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Restaurants and cafes in Jasper County, IN

The restaurants and cafes in Jasper County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #692 of 2,405 scored counties
#38 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
120
56 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
46
−6.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$48.3M
On food away from home · $3,786 a household
Spending per listing
$402K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
94.1
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,894
+3.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 120 restaurants and cafes in Jasper County. Of those, 56 are chain locations, or 47%, against 34% across the U.S. That is 94.1 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,786 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Jasper County spend about $48.3M a year on food away from home. Spread across 120 restaurants and cafes, that is $402K per restaurant, 9% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in Jasper County classed as restaurants and other eating places, down 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 277 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $92K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Jasper County.

Population estimates put the population change in Jasper County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Jasper County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #692 of 2,405 scored counties and #38 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Jasper County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJasper CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households94.192.4109.8
Spending per listing$402K$412K$371K
Households per official establishment277235209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.1%+7.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,786$3,802$4,070
Median household income$77,314$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6262

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 46−6.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
788
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12056 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
130The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$92K

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
33,894+3.0% since 2020
Households
12,755
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$77,314+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,656
Median home value
$221,500
Jobs located here
10,832
Daytime population
27,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Jasper County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN8822968.4$646K+13.5%#36 of 2,405
2Warrick County, IN8417168.0$634K+4.4%#68 of 2,405
3Morgan County, IN8319669.3$579K+4.4%#92 of 2,405
4Boone County, IN7827696.0$515K+13.5%#177 of 2,405
5Harrison County, IN7710165.2$575K+1.9%#194 of 2,405
6Lawrence County, IN7511057.5$615K+1.2%#231 of 2,405
7Newton County, IN743561.1$573K+2.9%#259 of 2,405
8Hamilton County, IN741,26992.5$560K+10.9%#261 of 2,405
9Hendricks County, IN7454981.8$558K+10.2%#262 of 2,405
10LaGrange County, IN7411186.1$465K+1.9%#277 of 2,405
38Jasper County, IN6212094.1$402K+3.0%#692 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, IN?

There are 120 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Jasper County as of September 2026. 56 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $48.3M a year, or $3,786 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $402K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,755 households in Jasper County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jasper County has 94.1 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $402K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Jasper County would have about 130, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 277 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Jasper County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Jasper County at 33,894 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,755 households. The median household income in Jasper County is $77,314 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.0% 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 62 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #692 of 2,405 scored counties.

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