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Restaurants and cafes in Randolph County, NC
The restaurants and cafes in Randolph County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #550 of 2,405 scored counties
#24 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 375
- 137 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 205
- +12.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $190.2M
- On food away from home · $3,295 a household
- Spending per listing
- $507K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 65.0
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 149,516
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 375 restaurants and cafes in Randolph County. Of those, 137 are chain locations, or 37%, against 34% across the U.S. That is 65.0 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Households in Randolph County spend about $190.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,295 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $507K per restaurant, 37% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
Official counts show 205 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Randolph County in 2023, up 12.6% from 2019. That is one for every 282 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $214K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Randolph County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Randolph County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Randolph County is 65 (upper middle), #550 of 2,405 scored counties and #24 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Randolph 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 | Randolph County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 65.0 | 97.5 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $507K | $387K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 282 | 221 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.6% | +8.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,295 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,022 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 182 → 205+12.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,916
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $69.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 375137 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 513The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $214K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 149,516+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 57,721
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 782 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $61,022+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,923
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 43,898
- Daytime population
- 126,314Residents 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 |
| 24Randolph County, NC | 65 | 375 | 65.0 | $507K | +3.5% | #550 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Randolph County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops54
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes74
- Bakeries and dessert shops68
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Randolph County, NC?
Randolph County has 375 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 137 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 205 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 12.6% from 2019. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Randolph County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $190.2M a year, or $3,295 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 375 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $507K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,721 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, NC compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Randolph County has 65.0 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $507K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Randolph County would have about 513, against 375 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 282 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Randolph County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 149,516 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,721 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $61,022 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Randolph County scores 65 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #550 of 2,405 scored counties.
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