Grand Rapids, MI · Restaurants
Restaurants in Grand Rapids, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 1,765 restaurants and other eating places in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area in 2023, employing 37,755 people with $810.8 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
1,765
58th most of 387 US metro areas
37,755
21.4 per business, against 18.8 across all metros
$810.8 million
$21,476 per employee
35%
of businesses, against 43% across all metros
+3.7%
in the number of businesses (1,702 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Grand Rapids.
- Grand Rapids ranks 58th of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 21.4 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $21,476 per employee a year, against $24,734.
- The market grew: 63 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Restaurants in Grand Rapids
How many restaurants and other eating places are there in Grand Rapids?
1,765 in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 37,755 people and paid $810.8 million in annual payroll.
Is the Grand Rapids market for restaurants growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 1,702 to 1,765 (+3.7%).
What does VERA do for restaurants in Grand Rapids?
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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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