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Restaurants and cafes in Glynn County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,049 of 2,405 scored counties
#101 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
536
211 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
243
+10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$131.7M
On food away from home · $3,705 a household
Spending per listing
$246K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
150.8
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,599
+3.7% 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 Glynn County is 30 (lower middle), #2,049 of 2,405 scored counties and #101 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Glynn County comes to about $131.7M a year: $3,705 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $246K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

Glynn County has 536 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 150.8 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 243 businesses with payroll in Glynn County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 146 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Glynn County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Glynn County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Glynn 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 Glynn County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGlynn CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households150.8109.9109.8
Spending per listing$246K$356K$371K
Households per official establishment146203209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.0%+10.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,705$3,917$4,070
Median household income$69,799$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
221 → 243+10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,616
Annual payroll, 2023
$106.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
40Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
536211 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
355The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$6.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
87,599+3.7% since 2020
Households
35,543
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
204
Median household income
$69,799+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,779
Median home value
$301,300
Jobs located here
38,484
Daytime population
90,056Residents 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 Glynn 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
101Glynn County, GA30536150.8$246K+3.7%#2,049 of 2,405

Other business types in Glynn County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 536 restaurants and cafes in Glynn County. 211 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 243 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $131.7M a year, or $3,705 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 536 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $246K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,543 households in Glynn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Glynn County has 150.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $246K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Glynn County would have about 355, against 536 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 146 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Glynn County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Glynn County at 87,599 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,543 households. Median household income in Glynn County is $69,799, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Glynn County scores 30 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #2,049 of 2,405 scored counties.

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