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Restaurants and cafes in Bibb County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Bibb County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,355 of 2,405 scored counties
#121 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
759
356 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
375
+7.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$194.2M
On food away from home · $3,240 a household
Spending per listing
$256K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
126.7
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,556
+0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Bibb County is 16 (low), #2,355 of 2,405 scored counties and #121 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 759 restaurants and cafes in Bibb County. 356 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 126.7, 15% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,240 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Bibb County spend about $194.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $256K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 375 businesses with payroll in Bibb County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 160 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $9.5M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Bibb County. Population estimates put the population change in Bibb County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bibb County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Bibb County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBibb CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households126.7109.9109.8
Spending per listing$256K$356K$371K
Households per official establishment160203209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.8%+10.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,240$3,917$4,070
Median household income$51,234$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score1645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
348 → 375+7.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
7,682
Annual payroll, 2023
$144.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
75Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
759356 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
524The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$9.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Bibb 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 Bibb County

Population, 2025 estimate
157,556+0.3% since 2020
Households
59,921
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
249 sq. mi.
People per square mile
628
Median household income
$51,234+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,238
Median home value
$174,500
Jobs located here
79,869
Daytime population
177,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bibb County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA9235158.5$737K+12.7%#15 of 2,405
2Harris County, GA928061.4$713K+6.8%#16 of 2,405
3Oglethorpe County, GA902444.4$827K+10.4%#21 of 2,405
4Pike County, GA903755.1$726K+10.5%#24 of 2,405
5Effingham County, GA9015061.8$661K+14.1%#27 of 2,405
6Lee County, GA875443.9$901K+2.9%#39 of 2,405
7Monroe County, GA868681.5$496K+14.1%#55 of 2,405
8Long County, GA852134.1$958K+32.6%#57 of 2,405
9Jones County, GA834440.8$908K+2.8%#79 of 2,405
10Jasper County, GA833152.0$677K+20.2%#83 of 2,405
121Bibb County, GA16759126.7$256K+0.3%#2,355 of 2,405

Other business types in Bibb County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Bibb County, GA?

There are 759 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Bibb County as of September 2026. 356 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 375 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. Another 75 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Bibb County, GA spend on food away from home?

About $194.2M a year, or $3,240 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 759 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $256K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,921 households in Bibb County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bibb County, GA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Bibb County has 126.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $256K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Bibb County would have about 524, against 759 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 160 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Bibb County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bibb County at 157,556 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,921 households. The median household income in Bibb County is $51,234 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Bibb County scores 16 for restaurants and cafes (low), #2,355 of 2,405 scored counties.

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