Food and drink · Metro area · Nevada
Sit-down restaurants in the Carson City, NV metro area
The sit-down restaurants in the Carson City, NV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #377 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada
- Listings
- 159
- 55 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- −2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88.3M
- On food away from home · $3,725 a household
- Spending per listing
- $555K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 67.1
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Carson City metro area scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #377 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 159 sit-down restaurants in the Carson City metro area. Of those, 55 are chain locations, or 35%, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 67.1 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in the Carson City metro area spend about $88.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,725 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 159 sit-down restaurants, that is $555K per restaurant, 16% 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 66 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in the Carson City metro area in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 359 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Carson City metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Carson City metro area declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Carson City metro area compares
The same measures for Nevada and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the sit-down restaurants 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 | Carson City metro area | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 67.1 | 73.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $555K | $536K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 359 | 508 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.9% | +10.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,725 | $3,930 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66−2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,220
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15955 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 133The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Carson City metro 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 Carson City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nevada market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Nevada for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Nevada, with the Carson City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reno, NV | 67 | 1,216 | 54.1 | $770K | +5.0% | #68 of 387 |
| 2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 37 | 6,962 | 80.7 | $482K | +5.8% | #294 of 387 |
| 3Carson City, NV | 18 | 159 | 67.1 | $555K | −0.2% | #377 of 387 |
Other business types in the Carson City metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes18
- Sit-down restaurants18
- Fast food and sandwich shops26
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes28
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in the Carson City, NV metro area?
The Carson City metro area has 159 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 55 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Carson City, NV metro area spend on food away from home?
About $88.3M a year, or $3,725 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 159 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $555K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,692 households in the Carson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Carson City, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
The Carson City metro area has 67.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $555K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, the Carson City metro area would have about 133, against 159 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 359 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Carson City, NV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Carson City metro area at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in the Carson City metro area is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Carson City metro area scores 18 for sit-down restaurants (low), #377 of 387 scored metro areas.
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