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Sit-down restaurants in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #41 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 971
- 310 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 418
- +8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $922.4M
- On food away from home · $3,879 a household
- Spending per listing
- $950K
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 608,012
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 971 sit-down restaurants in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area. Of those, 310 are chain locations, or 32%, against 29% across the U.S. That is 40.8 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area comes to about $922.4M a year: $3,879 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $950K per restaurant, 43% 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.
Official counts show 418 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 569 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 35 SBA-backed loans worth $16.9M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area is 71 (upper middle), #41 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.8 | 54.7 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $950K | $823K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 569 | 456 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.0% | +3.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,879 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $77,488 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 418+8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,820
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $247.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 971310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,390The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 35
- Amount
- $16.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Spokane-Spokane Valley 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 608,012+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 237,769
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $77,488+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,458
- Median home value
- $405,300
- Jobs located here
- 253,696
- Daytime population
- 597,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 79 | 496 | 41.7 | $1M | +2.8% | #16 of 387 |
| 2Longview-Kelso, WA | 72 | 172 | 39.1 | $965K | +3.5% | #36 of 387 |
| 3Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 71 | 495 | 45.6 | $1M | +2.7% | #40 of 387 |
| 4Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 71 | 971 | 40.8 | $950K | +3.5% | #41 of 387 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 69 | 105 | 39.2 | $939K | +1.5% | #53 of 387 |
| 5Kennewick-Richland, WA | 69 | 590 | 54.7 | $763K | +6.5% | #58 of 387 |
| 6Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 63 | 9,916 | 61.6 | $800K | +3.3% | #92 of 387 |
| 7Bellingham, WA | 56 | 494 | 52.5 | $766K | +3.9% | #138 of 387 |
| 8Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 45 | 313 | 59.8 | $695K | +2.4% | #229 of 387 |
| 9Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 44 | 291 | 61.3 | $663K | +5.0% | #237 of 387 |
Other business types in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants71
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza73
- Coffee shops and cafes28
- Bakeries and dessert shops58
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area?
The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has 971 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 310 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 418 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area spend on food away from home?
About $922.4M a year, or $3,879 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 971 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $950K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 237,769 households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has 40.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $950K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area would have about 1,390, against 971 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 569 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area at 608,012 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 237,769 households. The median household income in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area is $77,488 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.4% 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area scores 71 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #41 of 387 scored metro areas.
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