Market rankings · Indiana
Restaurants and cafes in Indiana
Markets across Indiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 25,085
- 10,548 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 11,578
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.3B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 92.4
- 16% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $412K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #11 of 51
- Market score 62 · Upper middle
A site report maps the restaurants and cafes on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25,085 restaurants and cafes in Indiana. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 92.4, 16% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Households in Indiana spend about $10.3B a year on food away from home, or $3,802 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25,085 restaurants and cafes, that is $412K per restaurant, 11% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
Official counts show 11,578 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Indiana in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 235 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 554 SBA-backed loans worth $259.3M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #11 for restaurants and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Fort Wayne metro area scores highest (71). Of the 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Greencastle area scores highest (85).
Every market in Indiana for restaurants and cafes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Wayne, IN | 71 | 1,583 | 86.9 | $431K | +3.9% | #54 of 387 |
| 2Columbus, IN | 71 | 319 | 95.6 | $420K | +4.3% | #56 of 387 |
| 3Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 69 | 8,233 | 97.7 | $421K | +5.4% | #68 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 65 | 8,872 | 97.9 | $419K | +2.7% | #94 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 60 | 5,482 | 98.2 | $386K | +2.9% | #130 of 387 |
| 4Evansville, IN | 54 | 1,047 | 91.9 | $405K | +1.6% | #159 of 387 |
| 5South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 51 | 1,204 | 93.7 | $395K | +0.1% | #184 of 387 |
| 6Muncie, IN | 50 | 385 | 83.2 | $393K | +1.2% | #192 of 387 |
| 7Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 49 | 815 | 89.9 | $395K | +2.1% | #194 of 387 |
| 8Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 47 | 659 | 91.1 | $403K | +0.9% | #206 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 47 | 42,241 | 115.9 | $381K | 0.0% | #210 of 387 |
| 9Bloomington, IN | 44 | 641 | 94.5 | $386K | +2.0% | #226 of 387 |
| 10Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 39 | 438 | 100.4 | $369K | −0.9% | #263 of 387 |
| 11Terre Haute, IN | 38 | 625 | 92.8 | $360K | +0.3% | #274 of 387 |
| 12Kokomo, IN | 32 | 337 | 94.7 | $370K | +0.4% | #318 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greencastle, IN | 85 | 113 | 79.9 | $472K | +3.2% | #13 of 538 |
| 2Bedford, IN | 84 | 110 | 57.5 | $615K | +1.2% | #16 of 538 |
| 3Decatur, IN | 81 | 82 | 66.1 | $537K | +2.2% | #24 of 538 |
| 4Kendallville, IN | 79 | 140 | 77.0 | $475K | +1.0% | #31 of 538 |
| 5Washington, IN | 79 | 95 | 80.4 | $452K | +2.5% | #34 of 538 |
| 6Huntington, IN | 76 | 117 | 76.0 | $467K | +1.6% | #45 of 538 |
| 7New Castle, IN | 72 | 144 | 77.2 | $443K | +0.5% | #66 of 538 |
| 8Crawfordsville, IN | 72 | 131 | 84.0 | $439K | +2.7% | #68 of 538 |
| 9Greensburg, IN | 68 | 89 | 83.1 | $453K | +0.4% | #89 of 538 |
| 10Auburn, IN | 68 | 153 | 89.5 | $414K | +2.9% | #92 of 538 |
| 11Seymour, IN | 65 | 157 | 86.6 | $425K | +1.9% | #121 of 538 |
| 12Warsaw, IN | 65 | 289 | 90.5 | $420K | +0.9% | #124 of 538 |
| 13Frankfort, IN | 65 | 108 | 86.4 | $409K | +0.4% | #126 of 538 |
| 14Connersville, IN | 64 | 53 | 56.3 | $593K | +0.7% | #130 of 538 |
| 15Vincennes, IN | 60 | 126 | 83.1 | $418K | −1.7% | #167 of 538 |
| 16Plymouth, IN | 59 | 169 | 95.2 | $384K | +1.2% | #178 of 538 |
| 17Peru, IN | 58 | 99 | 74.3 | $456K | −3.9% | #183 of 538 |
| 18Jasper, IN | 54 | 181 | 103.0 | $379K | +0.9% | #222 of 538 |
| 19Monticello, IN | 54 | 109 | 106.3 | $337K | +2.0% | #228 of 538 |
| 20Wabash, IN | 51 | 121 | 95.5 | $373K | −0.7% | #251 of 538 |
| 21Marion, IN | 50 | 229 | 85.5 | $374K | 0.0% | #260 of 538 |
| 22Madison, IN | 48 | 126 | 98.5 | $357K | +0.6% | #278 of 538 |
| 23Logansport, IN | 47 | 139 | 92.4 | $354K | +0.1% | #291 of 538 |
| 24Richmond, IN | 44 | 241 | 89.3 | $370K | −0.5% | #330 of 538 |
| 25Angola, IN | 43 | 165 | 117.4 | $321K | +1.0% | #348 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 88 | 229 | 68.4 | $646K | +13.5% | #36 of 2,405 |
| 2Warrick County, IN | 84 | 171 | 68.0 | $634K | +4.4% | #68 of 2,405 |
| 3Morgan County, IN | 83 | 196 | 69.3 | $579K | +4.4% | #92 of 2,405 |
| 4Boone County, IN | 78 | 276 | 96.0 | $515K | +13.5% | #177 of 2,405 |
| 5Harrison County, IN | 77 | 101 | 65.2 | $575K | +1.9% | #194 of 2,405 |
| 6Lawrence County, IN | 75 | 110 | 57.5 | $615K | +1.2% | #231 of 2,405 |
| 7Newton County, IN | 74 | 35 | 61.1 | $573K | +2.9% | #259 of 2,405 |
| 8Hamilton County, IN | 74 | 1,269 | 92.5 | $560K | +10.9% | #261 of 2,405 |
| 9Hendricks County, IN | 74 | 549 | 81.8 | $558K | +10.2% | #262 of 2,405 |
| 10LaGrange County, IN | 74 | 111 | 86.1 | $465K | +1.9% | #277 of 2,405 |
| 11Jennings County, IN | 73 | 58 | 53.0 | $666K | +0.1% | #285 of 2,405 |
| 12Franklin County, IN | 73 | 56 | 60.8 | $647K | +2.2% | #287 of 2,405 |
| 13Owen County, IN | 73 | 49 | 56.9 | $606K | +2.6% | #292 of 2,405 |
| 14Posey County, IN | 73 | 70 | 66.5 | $596K | −0.8% | #296 of 2,405 |
| 15Wells County, IN | 73 | 83 | 71.9 | $505K | +2.6% | #309 of 2,405 |
| 16Tipton County, IN | 72 | 38 | 60.6 | $630K | −0.4% | #330 of 2,405 |
| 17Dearborn County, IN | 72 | 165 | 81.4 | $489K | +1.7% | #347 of 2,405 |
| 18Pike County, IN | 71 | 30 | 59.7 | $612K | −2.0% | #360 of 2,405 |
| 19Whitley County, IN | 71 | 111 | 79.1 | $488K | +2.1% | #374 of 2,405 |
| 20Putnam County, IN | 71 | 113 | 79.9 | $472K | +3.2% | #378 of 2,405 |
| 21Adams County, IN | 69 | 82 | 66.1 | $537K | +2.2% | #420 of 2,405 |
| 22Spencer County, IN | 69 | 65 | 80.5 | $460K | +1.2% | #436 of 2,405 |
| 23Washington County, IN | 68 | 73 | 65.0 | $526K | +0.5% | #446 of 2,405 |
| 24Parke County, IN | 67 | 51 | 83.0 | $422K | +3.0% | #495 of 2,405 |
| 25Carroll County, IN | 66 | 56 | 69.3 | $515K | +1.6% | #505 of 2,405 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Johnson County, IN | 66 | 573 | 91.6 | $468K | +7.4% | #511 of 2,405 |
| 27Scott County, IN | 66 | 71 | 72.1 | $459K | +2.8% | #514 of 2,405 |
| 28Greene County, IN | 65 | 89 | 67.9 | $495K | +1.2% | #552 of 2,405 |
| 29Shelby County, IN | 65 | 140 | 75.9 | $493K | +1.8% | #554 of 2,405 |
| 30Noble County, IN | 65 | 140 | 77.0 | $475K | +1.0% | #560 of 2,405 |
| 31Daviess County, IN | 64 | 95 | 80.4 | $452K | +2.5% | #606 of 2,405 |
| 32Bartholomew County, IN | 63 | 319 | 95.6 | $420K | +4.3% | #644 of 2,405 |
| 33Clark County, IN | 63 | 484 | 94.5 | $401K | +7.5% | #652 of 2,405 |
| 34Rush County, IN | 62 | 45 | 66.7 | $514K | 0.0% | #660 of 2,405 |
| 35Porter County, IN | 62 | 609 | 88.7 | $473K | +1.6% | #670 of 2,405 |
| 36Huntington County, IN | 62 | 117 | 76.0 | $467K | +1.6% | #674 of 2,405 |
| 37Madison County, IN | 62 | 421 | 78.8 | $439K | +3.8% | #680 of 2,405 |
| 38Jasper County, IN | 62 | 120 | 94.1 | $402K | +3.0% | #692 of 2,405 |
| 39Henry County, IN | 60 | 144 | 77.2 | $443K | +0.5% | #756 of 2,405 |
| 40Vermillion County, IN | 60 | 50 | 75.8 | $440K | +0.6% | #758 of 2,405 |
| 41Montgomery County, IN | 60 | 131 | 84.0 | $439K | +2.7% | #759 of 2,405 |
| 42Allen County, IN | 60 | 1,389 | 88.7 | $422K | +4.2% | #764 of 2,405 |
| 43Randolph County, IN | 58 | 72 | 69.5 | $476K | +0.1% | #824 of 2,405 |
| 44Starke County, IN | 58 | 70 | 77.9 | $427K | +0.1% | #832 of 2,405 |
| 45Fayette County, IN | 57 | 53 | 56.3 | $593K | +0.7% | #854 of 2,405 |
| 46Blackford County, IN | 57 | 33 | 63.8 | $512K | −3.1% | #858 of 2,405 |
| 47Decatur County, IN | 57 | 89 | 83.1 | $453K | +0.4% | #866 of 2,405 |
| 48Clay County, IN | 56 | 90 | 85.3 | $434K | −0.1% | #916 of 2,405 |
| 49Sullivan County, IN | 56 | 60 | 76.6 | $433K | +0.1% | #917 of 2,405 |
| 50DeKalb County, IN | 56 | 153 | 89.5 | $414K | +2.9% | #921 of 2,405 |
| 51Ripley County, IN | 56 | 110 | 95.4 | $385K | +1.6% | #933 of 2,405 |
| 52Jay County, IN | 54 | 57 | 73.0 | $442K | −1.8% | #999 of 2,405 |
| 53Jackson County, IN | 54 | 157 | 86.6 | $425K | +1.9% | #1,003 of 2,405 |
| 54Kosciusko County, IN | 54 | 289 | 90.5 | $420K | +0.9% | #1,004 of 2,405 |
| 55Floyd County, IN | 54 | 317 | 99.3 | $407K | +2.0% | #1,012 of 2,405 |
| 56Gibson County, IN | 53 | 114 | 84.8 | $430K | +0.1% | #1,044 of 2,405 |
| 57Clinton County, IN | 52 | 108 | 86.4 | $409K | +0.4% | #1,093 of 2,405 |
| 58Fountain County, IN | 50 | 67 | 96.5 | $348K | +3.2% | #1,204 of 2,405 |
| 59Knox County, IN | 49 | 126 | 83.1 | $418K | −1.7% | #1,219 of 2,405 |
| 60Perry County, IN | 49 | 63 | 81.2 | $414K | +1.2% | #1,220 of 2,405 |
| 61Crawford County, IN | 49 | 37 | 80.8 | $378K | −0.2% | #1,236 of 2,405 |
| 62Brown County, IN | 49 | 74 | 109.1 | $357K | +1.9% | #1,242 of 2,405 |
| 63Miami County, IN | 48 | 99 | 74.3 | $456K | −3.9% | #1,255 of 2,405 |
| 64Marshall County, IN | 48 | 169 | 95.2 | $384K | +1.2% | #1,273 of 2,405 |
| 65Elkhart County, IN | 47 | 659 | 91.1 | $403K | +0.9% | #1,305 of 2,405 |
| 66Delaware County, IN | 45 | 385 | 83.2 | $393K | +1.2% | #1,387 of 2,405 |
| 67Pulaski County, IN | 44 | 42 | 84.8 | $415K | −0.4% | #1,434 of 2,405 |
| 68Dubois County, IN | 44 | 181 | 103.0 | $379K | +0.9% | #1,447 of 2,405 |
| 69Lake County, IN | 44 | 2,005 | 102.8 | $370K | +1.1% | #1,452 of 2,405 |
| 70Monroe County, IN | 43 | 592 | 99.9 | $367K | +1.9% | #1,493 of 2,405 |
| 71White County, IN | 43 | 109 | 106.3 | $337K | +2.0% | #1,506 of 2,405 |
| 72Tippecanoe County, IN | 42 | 715 | 94.3 | $374K | +2.2% | #1,527 of 2,405 |
| 73Wabash County, IN | 41 | 121 | 95.5 | $373K | −0.7% | #1,569 of 2,405 |
| 74LaPorte County, IN | 41 | 438 | 100.4 | $369K | −0.9% | #1,571 of 2,405 |
| 75Grant County, IN | 40 | 229 | 85.5 | $374K | 0.0% | #1,607 of 2,405 |
| 76St. Joseph County, IN | 40 | 1,106 | 103.1 | $357K | +0.1% | #1,614 of 2,405 |
| 77Jefferson County, IN | 39 | 126 | 98.5 | $357K | +0.6% | #1,647 of 2,405 |
| 78Cass County, IN | 38 | 139 | 92.4 | $354K | +0.1% | #1,693 of 2,405 |
| 79Howard County, IN | 37 | 337 | 94.7 | $370K | +0.4% | #1,727 of 2,405 |
| 80Orange County, IN | 37 | 75 | 94.1 | $368K | −0.1% | #1,730 of 2,405 |
| 81Marion County, IN | 37 | 4,468 | 111.6 | $329K | +1.6% | #1,751 of 2,405 |
| 82Wayne County, IN | 36 | 241 | 89.3 | $370K | −0.5% | #1,766 of 2,405 |
| 83Steuben County, IN | 35 | 165 | 117.4 | $321K | +1.0% | #1,835 of 2,405 |
| 84Fulton County, IN | 34 | 81 | 100.6 | $352K | −1.9% | #1,863 of 2,405 |
| 85Vanderburgh County, IN | 33 | 806 | 103.0 | $340K | +0.9% | #1,902 of 2,405 |
| 86Vigo County, IN | 27 | 425 | 100.2 | $325K | +0.4% | #2,122 of 2,405 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 30 | 77.4 | $458K | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 25 | 64.0 | $556K | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 28 | 81.1 | $451K | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 16 | 47.6 | $826K | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 23 | 78.2 | $479K | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 27 | 103.1 | $345K | +1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 restaurants and cafes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Indiana?
Indiana has 25,085 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 10,548 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 11,578 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,148 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indiana spend on food away from home?
About $10.3B a year, or $3,802 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25,085 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $412K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Indiana has 92.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $412K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Indiana would have about 27,850, against 25,085 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 235 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for restaurants and cafes?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Fort Wayne metro area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Greencastle area scores highest, at 85 (high). Among 86 scored counties in Indiana, Hancock County scores highest, at 88 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Indiana scores 62 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #11 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Indiana. It maps the restaurants and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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