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Sit-down restaurants in Northampton County, PA
The sit-down restaurants in Northampton County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,046 of 2,405 scored counties
#29 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 720
- 137 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 279
- +5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $516.8M
- On food away from home · $4,214 a household
- Spending per listing
- $718K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.7
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,411
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Northampton County comes to about $516.8M a year: $4,214 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 720 sit-down restaurants, that is $718K per restaurant, 8% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
Northampton County has 720 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 137 are chain locations, or 19%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 58.7, 4% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts show 279 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Northampton County in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 440 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $9.7M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Northampton County.
Population estimates show Northampton County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Northampton County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,046 of 2,405 scored counties and #29 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Northampton County 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 | Northampton County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.7 | 53.7 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $718K | $740K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 440 | 559 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.3% | −2.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,214 | $3,973 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,184 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 265 → 279+5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,708
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $108.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 720137 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 779The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $9.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Northampton 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 Northampton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,411+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 122,624
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 862
- Median household income
- $89,184+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,853
- Median home value
- $308,600
- Jobs located here
- 123,291
- Daytime population
- 291,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Northampton County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Perry County, PA | 79 | 52 | 28.4 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #137 of 2,405 |
| 2Lebanon County, PA | 79 | 193 | 34.0 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #146 of 2,405 |
| 3York County, PA | 79 | 770 | 42.4 | $952K | +3.6% | #151 of 2,405 |
| 4Butler County, PA | 77 | 344 | 42.6 | $993K | +3.2% | #197 of 2,405 |
| 5Pike County, PA | 75 | 98 | 40.4 | $987K | +7.2% | #244 of 2,405 |
| 6Chester County, PA | 74 | 1,074 | 52.4 | $991K | +4.2% | #272 of 2,405 |
| 7Adams County, PA | 73 | 169 | 41.4 | $967K | +3.6% | #302 of 2,405 |
| 8Lancaster County, PA | 72 | 927 | 43.6 | $950K | +1.9% | #322 of 2,405 |
| 9Fulton County, PA | 70 | 19 | 30.0 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #361 of 2,405 |
| 10Cumberland County, PA | 68 | 559 | 52.5 | $797K | +6.5% | #438 of 2,405 |
| 29Northampton County, PA | 53 | 720 | 58.7 | $718K | +3.7% | #1,046 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Northampton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops73
- Pizza60
- Coffee shops and cafes65
- Bakeries and dessert shops47
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Northampton County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 720 sit-down restaurants in Northampton County. 137 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 279 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Northampton County, PA spend on food away from home?
About $516.8M a year, or $4,214 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 720 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $718K 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 122,624 households in Northampton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Northampton County, PA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Northampton County has 58.7 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $718K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Northampton County would have about 779, against 720 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 440 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Northampton County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Northampton County at 324,411 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,624 households. Median household income in Northampton County is $89,184, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. 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. Northampton County scores 53 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #1,046 of 2,405 scored counties.
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