Restaurant market guides in Delaware.

DE RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

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

Delaware restaurant economy

The 2022 Economic Census reports 1,917 restaurant establishments, $2.6 billion in 2022 restaurant sales, 35,801 restaurant employees statewide.

Restaurant consulting markets in Delaware

1. Wilmington restaurant market Population 71,727
2. Dover restaurant market Population 39,837
3. Newark restaurant market Population 30,330
4. Middletown restaurant market Population 24,661
5. Bear restaurant market Population 22,370
6. Glasgow restaurant market Population 15,546
7. Brookside restaurant market Population 15,115
8. Hockessin restaurant market Population 13,439
9. Smyrna restaurant market Population 13,165
10. Milford restaurant market Population 12,803
11. Pike Creek Valley restaurant market Population 12,431
12. Claymont restaurant market Population 8,786
13. Seaford restaurant market Population 8,485
14. Wilmington Manor restaurant market Population 8,214
15. North Star restaurant market Population 7,834
16. Georgetown restaurant market Population 7,660
17. Millsboro restaurant market Population 7,424
18. Pike Creek restaurant market Population 7,129
19. Edgemoor restaurant market Population 6,349
20. Elsmere restaurant market Population 6,203
21. New Castle restaurant market Population 5,579
22. Clayton restaurant market Population 4,222
23. Rising Sun-Lebanon restaurant market Population 4,163
24. Laurel restaurant market Population 4,152
25. Camden restaurant market Population 4,106
26. Harrington restaurant market Population 3,838
27. Highland Acres restaurant market Population 3,752
28. Greenville restaurant market Population 3,713
29. Milton restaurant market Population 3,567
30. Lewes restaurant market Population 3,505
31. Selbyville restaurant market Population 3,097
32. Dover Base Housing restaurant market Population 2,962
33. Ocean View restaurant market Population 2,851
34. Townsend restaurant market Population 2,832
35. Bridgeville restaurant market Population 2,745
36. Riverview restaurant market Population 2,596
37. Millville restaurant market Population 2,430
38. Delmar restaurant market Population 2,412
39. Kent Acres restaurant market Population 2,388
40. Woodside East restaurant market Population 2,274
41. Long Neck restaurant market Population 2,161
42. Cheswold restaurant market Population 2,143
43. Wyoming restaurant market Population 2,000
44. Delaware City restaurant market Population 1,950
45. Lincoln restaurant market Population 1,873
46. Greenwood restaurant market Population 1,564
47. St. Georges restaurant market Population 1,530
48. Bellefonte restaurant market Population 1,388
49. Dagsboro restaurant market Population 1,376
50. Rehoboth Beach restaurant market Population 1,370

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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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