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Sit-down restaurants in the Lewisburg, PA area

The sit-down restaurants in the Lewisburg, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #163 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania

Listings
70
15 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
26
−3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$55.5M
On food away from home · $3,814 a household
Spending per listing
$793K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
48.1
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,313
−0.8% 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 $3,814 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Lewisburg area spend about $55.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $793K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 70 sit-down restaurants on map listings in the Lewisburg area as of September 2026. 15 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 48.1 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in the Lewisburg area was 26 in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 559 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $816K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Lewisburg area.

Population estimates show the Lewisburg area declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Lewisburg area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #163 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.

How the Lewisburg 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Lewisburg, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLewisburg areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households48.153.761.3
Spending per listing$793K$740K$664K
Households per official establishment559559500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.7%−2.3%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,814$3,973$4,070
Median household income$76,404$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6056

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26−3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
510
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7015 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$816K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
42,313−0.8% since 2020
Households
14,546
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
316 sq. mi.
People per square mile
134
Median household income
$76,404+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,832
Median home value
$240,100
Jobs located here
16,844
Daytime population
42,387Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Lewisburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania

Small-town markets in Pennsylvania ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hemlock Farms, PA849840.4$987K+7.2%#11 of 538
2Sayre, PA706928.0$1.2M−0.6%#72 of 538
3Pottsville, PA6425343.6$806K+1.5%#117 of 538
4Lewistown, PA626535.1$943K0.0%#140 of 538
5Oil City, PA617334.1$966K−2.0%#147 of 538
6Sunbury, PA6116736.5$952K−1.7%#148 of 538
7Lewisburg, PA607048.1$793K−0.8%#163 of 538
8Huntingdon, PA596539.8$875K−2.4%#172 of 538
9Warren, PA575634.7$952K−3.8%#191 of 538
10Somerset, PA5411840.2$831K−2.7%#220 of 538

Other business types in the Lewisburg area

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

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in the Lewisburg, PA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 70 sit-down restaurants in the Lewisburg area. 15 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lewisburg, PA area spend on food away from home?

About $55.5M a year, or $3,814 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $793K 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 14,546 households in the Lewisburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lewisburg, PA area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

The Lewisburg area has 48.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $793K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, the Lewisburg area would have about 84, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 559 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lewisburg, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the Lewisburg area at 42,313 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,546 households. Median household income in the Lewisburg area is $76,404, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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 Lewisburg area scores 60 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #163 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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