Restaurant market guides in Pennsylvania.

PA RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

Explore Restaurant Revenue Incubator’s operator-focused guides to the 50 largest Pennsylvania markets. Each guide combines official U.S. Census market context with practical cost, sales, technology and retention priorities.

Pennsylvania restaurant economy

Statewide restaurant establishment, sales and employment totals are withheld while geographic coverage, industry classifications and reporting periods are reconciled. Published state and city figures conflict and should not be used as a consistent statewide benchmark. Review the original source tables before using these figures in an operating or expansion plan.

Restaurant consulting markets in Pennsylvania

1. Philadelphia restaurant market Population 1,579,706
2. Pittsburgh restaurant market Population 304,759
3. Allentown restaurant market Population 125,976
4. Reading restaurant market Population 95,242
5. Erie restaurant market Population 93,850
6. Bethlehem restaurant market Population 77,956
7. Scranton restaurant market Population 76,033
8. Lancaster restaurant market Population 57,719
9. Levittown restaurant market Population 50,926
10. Harrisburg restaurant market Population 50,287
11. York restaurant market Population 44,938
12. Wilkes-Barre restaurant market Population 44,423
13. Altoona restaurant market Population 43,196
14. State College restaurant market Population 41,050
15. Norristown restaurant market Population 35,893
16. Chester restaurant market Population 33,619
17. Bethel Park restaurant market Population 32,881
18. Drexel Hill restaurant market Population 30,451
19. Hazleton restaurant market Population 30,111
20. Easton restaurant market Population 29,739
21. Monroeville restaurant market Population 28,295
22. Williamsport restaurant market Population 27,612
23. Plum restaurant market Population 26,723
24. Lebanon restaurant market Population 26,536
25. King of Prussia restaurant market Population 25,857
26. Pottstown restaurant market Population 23,476
27. Chambersburg restaurant market Population 22,319
28. Allison Park restaurant market Population 22,045
29. Carlisle restaurant market Population 21,852
30. New Castle restaurant market Population 21,579
31. Baldwin restaurant market Population 21,057
32. Murrysville restaurant market Population 20,817
33. West Chester restaurant market Population 20,666
34. Phoenixville restaurant market Population 19,452
35. West Mifflin restaurant market Population 19,190
36. Lansdale restaurant market Population 19,011
37. Johnstown restaurant market Population 18,087
38. Colonial Park restaurant market Population 18,032
39. McKeesport restaurant market Population 17,380
40. Fullerton restaurant market Population 16,724
41. Hanover restaurant market Population 16,584
42. Hermitage restaurant market Population 16,041
43. Horsham restaurant market Population 16,005
44. Weigelstown restaurant market Population 15,485
45. Franklin Park restaurant market Population 15,235
46. Whitehall restaurant market Population 14,811
47. Greensburg restaurant market Population 14,741
48. Hershey restaurant market Population 14,242
49. Indiana restaurant market Population 14,212
50. Dunmore restaurant market Population 14,181

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-year table B01003, 2026 Gazetteer Files, and 2022 Economic Census EC2272BASIC (NAICS 7225). Image licensing and attribution appear with each image. Last verified September 22, 2026.

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