McAllen, TX · Restaurants
Restaurants in McAllen, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 1,131 restaurants and other eating places in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area in 2023, employing 25,547 people with $495.1 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
1,131
90th most of 387 US metro areas
25,547
22.6 per business, against 18.8 across all metros
$495.1 million
$19,380 per employee
39%
of businesses, against 43% across all metros
+2.2%
in the number of businesses (1,107 in 2022)
What the numbers say about McAllen.
- McAllen ranks 90th of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 22.6 employees each, against 18.8 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $19,380 per employee a year, against $24,734.
- The market grew: 24 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Restaurants in McAllen
How many restaurants and other eating places are there in McAllen?
1,131 in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 25,547 people and paid $495.1 million in annual payroll.
Is the McAllen market for restaurants growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 1,107 to 1,131 (+2.2%).
What does VERA do for restaurants in McAllen?
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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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