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Restaurants and cafes in Poinsett County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Poinsett County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,868 of 2,405 scored counties
#35 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 75
- 37 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.2M
- On food away from home · $2,861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $335K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 85.3
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,483
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Poinsett County is 34 (lower middle), #1,868 of 2,405 scored counties and #35 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,861 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Poinsett County spend about $25.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $335K per restaurant, 10% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
Poinsett County has 75 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 85.3 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Poinsett County classed as restaurants and other eating places, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 338 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Poinsett County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Poinsett County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Poinsett County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 85.3 | 98.5 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $335K | $345K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 338 | 238 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +8.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,861 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $46,707 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 260.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 383
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7537 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Poinsett County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Poinsett County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,483−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,792
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $46,707+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,546
- Median home value
- $103,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,545
- Daytime population
- 19,127Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AR | 80 | 35 | 54.2 | $594K | +11.2% | #135 of 2,405 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 79 | 347 | 69.1 | $549K | +7.6% | #153 of 2,405 |
| 3Perry County, AR | 78 | 15 | 36.6 | $895K | +3.1% | #164 of 2,405 |
| 4Grant County, AR | 77 | 45 | 64.5 | $552K | +4.1% | #198 of 2,405 |
| 5Marion County, AR | 73 | 34 | 44.4 | $663K | +4.3% | #286 of 2,405 |
| 6Lonoke County, AR | 72 | 214 | 74.9 | $486K | +3.5% | #349 of 2,405 |
| 7Fulton County, AR | 71 | 22 | 46.2 | $606K | +3.7% | #362 of 2,405 |
| 8Hot Spring County, AR | 65 | 67 | 54.4 | $577K | +1.1% | #536 of 2,405 |
| 9Benton County, AR | 65 | 1,238 | 110.6 | $391K | +16.0% | #579 of 2,405 |
| 10Logan County, AR | 63 | 61 | 71.6 | $460K | +2.5% | #631 of 2,405 |
| 35Poinsett County, AR | 34 | 75 | 85.3 | $335K | −2.0% | #1,868 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Poinsett County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants30
- Fast food and sandwich shops21
- Pizza24
- Coffee shops and cafes31
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Poinsett County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 restaurants and cafes in Poinsett County. 37 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Poinsett County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $25.2M a year, or $2,861 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $335K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,792 households in Poinsett County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Poinsett County, AR compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Poinsett County has 85.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $335K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Poinsett County would have about 68, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 338 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Poinsett County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Poinsett County at 22,483 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,792 households. Median household income in Poinsett County is $46,707, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Poinsett County scores 34 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,868 of 2,405 scored counties.
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