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Restaurants and cafes in Logan County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #641 of 2,405 scored counties
#38 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
81
34 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
31
−8.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$35.2M
On food away from home · $3,200 a household
Spending per listing
$435K
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
73.6
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,669
+4.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 81 restaurants and cafes in Logan County. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 73.6 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,200 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Logan County spend about $35.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 81 restaurants and cafes, that is $435K per restaurant, 17% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Logan County classed as restaurants and other eating places, down 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 355 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Logan County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Logan County is 63 (upper middle), #641 of 2,405 scored counties and #38 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Logan County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Logan County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLogan CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households73.689.4109.8
Spending per listing$435K$390K$371K
Households per official establishment355260209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.8%+5.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,200$3,489$4,070
Median household income$60,382$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6358

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 31−8.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
449
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The 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 Logan 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 Logan County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,669+4.2% since 2020
Households
11,005
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
552 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$60,382+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,118
Median home value
$164,900
Jobs located here
8,835
Daytime population
25,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spencer County, KY943142.4$1M+7.7%#5 of 2,405
2Oldham County, KY8715165.6$763K+4.9%#41 of 2,405
3Bullitt County, KY8520865.5$593K+5.0%#64 of 2,405
4Henry County, KY793150.4$662K+4.8%#145 of 2,405
5Scott County, KY7918782.6$492K+8.2%#159 of 2,405
6Meade County, KY786559.1$637K+2.2%#169 of 2,405
7Jessamine County, KY7812663.3$600K+7.8%#171 of 2,405
8Lincoln County, KY773839.2$792K+4.6%#185 of 2,405
9Allen County, KY774657.2$559K+9.5%#197 of 2,405
10Garrard County, KY774059.7$544K+7.3%#200 of 2,405
38Logan County, KY638173.6$435K+4.2%#641 of 2,405

Other business types in Logan County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Logan County, KY?

Logan County has 81 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Logan County, KY spend on food away from home?

About $35.2M a year, or $3,200 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $435K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,005 households in Logan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Logan County, KY compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Logan County has 73.6 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $435K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Logan County would have about 95, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 355 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Logan County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Logan County at 28,669 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,005 households. The median household income in Logan County is $60,382 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Logan County scores 63 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #641 of 2,405 scored counties.

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

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