Market rankings · Georgia

Restaurants and cafes in Georgia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Georgia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 44,768; 18,909 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments: 20,048; +10.2% since 2019
Household spending a year: $16B; On food away from home
Listings per 10k households: 109.9; In line with the U.S.
Spending per listing: $356K; 4% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #32 of 51; Market score 45 · Lower middle

A site report maps the restaurants and cafes on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 44,768 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Georgia as of September 2026. 18,909 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 109.9 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Households in Georgia spend about $16B a year on food away from home, or $3,917 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 44,768 restaurants and cafes, that is $356K per restaurant, 4% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

Official counts show 20,048 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Georgia in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 203 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1,061 SBA-backed loans worth $712.8M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #32 for restaurants and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Hinesville metro area scores highest (68). Of the 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest (86).

Every market in Georgia for restaurants and cafes

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Georgia, ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Hinesville, GA	68	239	79.2	$411K	+12.6%	#75 of 387
2Gainesville, GA	63	744	101.2	$394K	+11.4%	#109 of 387
3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	61	2,116	91.3	$400K	+4.7%	#123 of 387
4Warner Robins, GA	53	743	99.8	$382K	+8.2%	#171 of 387
5Dalton, GA	51	472	90.6	$381K	+3.5%	#187 of 387
6Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	51	26,883	116.2	$366K	+5.9%	#188 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA	49	2,401	103.8	$361K	+5.3%	#199 of 387
7Rome, GA	39	370	100.4	$350K	+2.8%	#267 of 387
8Athens-Clarke County, GA	37	919	106.7	$339K	+3.9%	#283 of 387
9Savannah, GA	33	2,143	132.9	$290K	+8.1%	#313 of 387
10Albany, GA	30	556	96.4	$332K	−1.8%	#335 of 387
11Valdosta, GA	28	590	103.9	$311K	+3.3%	#342 of 387
12Macon-Bibb County, GA	24	920	103.8	$328K	+2.1%	#358 of 387
13Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	24	642	136.0	$264K	+4.4%	#362 of 387
14Columbus, GA-AL	21	1,273	99.8	$336K	−1.3%	#369 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Georgia, ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA	86	285	100.3	$413K	+29.3%	#10 of 538
2Calhoun, GA	75	188	88.1	$400K	+6.9%	#53 of 538
3Summerville, GA	69	58	63.4	$463K	+1.5%	#83 of 538
4Thomaston, GA	66	78	73.6	$439K	+2.7%	#109 of 538
5Kingsland, GA	66	221	101.9	$359K	+9.5%	#116 of 538
6Toccoa, GA	62	85	80.8	$379K	+3.8%	#155 of 538
7Cornelia, GA	59	178	106.2	$334K	+9.3%	#181 of 538
8Thomasville, GA	52	261	90.7	$368K	+1.3%	#244 of 538
9Cedartown, GA	51	147	92.4	$354K	+6.0%	#254 of 538
10Statesboro, GA	45	354	101.3	$324K	+8.0%	#322 of 538
11Douglas, GA	45	181	97.5	$311K	+2.9%	#325 of 538
12Moultrie, GA	45	176	104.7	$298K	+3.3%	#327 of 538
13Dublin, GA	41	217	99.5	$323K	+2.8%	#366 of 538
14LaGrange, GA-AL	41	407	100.9	$321K	+3.0%	#368 of 538
15Bainbridge, GA	37	98	92.3	$336K	0.0%	#396 of 538
16Waycross, GA	37	187	90.9	$336K	+3.0%	#397 of 538
17Jesup, GA	36	113	102.2	$304K	+7.8%	#408 of 538
18Fitzgerald, GA	33	66	93.2	$297K	−0.4%	#439 of 538
19Vidalia, GA	30	137	101.1	$312K	+1.5%	#456 of 538
20Americus, GA	29	125	99.0	$302K	−1.9%	#467 of 538
Eufaula, AL-GA	28	101	99.1	$295K	−1.2%	#472 of 538
21Milledgeville, GA	20	205	123.6	$261K	+0.6%	#515 of 538
22Tifton, GA	20	259	136.8	$230K	+1.7%	#518 of 538
23Cordele, GA	11	99	125.2	$245K	−4.1%	#534 of 538

Counties

Counties in Georgia, ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA	92	351	58.5	$737K	+12.7%	#15 of 2,405
2Harris County, GA	92	80	61.4	$713K	+6.8%	#16 of 2,405
3Oglethorpe County, GA	90	24	44.4	$827K	+10.4%	#21 of 2,405
4Pike County, GA	90	37	55.1	$726K	+10.5%	#24 of 2,405
5Effingham County, GA	90	150	61.8	$661K	+14.1%	#27 of 2,405
6Lee County, GA	87	54	43.9	$901K	+2.9%	#39 of 2,405
7Monroe County, GA	86	86	81.5	$496K	+14.1%	#55 of 2,405
8Long County, GA	85	21	34.1	$958K	+32.6%	#57 of 2,405
9Jones County, GA	83	44	40.8	$908K	+2.8%	#79 of 2,405
10Jasper County, GA	83	31	52.0	$677K	+20.2%	#83 of 2,405
11Heard County, GA	83	22	51.1	$677K	+6.2%	#84 of 2,405
12Madison County, GA	81	63	56.0	$601K	+8.8%	#118 of 2,405
13Newton County, GA	81	291	70.6	$525K	+11.2%	#125 of 2,405
14Forsyth County, GA	79	738	82.9	$657K	+11.8%	#146 of 2,405
15Cherokee County, GA	79	843	83.0	$559K	+11.6%	#151 of 2,405
16Walton County, GA	79	282	78.9	$500K	+16.0%	#156 of 2,405
17Putnam County, GA	79	84	80.5	$471K	+7.0%	#160 of 2,405
18Coweta County, GA	78	480	85.3	$509K	+9.2%	#178 of 2,405
19Walker County, GA	77	119	45.2	$733K	+3.7%	#186 of 2,405
20Murray County, GA	77	88	57.7	$592K	+4.0%	#192 of 2,405
21Bryan County, GA	77	140	84.3	$532K	+15.6%	#203 of 2,405
22Crawford County, GA	76	17	38.3	$894K	+0.9%	#213 of 2,405
23Jackson County, GA	75	285	100.3	$413K	+29.3%	#252 of 2,405
24Brantley County, GA	74	39	59.1	$539K	+4.9%	#264 of 2,405
25Lamar County, GA	74	56	78.5	$459K	+12.9%	#279 of 2,405

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Counties in Georgia, ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Greene County, GA	74	83	101.2	$416K	+12.3%	#281 of 2,405
27Oconee County, GA	73	119	79.4	$635K	+6.9%	#289 of 2,405
28Barrow County, GA	73	251	81.5	$468K	+18.7%	#320 of 2,405
29Pierce County, GA	72	51	67.1	$515K	+5.1%	#339 of 2,405
30Catoosa County, GA	70	171	64.2	$578K	+2.3%	#394 of 2,405
31Screven County, GA	70	28	56.8	$561K	+2.4%	#395 of 2,405
32Columbia County, GA	70	493	89.4	$491K	+7.9%	#403 of 2,405
33Banks County, GA	68	14	20.4	$1.8M	+17.3%	#443 of 2,405
34Douglas County, GA	68	423	81.2	$480K	+6.6%	#451 of 2,405
35Grady County, GA	67	64	63.3	$529K	+1.4%	#473 of 2,405
36Berrien County, GA	67	44	62.5	$506K	+4.4%	#477 of 2,405
37Hart County, GA	67	81	73.4	$457K	+10.7%	#489 of 2,405
38Pickens County, GA	67	125	93.1	$420K	+11.4%	#496 of 2,405
39Lanier County, GA	63	27	77.5	$404K	+7.1%	#650 of 2,405
40Meriwether County, GA	62	65	77.5	$414K	+4.4%	#691 of 2,405
41Gordon County, GA	62	188	88.1	$400K	+6.9%	#693 of 2,405
42Brooks County, GA	61	30	49.6	$580K	−1.0%	#704 of 2,405
43Bartow County, GA	61	401	98.2	$397K	+10.5%	#729 of 2,405
44Henry County, GA	60	873	100.7	$396K	+9.5%	#772 of 2,405
45Hall County, GA	60	744	101.2	$394K	+11.4%	#773 of 2,405
46Chattooga County, GA	59	58	63.4	$463K	+1.5%	#789 of 2,405
47Haralson County, GA	59	119	101.3	$361K	+10.0%	#814 of 2,405
48Elbert County, GA	58	70	83.6	$391K	+2.1%	#847 of 2,405
49Union County, GA	58	113	98.3	$357K	+12.3%	#852 of 2,405
50Burke County, GA	57	64	69.7	$475K	−0.9%	#861 of 2,405
51Charlton County, GA	57	37	87.8	$367K	+4.7%	#892 of 2,405
52Cobb County, GA	56	3,360	113.6	$405K	+3.5%	#926 of 2,405
53Camden County, GA	56	221	101.9	$359K	+9.5%	#935 of 2,405
54Upson County, GA	55	78	73.6	$439K	+2.7%	#950 of 2,405
55Fayette County, GA	55	530	118.9	$401K	+4.7%	#969 of 2,405
56Worth County, GA	54	55	71.1	$448K	−3.2%	#995 of 2,405
57Spalding County, GA	54	221	83.5	$398K	+4.9%	#1,017 of 2,405
58Houston County, GA	54	640	100.2	$383K	+8.5%	#1,022 of 2,405
59Peach County, GA	53	103	97.2	$375K	+6.5%	#1,067 of 2,405
60Tattnall County, GA	52	57	74.7	$408K	+0.2%	#1,094 of 2,405
61Rockdale County, GA	51	343	99.6	$384K	+5.2%	#1,148 of 2,405
62Stephens County, GA	51	85	80.8	$379K	+3.8%	#1,151 of 2,405
63Dade County, GA	51	57	93.7	$369K	−0.5%	#1,155 of 2,405
64Habersham County, GA	50	178	106.2	$334K	+9.3%	#1,211 of 2,405
65Lumpkin County, GA	50	135	115.7	$329K	+7.5%	#1,212 of 2,405
66Carroll County, GA	49	436	98.9	$365K	+9.8%	#1,239 of 2,405
67Bleckley County, GA	49	42	94.1	$361K	+2.8%	#1,241 of 2,405
68Dooly County, GA	48	35	86.8	$384K	−0.1%	#1,274 of 2,405
69Morgan County, GA	48	90	110.8	$353K	+9.4%	#1,283 of 2,405
70Butts County, GA	48	88	98.4	$352K	+6.5%	#1,284 of 2,405
71Macon County, GA	45	27	65.2	$439K	−2.2%	#1,376 of 2,405
72Washington County, GA	45	54	73.7	$412K	−2.5%	#1,379 of 2,405
73Liberty County, GA	45	218	90.8	$358K	+7.6%	#1,407 of 2,405
74Gwinnett County, GA	44	4,188	128.1	$327K	+6.2%	#1,469 of 2,405
75Dawson County, GA	44	165	142.6	$300K	+30.7%	#1,473 of 2,405
76Polk County, GA	43	147	92.4	$354K	+6.0%	#1,497 of 2,405
77Floyd County, GA	43	370	100.4	$350K	+2.8%	#1,500 of 2,405
78DeKalb County, GA	42	3,425	119.2	$347K	+1.3%	#1,543 of 2,405
79Cook County, GA	42	64	101.5	$322K	+5.8%	#1,550 of 2,405
80McIntosh County, GA	40	67	132.2	$247K	+9.2%	#1,634 of 2,405
81Dodge County, GA	39	61	88.6	$346K	−1.4%	#1,655 of 2,405
82Bulloch County, GA	39	319	103.4	$321K	+8.8%	#1,668 of 2,405
83Mitchell County, GA	38	62	79.4	$383K	−5.6%	#1,683 of 2,405
84Gilmer County, GA	38	147	112.9	$315K	+7.9%	#1,714 of 2,405
85Colquitt County, GA	38	176	104.7	$298K	+3.3%	#1,716 of 2,405
86Whitfield County, GA	37	384	104.3	$333K	+3.3%	#1,746 of 2,405
87Bacon County, GA	37	38	90.4	$320K	−0.4%	#1,754 of 2,405
88Evans County, GA	36	35	85.8	$352K	+2.2%	#1,775 of 2,405
89Fulton County, GA	36	7,408	160.2	$280K	+2.7%	#1,802 of 2,405
90Jefferson County, GA	34	51	88.7	$350K	−4.2%	#1,864 of 2,405
91Coffee County, GA	34	155	101.0	$303K	+3.2%	#1,882 of 2,405
92Wayne County, GA	33	113	102.2	$304K	+7.8%	#1,923 of 2,405
93Clayton County, GA	32	1,162	109.7	$298K	−0.6%	#1,958 of 2,405
94Troup County, GA	32	316	117.5	$285K	+5.0%	#1,961 of 2,405
95Early County, GA	31	39	94.8	$322K	−3.1%	#1,977 of 2,405
96Appling County, GA	31	71	98.9	$304K	+3.9%	#1,985 of 2,405
97Chatham County, GA	31	1,853	153.9	$241K	+5.7%	#1,999 of 2,405
98Decatur County, GA	30	98	92.3	$336K	0.0%	#2,021 of 2,405
99Laurens County, GA	30	199	107.0	$303K	+3.0%	#2,032 of 2,405
100Rabun County, GA	30	109	143.1	$250K	+5.0%	#2,046 of 2,405
101Glynn County, GA	30	536	150.8	$246K	+3.7%	#2,049 of 2,405
102White County, GA	29	188	175.2	$204K	+6.0%	#2,084 of 2,405
103McDuffie County, GA	28	78	95.7	$344K	+0.1%	#2,089 of 2,405
104Thomas County, GA	28	197	105.4	$316K	+1.3%	#2,097 of 2,405
105Jeff Davis County, GA	28	50	91.2	$315K	+2.8%	#2,098 of 2,405
106Lowndes County, GA	28	527	114.3	$287K	+3.7%	#2,106 of 2,405
107Ben Hill County, GA	27	66	93.2	$297K	−0.4%	#2,131 of 2,405
108Emanuel County, GA	26	78	93.8	$310K	+1.2%	#2,152 of 2,405
109Franklin County, GA	26	109	121.2	$260K	+10.5%	#2,167 of 2,405
110Candler County, GA	25	38	91.5	$327K	+2.2%	#2,179 of 2,405
111Towns County, GA	25	82	138.4	$239K	+5.8%	#2,201 of 2,405
112Richmond County, GA	24	811	105.7	$305K	0.0%	#2,210 of 2,405
113Fannin County, GA	23	180	151.4	$226K	+2.6%	#2,237 of 2,405
114Sumter County, GA	19	115	104.7	$282K	−2.4%	#2,306 of 2,405
115Clarke County, GA	19	713	130.9	$250K	+1.0%	#2,310 of 2,405
116Toombs County, GA	18	118	113.4	$274K	+1.7%	#2,325 of 2,405
117Tift County, GA	18	221	141.3	$228K	+2.1%	#2,332 of 2,405
118Baldwin County, GA	17	205	123.6	$261K	+0.6%	#2,345 of 2,405
119Muscogee County, GA	16	916	112.5	$295K	−2.3%	#2,351 of 2,405
120Ware County, GA	16	136	105.0	$269K	+1.9%	#2,352 of 2,405
121Bibb County, GA	16	759	126.7	$256K	+0.3%	#2,355 of 2,405
122Crisp County, GA	11	99	125.2	$245K	−4.1%	#2,389 of 2,405
123Telfair County, GA	10	42	125.3	$226K	−10.1%	#2,393 of 2,405
124Dougherty County, GA	9	409	119.3	$247K	−3.0%	#2,396 of 2,405
Pulaski County, GA	Not scored	38	106.3	$294K	+3.0%
Wilkes County, GA	Not scored	40	96.8	$312K	−0.1%
Irwin County, GA	Not scored	22	61.3	$494K	−6.5%
Johnson County, GA	Not scored	18	56.0	$538K	+1.4%
Seminole County, GA	Not scored	31	82.3	$387K	+0.4%
Turner County, GA	Not scored	38	115.3	$242K	−0.1%
Chattahoochee County, GA	Not scored	54	289.4	$113K	−10.6%
Terrell County, GA	Not scored	38	112.3	$271K	−5.3%
Wilcox County, GA	Not scored	11	42.1	$734K	+0.1%
Wilkinson County, GA	Not scored	17	48.9	$584K	−2.1%
Jenkins County, GA	Not scored	26	80.8	$355K	+2.1%
Hancock County, GA	Not scored	17	58.2	$514K	−0.3%
Montgomery County, GA	Not scored	19	60.5	$551K	+0.8%
Atkinson County, GA	Not scored	26	80.7	$357K	+1.8%
Lincoln County, GA	Not scored	22	73.4	$448K	+5.3%
Twiggs County, GA	Not scored	14	48.5	$688K	−5.1%
Taylor County, GA	Not scored	17	53.5	$535K	0.0%
Marion County, GA	Not scored	19	64.1	$492K	+2.0%
Wheeler County, GA	Not scored	7	43.3	$614K	+1.7%
Clinch County, GA	Not scored	18	74.1	$408K	+1.8%
Treutlen County, GA	Not scored	20	88.5	$363K	+1.1%
Randolph County, GA	Not scored	20	74.4	$337K	−3.3%
Miller County, GA	Not scored	22	85.5	$362K	−3.0%
Talbot County, GA	Not scored	8	31.6	$924K	−0.3%
Calhoun County, GA	Not scored	17	106.7	$281K	−2.8%
Warren County, GA	Not scored	22	104.9	$270K	+1.2%
Stewart County, GA	Not scored	12	67.8	$413K	−12.5%
Schley County, GA	Not scored	10	61.0	$533K	+1.2%
Echols County, GA	Not scored	6	52.4	$647K	−0.8%
Glascock County, GA	Not scored	6	57.9	$521K	+8.4%
Clay County, GA	Not scored	8	65.0	$463K	−0.5%
Baker County, GA	Not scored	4	36.1	$843K	−4.3%
Webster County, GA	Not scored	3	35.6	$790K	+0.7%
Quitman County, GA	Not scored	6	56.2	$486K	+1.3%
Taliaferro County, GA	Not scored	3	51.0	$588K	+6.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 restaurants and cafes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Georgia?

As of September 2026, map listings count 44,768 restaurants and cafes in Georgia. 18,909 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 20,048 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. Another 6,132 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Georgia spend on food away from home?

About $16B a year, or $3,917 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44,768 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $356K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.

How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Georgia has 109.9 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $356K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Georgia would have about 43,037, against 44,768 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 203 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for restaurants and cafes?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Hinesville metro area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest, at 86 (high). Among 124 scored counties in Georgia, Paulding County scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Georgia scores 45 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #32 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Georgia. It maps the restaurants and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Sit-down restaurants26,899 listings
Fast food and sandwich shops6,443 listings
Pizza3,549 listings
Coffee shops and cafes3,668 listings
Bakeries and dessert shops3,497 listings

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