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Sit-down restaurants in the Binghamton, NY metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in the Binghamton, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #204 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
424
90 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
194
−7.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$364.9M
On food away from home · $3,565 a household
Spending per listing
$861K
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.4
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
243,189
−1.3% since 2020

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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

At $3,565 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Binghamton metro area spend about $364.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $861K per restaurant, 30% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 424 sit-down restaurants on map listings in the Binghamton metro area as of September 2026. 90 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 41.4 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Official counts show 194 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in the Binghamton metro area in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 528 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $929K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Binghamton metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Binghamton metro area declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in the Binghamton metro area is 48 (lower middle), #204 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.

How the Binghamton metro area compares

The same measures for New York 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Binghamton, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBinghamton metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.472.561.3
Spending per listing$861K$589K$664K
Households per official establishment528392500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.2%−3.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,565$4,270$4,070
Median household income$64,590$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4821

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
194−7.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,223
Annual payroll, 2023
$75.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
42490 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
550The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$929K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Binghamton 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 Binghamton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
243,189−1.3% since 2020
Households
102,352
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,224 sq. mi.
People per square mile
200
Median household income
$64,590+19.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,420
Median home value
$156,000
Jobs located here
94,944
Daytime population
240,172Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in New York, with the Binghamton metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Syracuse, NY571,34749.7$776K−1.3%#132 of 387
2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY542,12055.3$759K+1.9%#152 of 387
3Rochester, NY522,24850.4$768K−0.7%#166 of 387
4Binghamton, NY4842441.4$861K−1.3%#204 of 387
5Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY422,69053.6$705K−0.8%#257 of 387
6Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY421,78169.9$642K+3.0%#260 of 387
7Elmira, NY3816346.2$753K−3.9%#287 of 387
8Utica-Rome, NY3162952.0$696K−2.0%#336 of 387
9Kingston, NY3150968.5$612K+1.1%#340 of 387
10New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3060,91082.4$559K+0.6%#346 of 387

Other business types in the Binghamton metro area

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Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in the Binghamton, NY metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 424 sit-down restaurants in the Binghamton metro area. 90 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 194 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Binghamton, NY metro area spend on food away from home?

About $364.9M a year, or $3,565 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 424 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $861K 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 102,352 households in the Binghamton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Binghamton, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

The Binghamton metro area has 41.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $861K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, the Binghamton metro area would have about 550, against 424 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 528 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Binghamton, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Binghamton metro area at 243,189 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 102,352 households. Median household income in the Binghamton metro area is $64,590, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.0%, 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 Binghamton metro area scores 48 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #204 of 387 scored metro areas.

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