Anchorage, AK · Restaurants
Restaurants in Anchorage, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 748 restaurants and other eating places in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area in 2023, employing 12,301 people with $357.4 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
748
133rd most of 387 US metro areas
12,301
16.4 per business, against 18.8 across all metros
$357.4 million
$29,050 per employee
51%
of businesses, against 43% across all metros
+1.6%
in the number of businesses (736 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Anchorage.
- Anchorage ranks 133rd of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 16.4 employees.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $29,050 per employee a year, against $24,734.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Restaurants in Anchorage
How many restaurants and other eating places are there in Anchorage?
748 in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 12,301 people and paid $357.4 million in annual payroll.
Is the Anchorage market for restaurants growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 736 to 748 (+1.6%).
What does VERA do for restaurants in Anchorage?
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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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