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Restaurants and cafes in Toombs County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,325 of 2,405 scored counties
#116 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
118
58 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
61
+15.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$32.3M
On food away from home · $3,102 a household
Spending per listing
$274K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
113.4
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,545
+1.7% since 2020

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What this means

For restaurants and cafes, Toombs County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #2,325 of 2,405 scored counties and #116 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Toombs County comes to about $32.3M a year: $3,102 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $274K per restaurant, 26% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 118 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Toombs County as of September 2026. Of those, 58 are chain locations, or 49%, against 34% across the U.S. That is 113.4 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Toombs County in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 171 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $548K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Toombs County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Toombs County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Toombs 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 Toombs County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureToombs CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households113.4109.9109.8
Spending per listing$274K$356K$371K
Households per official establishment171203209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.1%+10.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,102$3,917$4,070
Median household income$52,621$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score1845

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
53 → 61+15.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,033
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11858 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$548K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
27,545+1.7% since 2020
Households
10,409
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
364 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$52,621+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,602
Median home value
$137,000
Jobs located here
12,461
Daytime population
29,360Residents 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 Toombs 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
116Toombs County, GA18118113.4$274K+1.7%#2,325 of 2,405

Other business types in Toombs County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 118 restaurants and cafes in Toombs County. 58 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $32.3M a year, or $3,102 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 118 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $274K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,409 households in Toombs County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Toombs County has 113.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $274K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Toombs County would have about 87, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 171 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Toombs County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Toombs County at 27,545 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,409 households. Median household income in Toombs County is $52,621, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Toombs County scores 18 for restaurants and cafes (low), #2,325 of 2,405 scored counties.

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