Food and drink · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Sit-down restaurants in the Indiana, PA area
The sit-down restaurants in the Indiana, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #256 of 538 scored small-town markets
#12 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 163
- 44 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $108M
- On food away from home · $3,325 a household
- Spending per listing
- $663K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.2
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,878
- −0.3% since 2020
See the sit-down restaurants around any address in the Indiana area
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 163 sit-down restaurants in the Indiana area. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 50.2 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in the Indiana area comes to about $108M a year: $3,325 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $663K per restaurant, in line with 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 Indiana area was 43 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 756 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $341K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Indiana area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Indiana area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For sit-down restaurants, the Indiana area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #256 of 538 scored small-town markets and #12 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.
How the Indiana 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 | Indiana area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.2 | 53.7 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $663K | $740K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 756 | 559 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −2.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,325 | $3,973 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,208 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 430.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 961
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16344 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $341K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Indiana 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 Indiana area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,878−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 32,487
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $60,208+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,985
- Median home value
- $152,800
- Jobs located here
- 28,392
- Daytime population
- 79,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Indiana area?
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Indiana area marked.
Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 84 | 98 | 40.4 | $987K | +7.2% | #11 of 538 |
| 2Sayre, PA | 70 | 69 | 28.0 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #72 of 538 |
| 3Pottsville, PA | 64 | 253 | 43.6 | $806K | +1.5% | #117 of 538 |
| 4Lewistown, PA | 62 | 65 | 35.1 | $943K | 0.0% | #140 of 538 |
| 5Oil City, PA | 61 | 73 | 34.1 | $966K | −2.0% | #147 of 538 |
| 6Sunbury, PA | 61 | 167 | 36.5 | $952K | −1.7% | #148 of 538 |
| 7Lewisburg, PA | 60 | 70 | 48.1 | $793K | −0.8% | #163 of 538 |
| 8Huntingdon, PA | 59 | 65 | 39.8 | $875K | −2.4% | #172 of 538 |
| 9Warren, PA | 57 | 56 | 34.7 | $952K | −3.8% | #191 of 538 |
| 10Somerset, PA | 54 | 118 | 40.2 | $831K | −2.7% | #220 of 538 |
| 12Indiana, PA | 51 | 163 | 50.2 | $663K | −0.3% | #256 of 538 |
Other business types in the Indiana area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants51
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza33
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
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 Indiana, PA area?
The Indiana area has 163 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Indiana, PA area spend on food away from home?
About $108M a year, or $3,325 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 163 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $663K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,487 households in the Indiana area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Indiana, PA area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
The Indiana area has 50.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $663K, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 756 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Indiana, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Indiana area at 82,878 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,487 households. The median household income in the Indiana area is $60,208 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Indiana area scores 51 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #256 of 538 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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