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Restaurants and cafes in Stewart County, GA

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

Groundwork market score

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

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5M
On food away from home · $2,797 a household
Spending per listing
$413K
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
67.8
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,631
−12.5% 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

At $2,797 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Stewart County spend about $5M a year on food away from home. That is about $413K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

Stewart County has 12 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 67.8, 38% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Stewart County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 590 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stewart County declined 12.5%, 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 Stewart 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 Stewart County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureStewart CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households67.8109.9109.8
Spending per listing$413K$356K$371K
Households per official establishment590203209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−12.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,797$3,917$4,070
Median household income$33,250$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$112K
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
123 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 Stewart 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 Stewart County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,631−12.5% since 2020
Households
1,771
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
459 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$33,250
Average household income
$55,335
Median home value
$65,100
Jobs located here
1,648
Daytime population
5,292Residents 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 Stewart 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
Stewart County, GANot scored1267.8$413K−12.5%

Other business types in Stewart 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 Stewart County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 restaurants and cafes in Stewart County. 3 of them (25%) 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5M a year, or $2,797 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $413K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,771 households in Stewart County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stewart County has 67.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $413K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Stewart County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 590 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Stewart County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Stewart County at 4,631 people in 2025, down 12.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,771 households. Median household income in Stewart County is $33,250, 59% 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 Stewart County

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