Salt Lake City, UT · Restaurants
Restaurants in Salt Lake City, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 2,262 restaurants and other eating places in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area in 2023, employing 44,980 people with $1 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
2,262
46th most of 387 US metro areas
44,980
19.9 per business, against 18.8 across all metros
$1 billion
$22,611 per employee
35%
of businesses, against 43% across all metros
+4.4%
in the number of businesses (2,167 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Salt Lake City.
- Salt Lake City ranks 46th of 387 US metro areas by number of restaurants and other eating places.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 19.9 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $22,611 per employee a year, against $24,734.
- The market grew: 95 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Restaurants in Salt Lake City
How many restaurants and other eating places are there in Salt Lake City?
2,262 in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 44,980 people and paid $1 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Salt Lake City market for restaurants growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 2,167 to 2,262 (+4.4%).
What does VERA do for restaurants in Salt Lake City?
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Restaurants in other markets
Other Salt Lake 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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