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Sit-down restaurants in Snyder County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,794 of 2,405 scored counties
#55 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
75
33 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
32
−8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.6M
On food away from home · $3,535 a household
Spending per listing
$688K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
51.4
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,655
−0.2% 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

Households in Snyder County spend about $51.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,535 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $688K per restaurant, 4% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 75 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Snyder County as of September 2026. 33 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 51.4, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Snyder County classed as full-service restaurants, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 456 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $60K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Snyder County.

Population estimates put the population change in Snyder County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For sit-down restaurants, Snyder County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,794 of 2,405 scored counties and #55 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Snyder 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Snyder County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureSnyder CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households51.453.761.3
Spending per listing$688K$740K$664K
Households per official establishment456559500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.6%−2.3%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,535$3,973$4,070
Median household income$66,876$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3656

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 32−8.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
743
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7533 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$60K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Snyder 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 Snyder County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,655−0.2% since 2020
Households
14,600
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$66,876+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,472
Median home value
$215,300
Jobs located here
15,607
Daytime population
38,522Residents 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 counties in Pennsylvania for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Snyder County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Perry County, PA795228.4$1.4M+2.1%#137 of 2,405
2Lebanon County, PA7919334.0$1.1M+2.2%#146 of 2,405
3York County, PA7977042.4$952K+3.6%#151 of 2,405
4Butler County, PA7734442.6$993K+3.2%#197 of 2,405
5Pike County, PA759840.4$987K+7.2%#244 of 2,405
6Chester County, PA741,07452.4$991K+4.2%#272 of 2,405
7Adams County, PA7316941.4$967K+3.6%#302 of 2,405
8Lancaster County, PA7292743.6$950K+1.9%#322 of 2,405
9Fulton County, PA701930.0$1.2M−0.6%#361 of 2,405
10Cumberland County, PA6855952.5$797K+6.5%#438 of 2,405
55Snyder County, PA367551.4$688K−0.2%#1,794 of 2,405

Other business types in Snyder County

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

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Snyder County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 75 sit-down restaurants in Snyder County. 33 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Snyder County, PA spend on food away from home?

About $51.6M a year, or $3,535 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $688K 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 14,600 households in Snyder County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Snyder County has 51.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $688K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Snyder County would have about 78, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 456 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Snyder County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Snyder County at 39,655 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,600 households. Median household income in Snyder County is $66,876, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Snyder County scores 36 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,794 of 2,405 scored counties.

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