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Sit-down restaurants in Nevada

Markets across Nevada ranked by the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
8,820
2,632 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
2,368
+10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.7B
On food away from home
Listings per 10k households
73.3
20% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$536K
19% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#40 of 51
Market score 39 · Lower middle

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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 8,820 sit-down restaurants in Nevada. 2,632 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 73.3 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Nevada comes to about $4.7B a year: $3,930 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8,820 sit-down restaurants, that is $536K per restaurant, 19% below the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 2,368 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Nevada in 2023, up 10.7% 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, 152 SBA-backed loans worth $95.5M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Nevada.

Among the 50 states and DC, Nevada ranks #40 for sit-down restaurants, with a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Reno metro area scores highest (67). Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nevada, the Pahrump area scores highest (76).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Nevada, 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

Metro areas reaching Nevada, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Reno, NV671,21654.1$770K+5.0%#68 of 387
2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV376,96280.7$482K+5.8%#294 of 387
3Carson City, NV1815967.1$555K−0.2%#377 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Nevada, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pahrump, NV7610145.5$755K+10.3%#38 of 538
2Fallon, NV744244.1$857K+1.1%#49 of 538
3Elko, NV6811355.8$709K+2.1%#89 of 538
4Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA5812758.4$738K+0.9%#185 of 538
5Winnemucca, NV404260.8$620K0.0%#376 of 538

Counties

Counties in Nevada, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lyon County, NV858234.5$1.1M+9.5%#63 of 2,405
2Nye County, NV6810145.5$755K+10.3%#441 of 2,405
3Churchill County, NV624244.1$857K+1.1%#663 of 2,405
4Washoe County, NV601,11956.1$748K+4.4%#755 of 2,405
5Elko County, NV5911056.0$709K+2.1%#788 of 2,405
6Douglas County, NV5312257.2$752K+1.2%#1,041 of 2,405
7Clark County, NV416,96280.7$482K+5.8%#1,606 of 2,405
8Humboldt County, NV334260.8$620K0.0%#1,921 of 2,405
9Carson City, NV2715967.1$555K−0.2%#2,153 of 2,405
White Pine County, NVNot scored3192.3$374K−4.5%
Pershing County, NVNot scored740.3$851K−3.2%
Lander County, NVNot scored1151.7$760K+2.6%
Mineral County, NVNot scored949.2$640K−3.2%
Lincoln County, NVNot scored423.3$1.6M−2.6%
Storey County, NVNot scored1579.3$542K+3.7%
Eureka County, NVNot scored348.2$701K+0.8%
Esmeralda County, NVNot scored119.9$1.6M−0.8%

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 Nevada?

There are 8,820 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Nevada as of September 2026. 2,632 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 2,368 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. Official counts list 460 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Nevada spend on food away from home?

About $4.7B a year, or $3,930 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8,820 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $536K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,202,593 households in Nevada and national spending patterns by income.

How does Nevada compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Nevada has 73.3 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $536K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Nevada would have about 7,122, against 8,820 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 rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Nevada has the highest market score for sit-down restaurants?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Reno metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nevada, the Pahrump area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 9 scored counties in Nevada, Lyon County scores highest, at 85 (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. Nevada scores 39 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #40 of the 50 states and DC.

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