City and Borough, AK | 47 | 85 | 64.6 | $698K | −1.8% | #1,316 of 2,405 |
| 7Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 45 | 219 | 60.2 | $701K | −1.4% | #1,417 of 2,405 |
| 8Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 42 | 165 | 67.7 | $591K | +5.1% | #1,561 of 2,405 |
| 9Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 27 | 52 | 90.7 | $464K | −2.6% | #2,159 of 2,405 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 5 | 17.8 | $2.2M | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 29 | 84.3 | $512K | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 6 | 32.9 | $1.2M | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 12 | 48.1 | $755K | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 16 | 55.9 | $762K | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 9 | 37.2 | $916K | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 8 | 83.7 | $618K | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 4 | 17.4 | $1.8M | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 7.1 | $5.4M | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 9.6 | $3.5M | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 9 | 65.6 | $567K | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 12 | 99.4 | $385K | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 8 | 86.6 | $392K | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 6 | 61.5 | $570K | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 7 | 77.7 | $504K | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 23 | 407.1 | $100K | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 14 | 311.1 | $133K | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 10 | 343.6 | $126K | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 48.5 | $802K | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 sit-down restaurants on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Alaska?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,554 sit-down restaurants in Alaska. 312 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 533 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. Official counts list 82 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alaska spend on food away from home?
About $1.2B a year, or $4,320 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,554 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $752K per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Alaska has 57.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $752K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Alaska would have about 1,761, against 1,554 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 508 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for sit-down restaurants?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest, at 53 (upper middle). Among 9 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 84 (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. Alaska scores 57 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #17 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 Alaska. It maps the sit-down restaurants 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 Alaska
- Restaurants and cafes3,172 listings
- Fast food and sandwich shops292 listings
- Pizza203 listings
- Coffee shops and cafes620 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops223 listings
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