Columbia, MO · Restaurants
Restaurants in Columbia, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 385 restaurants and other eating places in the Columbia, MO Metro Area in 2023, employing 8,960 people with $174.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
385
214th most of 387 US metro areas
8,960
23.3 per business, against 18.8 across all metros
$174.3 million
$19,451 per employee
31%
of businesses, against 43% across all metros
+0.0%
in the number of businesses (385 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Columbia.
- Columbia ranks 214th of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 23.3 employees each, against 18.8 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $19,451 per employee a year, against $24,734.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Restaurants in Columbia
How many restaurants and other eating places are there in Columbia?
385 in the Columbia, MO Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 8,960 people and paid $174.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Columbia market for restaurants growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 385 to 385 (+0.0%).
What does VERA do for restaurants in Columbia?
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Restaurants in other markets
Other Columbia 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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