Houston, TX · Restaurants
Restaurants in Houston, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 12,942 restaurants and other eating places in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area in 2023, employing 285,514 people with $6.5 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
12,942
5th most of 387 US metro areas
285,514
22.1 per business, against 18.8 across all metros
$6.5 billion
$22,671 per employee
41%
of businesses, against 43% across all metros
+3.4%
in the number of businesses (12,519 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Houston.
- Houston is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for restaurants and other eating places, 5th of 387.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 22.1 employees each, against 18.8 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $22,671 per employee a year, against $24,734.
- The market grew: 423 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Restaurants in Houston
How many restaurants and other eating places are there in Houston?
12,942 in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 285,514 people and paid $6.5 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Houston market for restaurants growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 12,519 to 12,942 (+3.4%).
What does VERA do for restaurants in Houston?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Houston 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 Houston 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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