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Restaurants and cafes in Camden County, NC
The restaurants and cafes in Camden County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 93 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #8 of 2,405 scored counties
#1 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 19
- 7 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.2M
- On food away from home · $4,032 a household
- Spending per listing
- $851K
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.4
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,315
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Camden County is 93 (very high), #8 of 2,405 scored counties and #1 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for restaurants and cafes.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 restaurants and cafes in Camden County. 7 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 47.4 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Households in Camden County spend about $16.2M a year on food away from home, or $4,032 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $851K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $371K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Camden County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 573 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $132K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Camden County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Camden County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Camden County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Camden County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.4 | 97.5 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $851K | $387K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 573 | 221 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,032 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $91,078 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 93 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 197 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $132K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Camden 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 Camden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,315+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,011
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 240 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $91,078+41.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,163
- Median home value
- $337,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,091
- Daytime population
- 7,466Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Camden County, NC | 93 | 19 | 47.4 | $851K | +8.8% | #8 of 2,405 |
| 2Chatham County, NC | 90 | 215 | 65.1 | $687K | +11.0% | #25 of 2,405 |
| 3Franklin County, NC | 89 | 141 | 49.4 | $741K | +18.8% | #30 of 2,405 |
| 4Hoke County, NC | 85 | 95 | 49.3 | $704K | +9.0% | #60 of 2,405 |
| 5Union County, NC | 84 | 649 | 77.0 | $596K | +11.7% | #71 of 2,405 |
| 6Davie County, NC | 83 | 109 | 63.1 | $610K | +6.9% | #89 of 2,405 |
| 7Lincoln County, NC | 82 | 258 | 70.1 | $567K | +13.2% | #108 of 2,405 |
| 8Johnston County, NC | 81 | 640 | 74.8 | $529K | +17.9% | #124 of 2,405 |
| 9Harnett County, NC | 80 | 313 | 62.8 | $572K | +12.3% | #137 of 2,405 |
| 10Granville County, NC | 77 | 135 | 60.1 | $613K | +2.1% | #191 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Camden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Camden County, NC?
Camden County has 19 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (37%) 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.
How much do households in Camden County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $16.2M a year, or $4,032 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $851K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,011 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Camden County, NC compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Camden County has 47.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $851K, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Camden County would have about 44, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 573 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.
How fast is Camden County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Camden County at 11,315 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,011 households. The median household income in Camden County is $91,078 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.1% 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. Camden County scores 93 for restaurants and cafes (very high), #8 of 2,405 scored counties.
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