Restaurant market guides in Michigan.

MI RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

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

Michigan restaurant economy

The 2022 Economic Census reports 1,271 restaurant establishments, $956.0 million in 2022 restaurant sales, 15,156 restaurant employees statewide.

Restaurant consulting markets in Michigan

1. Detroit restaurant market Population 638,530
2. Grand Rapids restaurant market Population 198,535
3. Warren restaurant market Population 137,928
4. Sterling Heights restaurant market Population 133,573
5. Ann Arbor restaurant market Population 122,036
6. Lansing restaurant market Population 113,023
7. Dearborn restaurant market Population 107,423
8. Livonia restaurant market Population 93,851
9. Troy restaurant market Population 87,898
10. Westland restaurant market Population 83,633
11. Farmington Hills restaurant market Population 83,515
12. Flint restaurant market Population 80,175
13. Wyoming restaurant market Population 77,353
14. Rochester Hills restaurant market Population 77,089
15. Southfield restaurant market Population 76,236
16. Kalamazoo restaurant market Population 73,076
17. Novi restaurant market Population 66,717
18. Pontiac restaurant market Population 62,104
19. Taylor restaurant market Population 62,081
20. Dearborn Heights restaurant market Population 61,771
21. St. Clair Shores restaurant market Population 58,140
22. Royal Oak restaurant market Population 57,950
23. Kentwood restaurant market Population 54,296
24. Battle Creek restaurant market Population 52,374
25. Portage restaurant market Population 49,259
26. Roseville restaurant market Population 47,123
27. East Lansing restaurant market Population 45,758
28. Saginaw restaurant market Population 43,536
29. Midland restaurant market Population 42,724
30. Lincoln Park restaurant market Population 39,257
31. Muskegon restaurant market Population 37,226
32. Holland restaurant market Population 34,423
33. Eastpointe restaurant market Population 33,982
34. Bay City restaurant market Population 32,320
35. Jackson restaurant market Population 31,058
36. Burton restaurant market Population 29,500
37. Southgate restaurant market Population 29,366
38. Oak Park restaurant market Population 29,318
39. Forest Hills restaurant market Population 28,695
40. Port Huron restaurant market Population 28,620
41. Madison Heights restaurant market Population 28,419
42. Allen Park restaurant market Population 27,925
43. Hamtramck restaurant market Population 27,743
44. Garden City restaurant market Population 26,739
45. Allendale restaurant market Population 26,679
46. Okemos restaurant market Population 26,396
47. Inkster restaurant market Population 25,428
48. Walker restaurant market Population 25,386
49. Holt restaurant market Population 25,316
50. Auburn Hills restaurant market Population 25,105

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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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