Albany, NY · Restaurants

Restaurants in Albany, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 1,826 restaurants and other eating places in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area in 2023, employing 26,836 people with $653.9 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

1,826

55th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

26,836

14.7 per business, against 18.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$653.9 million

$24,365 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

53%

of businesses, against 43% across all metros

Change since 2022

+2.5%

in the number of businesses (1,782 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Albany.

  • Albany ranks 55th of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 14.7 employees each, against 18.8 across all metros.
  • The market grew: 44 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Restaurants in Albany

How many restaurants and other eating places are there in Albany?

1,826 in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 26,836 people and paid $653.9 million in annual payroll.

Is the Albany market for restaurants growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 1,782 to 1,826 (+2.5%).

What does VERA do for restaurants in Albany?

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Restaurants in other markets

Other Albany markets

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is restaurants and other eating places, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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