Hartford, CT · Restaurants

Restaurants in Hartford, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 2,368 restaurants and other eating places in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area in 2023, employing 37,572 people with $940 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

2,368

43rd most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

37,572

15.9 per business, against 18.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$940 million

$25,018 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

52%

of businesses, against 43% across all metros

Change since 2022

+1.3%

in the number of businesses (2,337 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Hartford.

  • Hartford ranks 43rd of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 15.9 employees each, against 18.8 across all metros.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

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Questions

Restaurants in Hartford

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

2,368 in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 37,572 people and paid $940 million in annual payroll.

Is the Hartford market for restaurants growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 2,337 to 2,368 (+1.3%).

What does VERA do for restaurants in Hartford?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Hartford business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.

Restaurants in other markets

Other Hartford 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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