Jackson, MS · Restaurants
Restaurants in Jackson, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 1,098 restaurants and other eating places in the Jackson, MS Metro Area in 2023, employing 22,361 people with $411.2 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
1,098
94th most of 387 US metro areas
22,361
20.4 per business, against 18.8 across all metros
$411.2 million
$18,388 per employee
40%
of businesses, against 43% across all metros
+1.9%
in the number of businesses (1,077 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Jackson.
- Jackson ranks 94th of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 20.4 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $18,388 per employee a year, against $24,734.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Restaurants in Jackson
How many restaurants and other eating places are there in Jackson?
1,098 in the Jackson, MS Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 22,361 people and paid $411.2 million in annual payroll.
Is the Jackson market for restaurants growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 1,077 to 1,098 (+1.9%).
What does VERA do for restaurants in Jackson?
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Restaurants in other markets
Other Jackson 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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