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Restaurants and cafes in Shelby County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Shelby 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
- 24
- 8 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On food away from home · $3,178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $317K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 100.4
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,870
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Shelby County spend about $7.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,178 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $317K per restaurant, 15% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 24 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 33%, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 100.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Shelby County in 2023. That is one for every 342 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, 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 Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 100.4 | 98.6 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $317K | $385K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 342 | 235 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,178 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $51,594 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $730K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 248 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,870−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 2,391
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $51,594
- Average household income
- $71,488
- Median home value
- $99,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,807
- Daytime population
- 5,296Residents 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 |
| Shelby County, MO | Not scored | 24 | 100.4 | $317K | −3.6% |
Other business types in Shelby County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Shelby County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 restaurants and cafes in Shelby County. 8 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shelby County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $7.6M a year, or $3,178 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $317K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,391 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, MO compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Shelby County has 100.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $317K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Shelby County would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 342 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 5,870 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,391 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $51,594, 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.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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