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Restaurants and cafes in Calhoun County, GA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
17
5 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.8M
On food away from home · $2,994 a household
Spending per listing
$281K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
106.7
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,413
−2.8% 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

Households in Calhoun County spend about $4.8M a year on food away from home, or $2,994 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $281K per restaurant, 24% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 17 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Calhoun County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 29%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 106.7, 3% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Calhoun County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 531 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calhoun County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households106.7109.9109.8
Spending per listing$281K$356K$371K
Households per official establishment531203209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,994$3,917$4,070
Median household income$46,940$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$124K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
175 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,413−2.8% since 2020
Households
1,593
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
280 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$46,940
Average household income
$72,700
Median home value
$81,000
Jobs located here
1,054
Daytime population
4,772Residents 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 Calhoun 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
Calhoun County, GANot scored17106.7$281K−2.8%

Other business types in Calhoun County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 restaurants and cafes in Calhoun County. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023.

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

About $4.8M a year, or $2,994 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $281K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,593 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Calhoun County has 106.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $281K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 531 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Calhoun County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Calhoun County at 5,413 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,593 households. Median household income in Calhoun County is $46,940, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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

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