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Restaurants and cafes in Scott County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Scott County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,382 of 2,405 scored counties
#44 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 130
- 51 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.6M
- On food away from home · $3,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $404K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 84.8
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,975
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Scott County comes to about $52.6M a year: $3,430 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 130 restaurants and cafes, that is $404K per restaurant, 9% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 130 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. 51 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 84.8, 23% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Scott County in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 239 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $287K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Scott County.
Population estimates show Scott County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For restaurants and cafes, Scott County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,382 of 2,405 scored counties and #44 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Scott 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.
| Measure | Scott County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 84.8 | 98.6 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $404K | $385K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 239 | 235 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.8% | +6.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,430 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,782 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 64+20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,023
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13051 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 142The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $287K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,975−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,327
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $62,782+42.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,670
- Median home value
- $154,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,425
- Daytime population
- 36,960Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 93 | 122 | 53.5 | $759K | +11.4% | #10 of 2,405 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 89 | 90 | 65.0 | $617K | +9.2% | #32 of 2,405 |
| 3Christian County, MO | 84 | 237 | 67.4 | $594K | +8.3% | #72 of 2,405 |
| 4Andrew County, MO | 82 | 31 | 44.4 | $861K | +0.7% | #99 of 2,405 |
| 5Jefferson County, MO | 82 | 539 | 61.0 | $656K | +2.7% | #104 of 2,405 |
| 6Cass County, MO | 82 | 330 | 76.4 | $548K | +7.1% | #109 of 2,405 |
| 7Ray County, MO | 80 | 50 | 54.8 | $680K | +1.1% | #131 of 2,405 |
| 8Osage County, MO | 80 | 34 | 64.3 | $593K | +2.7% | #136 of 2,405 |
| 9Webster County, MO | 78 | 103 | 73.8 | $490K | +10.4% | #180 of 2,405 |
| 10Douglas County, MO | 76 | 22 | 47.3 | $647K | +6.4% | #216 of 2,405 |
| 44Scott County, MO | 45 | 130 | 84.8 | $404K | −0.1% | #1,382 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Scott County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants40
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza35
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops33
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Scott County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 130 restaurants and cafes in Scott County. 51 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Scott County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $52.6M a year, or $3,430 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $404K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,327 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, MO compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Scott County has 84.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $404K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Scott County would have about 142, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 239 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 37,975 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Scott County is $62,782, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.2%, 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. Scott County scores 45 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,382 of 2,405 scored counties.
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