Oklahoma City, OK · Restaurants

Restaurants in Oklahoma City, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 2,756 restaurants and other eating places in the Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area in 2023, employing 58,710 people with $1.2 billion in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

2,756

40th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

58,710

21.3 per business, against 18.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$1.2 billion

$19,992 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

35%

of businesses, against 43% across all metros

Change since 2022

+1.2%

in the number of businesses (2,724 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Oklahoma City.

  • Oklahoma City ranks 40th of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 21.3 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $19,992 per employee a year, against $24,734.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

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Questions

Restaurants in Oklahoma City

How many restaurants and other eating places are there in Oklahoma City?

2,756 in the Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 58,710 people and paid $1.2 billion in annual payroll.

Is the Oklahoma City market for restaurants growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 2,724 to 2,756 (+1.2%).

What does VERA do for restaurants in Oklahoma City?

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Restaurants in other markets

Other Oklahoma City 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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