Market rankings · New York

Sit-down restaurants in New York

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

Listings: 55,872; 9,106 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments: 19,661; −3.4% since 2019
Household spending a year: $32.9B; On food away from home
Listings per 10k households: 72.5; 18% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $589K; 11% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #50 of 51; Market score 21 · Low

A site report maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings around any address in New York by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 55,872 sit-down restaurants in New York. 9,106 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 72.5, 18% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

At $4,270 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in New York spend about $32.9B a year on food away from home. That is about $589K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 11% 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 19,661 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in New York in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 392 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, 824 SBA-backed loans worth $360.8M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in New York.

Among the 50 states and DC, New York ranks #50 for sit-down restaurants, with a Groundwork market score of 21 (low). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in New York, the Syracuse metro area scores highest (57). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in New York, the Auburn area scores highest (61).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New York, 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 New York, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Syracuse, NY	57	1,347	49.7	$776K	−1.3%	#132 of 387
2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	54	2,120	55.3	$759K	+1.9%	#152 of 387
3Rochester, NY	52	2,248	50.4	$768K	−0.7%	#166 of 387
4Binghamton, NY	48	424	41.4	$861K	−1.3%	#204 of 387
5Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	42	2,690	53.6	$705K	−0.8%	#257 of 387
6Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	42	1,781	69.9	$642K	+3.0%	#260 of 387
7Elmira, NY	38	163	46.2	$753K	−3.9%	#287 of 387
8Utica-Rome, NY	31	629	52.0	$696K	−2.0%	#336 of 387
9Kingston, NY	31	509	68.5	$612K	+1.1%	#340 of 387
10New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	30	60,910	82.4	$559K	+0.6%	#346 of 387
11Ithaca, NY	29	270	62.4	$628K	−1.4%	#350 of 387
12Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	21	257	54.0	$654K	−3.9%	#374 of 387
13Glens Falls, NY	16	380	69.6	$547K	−1.9%	#382 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New York, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Auburn, NY	61	127	40.3	$888K	−2.3%	#150 of 538
2Seneca Falls, NY	58	54	39.7	$890K	−1.7%	#178 of 538
3Plattsburgh, NY	58	139	41.4	$884K	−2.0%	#179 of 538
4Corning, NY	58	161	41.1	$867K	−1.6%	#180 of 538
5Gloversville, NY	55	89	38.9	$899K	−1.6%	#210 of 538
6Batavia, NY	55	119	47.8	$768K	+0.2%	#214 of 538
7Amsterdam, NY	54	95	48.5	$724K	+1.1%	#222 of 538
8Massena-Ogdensburg, NY	52	162	38.9	$882K	−2.5%	#244 of 538
9Cortland, NY	48	93	48.9	$734K	−1.9%	#285 of 538
10Hudson, NY	47	146	54.8	$761K	−2.1%	#300 of 538
11Monticello, NY	45	212	67.4	$572K	+2.7%	#325 of 538
12Oneonta, NY	41	150	64.7	$559K	+3.8%	#365 of 538
13Olean, NY	29	163	51.1	$643K	−2.1%	#469 of 538
14Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY	24	310	58.1	$568K	−2.6%	#500 of 538

Counties

Counties in New York, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Orleans County, NY	69	35	21.6	$1.6M	−0.5%	#390 of 2,405
2Wayne County, NY	67	145	37.8	$980K	+0.1%	#453 of 2,405
3Schoharie County, NY	65	43	33.4	$1.1M	+1.4%	#514 of 2,405
4Schenectady County, NY	65	328	49.0	$811K	+3.0%	#536 of 2,405
5Tioga County, NY	64	56	27.5	$1.4M	−1.9%	#547 of 2,405
6Wyoming County, NY	64	52	31.6	$1.1M	−1.3%	#553 of 2,405
7Oswego County, NY	62	182	38.5	$940K	+1.0%	#648 of 2,405
8Saratoga County, NY	61	522	51.2	$889K	+2.3%	#702 of 2,405
9Putnam County, NY	59	196	55.1	$924K	+1.4%	#771 of 2,405
10Livingston County, NY	57	103	42.1	$891K	−0.2%	#849 of 2,405
11Rensselaer County, NY	57	323	48.4	$847K	−0.2%	#853 of 2,405
12Washington County, NY	55	103	42.1	$861K	−2.9%	#938 of 2,405
13Cayuga County, NY	52	127	40.3	$888K	−2.3%	#1,070 of 2,405
14Onondaga County, NY	52	1,022	51.7	$757K	−1.9%	#1,089 of 2,405
15Richmond County, NY	52	1,090	63.8	$707K	+1.3%	#1,098 of 2,405
16Clinton County, NY	50	139	41.4	$884K	−2.0%	#1,152 of 2,405
17Steuben County, NY	50	161	41.1	$867K	−1.6%	#1,154 of 2,405
18Seneca County, NY	49	54	39.7	$890K	−1.7%	#1,198 of 2,405
19Lewis County, NY	48	40	36.0	$963K	−0.3%	#1,255 of 2,405
20Fulton County, NY	48	89	38.9	$899K	−1.6%	#1,256 of 2,405
21Monroe County, NY	48	1,683	52.9	$738K	−1.0%	#1,266 of 2,405
22Chenango County, NY	47	69	34.7	$975K	−2.9%	#1,293 of 2,405
23Genesee County, NY	47	119	47.8	$768K	+0.2%	#1,301 of 2,405
24Rockland County, NY	47	808	77.8	$622K	+5.9%	#1,332 of 2,405
25Allegany County, NY	46	72	40.7	$822K	+0.9%	#1,345 of 2,405

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Counties in New York, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Bronx County, NY	46	2,211	41.4	$766K	−3.8%	#1,352 of 2,405
27Westchester County, NY	46	2,750	73.7	$689K	+1.4%	#1,366 of 2,405
28Orange County, NY	46	955	68.9	$643K	+4.2%	#1,375 of 2,405
29St. Lawrence County, NY	45	162	38.9	$882K	−2.5%	#1,392 of 2,405
30Herkimer County, NY	45	110	42.7	$824K	−1.4%	#1,394 of 2,405
31Montgomery County, NY	45	95	48.5	$724K	+1.1%	#1,413 of 2,405
32Erie County, NY	45	2,230	54.4	$700K	−0.6%	#1,418 of 2,405
33Madison County, NY	44	143	54.5	$703K	−1.2%	#1,458 of 2,405
34Suffolk County, NY	44	3,940	79.7	$656K	+1.6%	#1,465 of 2,405
35Broome County, NY	43	368	44.9	$784K	−1.2%	#1,481 of 2,405
36Niagara County, NY	43	460	50.1	$729K	−1.5%	#1,486 of 2,405
37Ontario County, NY	42	282	58.4	$689K	+0.6%	#1,531 of 2,405
38Nassau County, NY	42	3,882	84.7	$655K	+0.6%	#1,544 of 2,405
39Dutchess County, NY	42	826	71.0	$641K	+1.5%	#1,549 of 2,405
40Columbia County, NY	41	146	54.8	$761K	−2.1%	#1,576 of 2,405
41Cortland County, NY	41	93	48.9	$734K	−1.9%	#1,579 of 2,405
42Albany County, NY	41	904	67.1	$617K	+2.2%	#1,597 of 2,405
43Franklin County, NY	40	91	46.6	$741K	−1.6%	#1,615 of 2,405
44Chemung County, NY	39	163	46.2	$753K	−3.9%	#1,665 of 2,405
45Delaware County, NY	38	91	47.4	$743K	+0.2%	#1,714 of 2,405
46Yates County, NY	38	54	56.9	$656K	−0.8%	#1,723 of 2,405
47Sullivan County, NY	38	212	67.4	$572K	+2.7%	#1,735 of 2,405
48Tompkins County, NY	36	270	62.4	$628K	−1.4%	#1,801 of 2,405
49Ulster County, NY	36	509	68.5	$612K	+1.1%	#1,805 of 2,405
50Oneida County, NY	34	519	54.5	$669K	−2.1%	#1,870 of 2,405
51Kings County, NY	34	6,814	67.5	$617K	−2.5%	#1,881 of 2,405
52Queens County, NY	34	5,804	69.0	$608K	−1.1%	#1,885 of 2,405
53Otsego County, NY	34	150	64.7	$559K	+3.8%	#1,892 of 2,405
54Jefferson County, NY	28	257	54.0	$654K	−3.9%	#2,103 of 2,405
55Cattaraugus County, NY	25	163	51.1	$643K	−2.1%	#2,191 of 2,405
56Greene County, NY	24	145	77.6	$503K	−1.1%	#2,228 of 2,405
57New York County, NY	24	12,734	163.6	$295K	−1.3%	#2,240 of 2,405
58Warren County, NY	23	277	91.9	$431K	−0.9%	#2,259 of 2,405
59Chautauqua County, NY	20	310	58.1	$568K	−2.6%	#2,300 of 2,405
60Essex County, NY	20	117	71.6	$521K	−2.2%	#2,304 of 2,405
61Schuyler County, NY	19	48	65.3	$556K	−5.3%	#2,318 of 2,405
Hamilton County, NY	Not scored	26	107.3	$341K	−1.3%

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 New York?

There are 55,872 sit-down restaurants on map listings in New York as of September 2026. 9,106 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 19,661 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. Another 5,172 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $32.9B a year, or $4,270 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55,872 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $589K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,704,486 households in New York and national spending patterns by income.

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

New York has 72.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $589K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, New York would have about 49,573, against 55,872 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 392 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

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

Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in New York, the Syracuse metro area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in New York, the Auburn area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 61 scored counties in New York, Orleans County scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). 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. New York scores 21 for sit-down restaurants (low), #50 of the 50 states and DC.

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