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Restaurants and cafes in Screven County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #395 of 2,405 scored counties
#31 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
28
10 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On food away from home · $3,186 a household
Spending per listing
$561K
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
56.8
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,408
+2.4% 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 Screven County spend about $15.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,186 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $561K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 51% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

Screven County has 28 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That is 56.8 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Screven County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 448 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Screven County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Screven County is 70 (upper middle), #395 of 2,405 scored counties and #31 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Screven 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 Screven County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureScreven CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households56.8109.9109.8
Spending per listing$561K$356K$371K
Households per official establishment448203209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,186$3,917$4,070
Median household income$52,792$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 11
Employees, 2023
131
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2810 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Screven 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 Screven County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,408+2.4% since 2020
Households
4,932
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
646 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$52,792+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,989
Median home value
$124,300
Jobs located here
2,774
Daytime population
11,907Residents 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 Screven 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
31Screven County, GA702856.8$561K+2.4%#395 of 2,405

Other business types in Screven County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 restaurants and cafes in Screven County. 10 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023.

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

About $15.7M a year, or $3,186 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $561K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,932 households in Screven County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Screven County has 56.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $561K, 51% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Screven County would have about 42, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 448 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Screven County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Screven County at 14,408 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,932 households. Median household income in Screven County is $52,792, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.5%, 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. Screven County scores 70 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #395 of 2,405 scored counties.

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

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