Des Moines, IA · Restaurants
Restaurants in Des Moines, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 1,245 restaurants and other eating places in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area in 2023, employing 24,750 people with $552 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
1,245
84th most of 387 US metro areas
24,750
19.9 per business, against 18.8 across all metros
$552 million
$22,302 per employee
34%
of businesses, against 43% across all metros
+4.4%
in the number of businesses (1,193 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Des Moines.
- Des Moines ranks 84th of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 19.9 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $22,302 per employee a year, against $24,734.
- The market grew: 52 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Restaurants in Des Moines
How many restaurants and other eating places are there in Des Moines?
1,245 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 24,750 people and paid $552 million in annual payroll.
Is the Des Moines market for restaurants growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 1,193 to 1,245 (+4.4%).
What does VERA do for restaurants in Des Moines?
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Restaurants in other markets
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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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