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Restaurants and cafes in Grundy County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
27
11 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On food away from home · $3,172 a household
Spending per listing
$459K
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
69.1
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,744
−0.2% 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 27 restaurants and cafes in Grundy County. 11 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 69.1 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Grundy County comes to about $12.4M a year: $3,172 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $459K per restaurant, 24% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Grundy County in 2023. That is one for every 279 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Grundy County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Grundy County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Grundy County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureGrundy CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households69.198.6109.8
Spending per listing$459K$385K$371K
Households per official establishment279235209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,172$3,799$4,070
Median household income$51,975$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14
Employees, 2023
182
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2711 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Grundy 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 Grundy County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,744−0.2% since 2020
Households
3,907
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$51,975
Average household income
$75,460
Median home value
$112,500
Jobs located here
2,777
Daytime population
8,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO9312253.5$759K+11.4%#10 of 2,405
2Warren County, MO899065.0$617K+9.2%#32 of 2,405
3Christian County, MO8423767.4$594K+8.3%#72 of 2,405
4Andrew County, MO823144.4$861K+0.7%#99 of 2,405
5Jefferson County, MO8253961.0$656K+2.7%#104 of 2,405
6Cass County, MO8233076.4$548K+7.1%#109 of 2,405
7Ray County, MO805054.8$680K+1.1%#131 of 2,405
8Osage County, MO803464.3$593K+2.7%#136 of 2,405
9Webster County, MO7810373.8$490K+10.4%#180 of 2,405
10Douglas County, MO762247.3$647K+6.4%#216 of 2,405
Grundy County, MONot scored2769.1$459K−0.2%

Other business types in Grundy 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 Grundy County, MO?

Grundy County has 27 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Grundy County, MO spend on food away from home?

About $12.4M a year, or $3,172 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $459K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,907 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grundy County, MO compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Grundy County has 69.1 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $459K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Grundy County would have about 33, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 279 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Grundy County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Grundy County at 9,744 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,907 households. The median household income in Grundy County is $51,975 a year, 36% 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 Grundy County

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