How many
How many restaurants are in Grand Rapids?
Census County Business Patterns 2023 for the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area: restaurants with paid employees, per 10,000 residents against Michigan and the US, the change since five years ago, and the ZIPs near the center with the most.
+59 since 2018 (+9%; 661 then). That is 6.1 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).
- The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area
- 6.1 per 10,000
- Michigan
- 0.0 per 10,000 (7)
- United States
- 0.0 per 10,000 (248)
What this count includes
The Census counts restaurants under NAICS 722511, full-service restaurants, where customers order and are served at a table and pay after eating. Fast food, cafeterias and takeout counters are counted as limited-service and left out here.
Other metro areas in Michigan
| Metro area | Restaurants | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 3,191 | 7.3 |
| Lansing-East Lansing | 286 | 6.0 |
| Flint | 225 | 5.6 |
| Ann Arbor | 293 | 7.8 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage | 198 | 7.5 |
3 more for members.
From a count to a location
- The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in Grand Rapids measured from its center: households and income, jobs within reach and the named restaurants already there. Each ZIP above links to its check.
- The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a restaurant there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
Have an address in mind?
Check the address freeNo account. The restaurant check reads public records at the address itself.
Sources and dates
U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.