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Restaurants and cafes in Bryan County, GA

The restaurants and cafes in Bryan County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #203 of 2,405 scored counties
#21 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
140
68 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
73
+14.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$74.5M
On food away from home · $4,485 a household
Spending per listing
$532K
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
84.3
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,062
+15.6% since 2020

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What this means

Bryan County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #203 of 2,405 scored counties and #21 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for restaurants and cafes.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 140 restaurants and cafes in Bryan County. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 84.3, 23% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Households in Bryan County spend about $74.5M a year on food away from home, or $4,485 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $532K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 43% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Bryan County in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 227 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $892K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Bryan County. Population estimates put the population change in Bryan County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bryan 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 Bryan County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBryan CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households84.3109.9109.8
Spending per listing$532K$356K$371K
Households per official establishment227203209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.1%+10.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,485$3,917$4,070
Median household income$103,408$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7745

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
64 → 73+14.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,148
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14068 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
201The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$892K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
52,062+15.6% since 2020
Households
16,603
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
438 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$103,408+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,591
Median home value
$343,200
Jobs located here
8,674
Daytime population
38,784Residents 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 Bryan 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
21Bryan County, GA7714084.3$532K+15.6%#203 of 2,405

Other business types in Bryan County

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

Questions

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

There are 140 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Bryan County as of September 2026. 68 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $74.5M a year, or $4,485 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 140 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $532K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,603 households in Bryan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bryan County has 84.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $532K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Bryan County would have about 201, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 227 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Bryan County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bryan County at 52,062 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,603 households. The median household income in Bryan County is $103,408 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Bryan County scores 77 for restaurants and cafes (high), #203 of 2,405 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for restaurants and cafes · All 56 business types in Bryan County

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