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Restaurants and cafes in Jasper County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #83 of 2,405 scored counties
#10 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
31
10 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21M
On food away from home · $3,520 a household
Spending per listing
$677K
83% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
52.0
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,632
+20.2% 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

Jasper County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #83 of 2,405 scored counties and #10 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 31 restaurants and cafes in Jasper County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 52.0, 53% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,520 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Jasper County spend about $21M a year on food away from home. That works out to $677K per restaurant, 83% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Jasper County in 2023. That is one for every 331 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Population estimates show Jasper County grew 20.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jasper 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 Jasper County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureJasper CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households52.0109.9109.8
Spending per listing$677K$356K$371K
Households per official establishment331203209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+20.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,520$3,917$4,070
Median household income$60,134$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score8345

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 18
Employees, 2023
192
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The 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 Jasper 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 Jasper County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,632+20.2% since 2020
Households
5,965
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
368 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$60,134+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,486
Median home value
$243,400
Jobs located here
2,437
Daytime population
13,451Residents 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 Jasper 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

Other business types in Jasper County

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

Questions

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

There are 31 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Jasper County as of September 2026. 10 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $21M a year, or $3,520 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $677K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,965 households in Jasper County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jasper County has 52.0 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $677K, 83% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Jasper County would have about 57, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 331 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Jasper County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Jasper County at 17,632 people in 2025, up 20.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,965 households. The median household income in Jasper County is $60,134 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.3% 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. Jasper County scores 83 for restaurants and cafes (high), #83 of 2,405 scored counties.

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

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