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Sit-down restaurants in New York County, NY

The sit-down restaurants in New York County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,240 of 2,405 scored counties
#57 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
12,734
1,637 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
4,054
−5.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.8B
On food away from home · $4,825 a household
Spending per listing
$295K
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
163.6
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,664,862
−1.3% since 2020

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What this means

New York County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #2,240 of 2,405 scored counties and #57 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in New York County spend about $3.8B a year on food away from home, or $4,825 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12,734 sit-down restaurants, that is $295K per restaurant, 56% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 12,734 sit-down restaurants on map listings in New York County as of September 2026. Of those, 1,637 are chain locations, or 13%, against 29% across the U.S. That is 163.6 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 61.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 4,054 businesses with payroll in New York County classed as full-service restaurants, down 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 192 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 135 SBA-backed loans worth $95.6M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in New York County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of New York County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How New York County 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 New York County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureNew York CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households163.672.561.3
Spending per listing$295K$589K$664K
Households per official establishment192392500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.1%−3.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,825$4,270$4,070
Median household income$103,931$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2421

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4,271 → 4,054−5.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
105,062
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8B
One-person businesses, 2023
482Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12,7341,637 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5,658The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
135
Amount
$95.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in New York County, 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 New York County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
Households
778,281
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
25%
Vehicles per household
0.3
Land area
23 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71,884
Median household income
$103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$194,106
Median home value
$1,090,500
Jobs located here
2,508,325
Daytime population
3,351,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in New York, with New York County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orleans County, NY693521.6$1.6M−0.5%#390 of 2,405
2Wayne County, NY6714537.8$980K+0.1%#453 of 2,405
3Schoharie County, NY654333.4$1.1M+1.4%#514 of 2,405
4Schenectady County, NY6532849.0$811K+3.0%#536 of 2,405
5Tioga County, NY645627.5$1.4M−1.9%#547 of 2,405
6Wyoming County, NY645231.6$1.1M−1.3%#553 of 2,405
7Oswego County, NY6218238.5$940K+1.0%#648 of 2,405
8Saratoga County, NY6152251.2$889K+2.3%#702 of 2,405
9Putnam County, NY5919655.1$924K+1.4%#771 of 2,405
10Livingston County, NY5710342.1$891K−0.2%#849 of 2,405
57New York County, NY2412,734163.6$295K−1.3%#2,240 of 2,405

Other business types in New York County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in New York County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12,734 sit-down restaurants in New York County. 1,637 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 4,054 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. Official counts list 482 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.8B a year, or $4,825 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12,734 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $295K 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 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.

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

New York County has 163.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $295K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, New York County would have about 5,658, against 12,734 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 192 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is New York County, NY growing?

Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 24 for sit-down restaurants (low), #2,240 of 2,405 scored counties.

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