Food and drink · Metro area · Pennsylvania
Sit-down restaurants in the Gettysburg, PA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in the Gettysburg, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #17 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 169
- 28 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $163.5M
- On food away from home · $4,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $967K
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.4
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,594
- +3.6% since 2020
See the sit-down restaurants around any address in the Gettysburg metro area
The site report maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Gettysburg metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in the Gettysburg metro area is 78 (high), #17 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for sit-down restaurants.
As of September 2026, map listings count 169 sit-down restaurants in the Gettysburg metro area. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 17%, against 29% across the U.S. That is 41.4 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in the Gettysburg metro area comes to about $163.5M a year: $4,003 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 169 sit-down restaurants, that is $967K per restaurant, 46% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in the Gettysburg metro area was 65 in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 628 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Gettysburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Gettysburg metro area compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Gettysburg metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.4 | 53.7 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $967K | $740K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 628 | 559 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | −2.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,003 | $3,973 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $84,092 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,283
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16928 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 246The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,594+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 40,841
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,363
- Median home value
- $268,500
- Jobs located here
- 31,894
- Daytime population
- 87,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Gettysburg metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the sit-down restaurants on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Gettysburg metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSit-down restaurants across Pennsylvania
Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Gettysburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York-Hanover, PA | 85 | 770 | 42.4 | $952K | +3.6% | #8 of 387 |
| 2Lebanon, PA | 81 | 193 | 34.0 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #12 of 387 |
| 3Gettysburg, PA | 78 | 169 | 41.4 | $967K | +3.6% | #17 of 387 |
| 4Lancaster, PA | 78 | 927 | 43.6 | $950K | +1.9% | #18 of 387 |
| 5Reading, PA | 70 | 772 | 47.3 | $834K | +2.7% | #48 of 387 |
| 6Chambersburg, PA | 69 | 277 | 43.6 | $878K | +3.0% | #55 of 387 |
| 7Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 63 | 1,339 | 54.4 | $735K | +4.2% | #96 of 387 |
| 8Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 55 | 15,176 | 61.5 | $708K | +1.4% | #146 of 387 |
| 9Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 54 | 1,926 | 56.7 | $726K | +3.0% | #156 of 387 |
| 10State College, PA | 52 | 302 | 51.2 | $758K | −0.4% | #167 of 387 |
Other business types in the Gettysburg metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes78
- Sit-down restaurants78
- Fast food and sandwich shops77
- Pizza59
- Coffee shops and cafes74
- Bakeries and dessert shops60
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in the Gettysburg, PA metro area?
The Gettysburg metro area has 169 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Gettysburg, PA metro area spend on food away from home?
About $163.5M a year, or $4,003 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $967K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,841 households in the Gettysburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gettysburg, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
The Gettysburg 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 $967K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, the Gettysburg metro area would have about 246, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 628 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gettysburg, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gettysburg metro area at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in the Gettysburg metro area is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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 Gettysburg metro area scores 78 for sit-down restaurants (high), #17 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Gettysburg metro area. It maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in the Gettysburg metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Gettysburg metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Gettysburg metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.