Roanoke, VA · Restaurants

Restaurants in Roanoke, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 557 restaurants and other eating places in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area in 2023, employing 10,702 people with $232.8 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

557

166th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

10,702

19.2 per business, against 18.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$232.8 million

$21,752 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

36%

of businesses, against 43% across all metros

Change since 2022

-1.2%

in the number of businesses (564 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Roanoke.

  • Roanoke ranks 166th of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 19.2 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $21,752 per employee a year, against $24,734.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

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Questions

Restaurants in Roanoke

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

557 in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 10,702 people and paid $232.8 million in annual payroll.

Is the Roanoke market for restaurants growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 564 to 557 (-1.2%).

What does VERA do for restaurants in Roanoke?

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Restaurants in other markets

Other Roanoke 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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