How many restaurants, plumbers, gyms and other businesses are in the US, by state
By Ryan Doyle, co-founder of Sales.co. Published October 30, 2026.
The US had 618,476 restaurants and other eating places (counted by location, with paid employees) in 2023, plus 111,207 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (one Census category, so HVAC firms are in it), 41,556 fitness and recreational sports centers and 25,519 roofing contractors, per the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns. Pick an industry and state below to see that count next to the Sales.co contacts on file with an email address. For small business owners and marketers sizing a market.
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618,476 establishments with paid employees in the US: restaurants and other eating places (Census, NAICS 7225, 2023).
Restaurants on file at Sales.co with an email address: 54,435, across 46 states (counted September 3, 2026).
Contacts on file per 100 Census establishments: 9. US median across the 29 industries here: 22.
The restaurants email list is sold whole: $295 one time for all 54,435 contacts nationwide, $0.005 a contact. Free 25-row sample (CSV).
Cite this: Sales.co, "How many businesses are in the US, by state", https://sales.co/how-many-businesses, Census County Business Patterns 2023 and Sales.co list counts of September 3, 2026.
What this page adds: the Census count of each kind of business sits next to the number Sales.co can put in a CSV for you, state by state, so you can see how much of a market a list reaches before you buy it. Across the 29 industries with both numbers, the median is 22 contacts on file per 100 Census establishments.
Every industry, US totals
| Industry | Census establishments, 2023 | Census code (NAICS 2017) | Sales.co contacts on file | Per 100 establishments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 618,476 | 7225 Restaurants and other eating places | 54,435 | 9 |
| General Contractors | 254,630 | 236 Construction of buildings This code covers all building construction, including home builders, remodelers and commercial building contractors. The specialty trades (roofing, plumbing, electrical) have their own codes. | 40,849 | 16 |
| Churches | 186,801 | 813110 Religious organizations This code covers all religious organizations, including synagogues, mosques and temples, so it is wider than a church list. | 33,298 | 18 |
| Trucking Companies | 170,286 | 484 Truck transportation | not published | |
| Auto Repair Shops | 169,572 | 8111 Automotive repair and maintenance This code also covers car washes, and tire shops may be classed as retail, so it does not line up exactly with an auto repair list. | 10,688 | 6 |
| Realtors | 163,894 | 531210 Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 52,468 | 32 |
| Accountants | 137,069 | 5412 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services This code also covers tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll firms, so it is wider than an accountant list. | 22,932 | 17 |
| Dentists | 135,665 | 621210 Offices of dentists | 44,420 | 33 |
| Insurance Agents | 133,728 | 524210 Insurance agencies and brokerages | 32,019 | 24 |
| Landscapers | 117,969 | 561730 Landscaping services | 26,006 | 22 |
| HVAC Contractors | 111,207 | 238220 Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors This code puts plumbers and HVAC contractors in one category, so the plumber list and the HVAC list are each compared with the same Census count. | 35,374 | 32 |
| Plumbers | 111,207 | 238220 Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors This code puts plumbers and HVAC contractors in one category, so the plumber list and the HVAC list are each compared with the same Census count. | 23,832 | 21 |
| Hair Salons | 84,176 | 812112 Beauty salons This code is beauty salons; barber shops have a separate code. | 39,163 | 47 |
| Electricians | 83,342 | 238210 Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors | 12,310 | 15 |
| Preschools and Day Care Centers | 82,162 | 624410 Child care services | 5,692 | 7 |
| Cleaning Companies | 67,799 | 561720 Janitorial services This code is janitorial services. Carpet, air-duct and pressure-washing firms have other codes, so the cleaning list is wider than it. | 6,234 | 9 |
| Property Managers | 60,818 | 531311 Residential property managers | 6,931 | 11 |
| Hotels | 55,895 | 721110 Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels | 6,133 | 11 |
| Physical Therapists | 52,058 | 621340 Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists and audiologists | not published | |
| Car Dealerships | 47,057 | 4411 Automobile dealers | 8,618 | 18 |
| Gyms | 41,556 | 713940 Fitness and recreational sports centers This code also covers sports clubs and recreation centers, and martial arts schools are mostly classed elsewhere, so it is wider than a gym list and does not line up with it exactly. | 6,291 | 15 |
| Chiropractors | 39,913 | 621310 Offices of chiropractors | 14,977 | 38 |
| Marketing Agencies | 38,864 | 5418 Advertising, public relations and related services This code covers advertising agencies, public relations firms, media buying, outdoor advertising and direct mail, so it is wider than a marketing agency list. | 6,049 | 16 |
| Veterinarians | 34,296 | 541940 Veterinary services | not published | |
| Roofers | 25,519 | 238160 Roofing contractors | 24,758 | 97 |
| Financial Advisors | 23,359 | 523930 Investment advice Financial advisors who work inside brokerages, banks or insurance firms may be counted under those firms' codes instead. | 21,133 | 90 |
| Architects | 22,805 | 541310 Architectural services | 9,521 | 42 |
| Optometrists | 22,501 | 621320 Offices of optometrists | 8,349 | 37 |
| Interior Designers | 16,797 | 541410 Interior design services | 12,080 | 72 |
| Pest Control Companies | 16,535 | 561710 Exterminating and pest control services | 7,060 | 43 |
| Mortgage Brokers | 9,792 | 522310 Mortgage and nonmortgage loan brokers | not published | |
| Moving Companies | 9,436 | 484210 Used household and office goods moving | 8,424 | 89 |
| Travel Agents | 9,308 | 561510 Travel agencies | 7,939 | 85 |
| Medical Spas | no matching code | 15,694 | ||
| Schools | no matching code | 13,525 | ||
| Massage Therapists and Day Spas | no matching code | 12,990 | ||
| Doctors | no matching code | The nearest Census code, offices of physicians (NAICS 621111), leaves out the medical centers, urgent care clinics and physician assistants this list includes. | 12,580 | |
| Nonprofits | no matching code | 7,723 | ||
| Tattoo Studios | no matching code | 6,387 | ||
| Dance Studios | no matching code | 5,964 | ||
| Pool Contractors | no matching code | 5,556 |
Census: establishments with paid employees, all legal forms, sum of the 50 state and DC rows. Sales.co: contacts with an email address on file, counted September 3, 2026; lists with fewer than 5,000 records on file publish no count. "No matching code": the Census has no industry code close enough to the list.
How many restaurants are in each state
The state with the most restaurants is California (79,696). Pick another industry in the lookup above for its state counts.
| State | Census restaurants, 2023 | Sales.co contacts on file |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 8,126 | 653 |
| Alaska | 1,383 | 204 |
| Arizona | 11,974 | 1,883 |
| Arkansas | 5,075 | 212 |
| California | 79,696 | 11,398 |
| Colorado | 11,631 | 1,462 |
| Connecticut | 7,560 | 20 |
| Delaware | 1,980 | 6 |
| District of Columbia | 2,110 | 925 |
| Florida | 39,216 | 4,414 |
| Georgia | 20,048 | 1,246 |
| Hawaii | 3,205 | 521 |
| Idaho | 3,328 | 291 |
| Illinois | 23,334 | 1,243 |
| Indiana | 11,578 | 504 |
| Iowa | 5,367 | 328 |
| Kansas | 5,128 | 337 |
| Kentucky | 6,987 | 447 |
| Louisiana | 8,018 | 838 |
| Maine | 3,025 | 1 |
| Maryland | 10,438 | 657 |
| Massachusetts | 14,609 | 962 |
| Michigan | 16,941 | 811 |
| Minnesota | 8,869 | 742 |
| Mississippi | 4,982 | 16 |
| Missouri | 10,657 | 1,005 |
| Montana | 2,297 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 3,488 | 405 |
| Nevada | 6,211 | 996 |
| New Hampshire | 2,989 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 18,701 | 718 |
| New Mexico | 3,500 | 362 |
| New York | 44,870 | 3,546 |
| North Carolina | 19,414 | 1,709 |
| North Dakota | 1,343 | 0 |
| Ohio | 20,682 | 1,697 |
| Oklahoma | 6,882 | 702 |
| Oregon | 9,348 | 966 |
| Pennsylvania | 22,254 | 1,466 |
| Rhode Island | 2,561 | 11 |
| South Carolina | 9,731 | 477 |
| South Dakota | 1,577 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 12,351 | 1,020 |
| Texas | 53,191 | 5,511 |
| Utah | 5,499 | 460 |
| Vermont | 1,206 | 2 |
| Virginia | 15,936 | 1,124 |
| Washington | 15,030 | 1,242 |
| West Virginia | 2,809 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 10,230 | 885 |
| Wyoming | 1,111 | 0 |
Limits of these numbers
The two counts measure different things. The Census counts establishments, meaning locations with a payroll: a chain with 40 sites counts 40 times, and a one-person shop with no employees is not counted at all. Sales.co counts businesses with a public listing and an email address on file, sorted into a list by their business category. The ratio of the two is a rough guide to how much of a market a list reaches and cannot be read as a coverage rate: a list can fall short of the Census count because many locations publish no email, and a ratio near 100 (roofers are at 97) does not mean every roofer is covered, because the two counts do not define a business the same way.
Each Census code is the closest one available, and it can differ from the list. Plumbers and HVAC contractors share one code, gyms share theirs with sports clubs and recreation centers, general contractors map to all building construction, and marketing agencies map to a code that also holds public relations firms and direct mail. The table marks each code that is wider than its list. The doctors list has no Census count because physician offices leave out the medical centers and urgent care clinics the list includes. The Census figures are for 2023; the Sales.co counts are of September 3, 2026 and are a floor, since lists are filled to order from more sources.
What to do with this
Use the Census count to size the market and the Sales.co count to size the part you can email. If a state you sell in has a low count per 100 establishments, plan on mail or calls for the rest. Before you pay for any list, open its sample and check the columns (the B2B email list providers compared page lists what to ask any seller). All 37 lists counted here are on the email lists page at $295 each.
Method
- Census: the 2023 County Business Patterns state file (cbp23st.txt, 2025-05-29), column est for all legal forms of organization, one row per state and NAICS 2017 code. The US figure is the sum of the 50 states and DC. Downloaded October 30, 2026.
- Industry match: each Sales.co list was matched to the narrowest Census code that covers it (the table shows the code). Lists with no close code (medical spas, tattoo studios, schools, doctors and others) show no Census count. Where a code is wider than its list, the table says so.
- Sales.co: contacts with an email address in the list's business categories, per state, from Sales.co's business database, counted September 3, 2026. Lists below 5,000 records on file publish no count, as on the list pages.
- Per 100 establishments: Sales.co contacts divided by Census establishments, times 100, rounded. Median across the 29 industries with both numbers: 22.
- Refresh: this page is regenerated from both data files by scripts/render-business-counts.js; the freshness line is written from them.
Where to go next
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Sources
- US Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns, state file: www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/cbp23st.zip, downloaded October 30, 2026.
- US Census Bureau, About County Business Patterns (counts cover establishments with paid employees), read October 30, 2026.
- Sales.co list counts: the email list pages, counted September 3, 2026; price $295 per list from sales.co/email-lists, read October 30, 2026.
FAQ
How many restaurants are in the US?
618,476 restaurant and other eating-place establishments with paid staff in 2023, per the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (NAICS 7225). The most are in California (79,696), Texas (53,191), New York (44,870). A chain counts once per location. Sales.co has 54,435 restaurants on file with an email address (a separate figure from the Census count).
How many plumbers are in the US?
The Census counted 111,207 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractor establishments with paid staff in 2023 (NAICS 238220, which puts plumbers and HVAC firms in one code). One-person shops with no payroll are not in that count. Sales.co has 23,832 plumbers on file with an email address and 35,374 HVAC contractors, two lists compared with the same Census count.
How many gyms are in the US?
41,556 fitness and recreational sports centers with paid staff in 2023 (Census, NAICS 713940). That code also holds sports clubs and recreation centers, and martial arts schools are mostly classed elsewhere, so it does not line up exactly with gyms. Sales.co has 6,291 gyms on file with an email address.
How many roofing companies are in the US?
25,519 roofing contractor establishments with paid staff in 2023 (Census, NAICS 238160). Sales.co has 24,758 roofing companies on file with an email address.
Why are the Sales.co counts lower than the Census counts?
They count different things. The Census counts every location with a payroll, whether or not it publishes an email address. Sales.co counts businesses with a public listing and an email address on file. The two do not define a business the same way, so the ratio between them is a rough guide to reach and no coverage rate.