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Restaurants and cafes in Henry County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #665 of 2,405 scored counties
#33 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
90
29 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
43
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$43.6M
On food away from home · $3,808 a household
Spending per listing
$484K
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
78.6
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,598
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 90 restaurants and cafes in Henry County. 29 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 78.6 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Henry County comes to about $43.6M a year: $3,808 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $484K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 31% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Henry County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 266 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $845K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Henry County.

Population estimates show Henry County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Henry County is 62 (upper middle), #665 of 2,405 scored counties and #33 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Henry County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Henry County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households78.693.5109.8
Spending per listing$484K$410K$371K
Households per official establishment266235209
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+6.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,808$3,829$4,070
Median household income$80,099$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6258

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 430.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
566
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9029 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$845K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,598−0.2% since 2020
Households
11,451
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$80,099+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,804
Median home value
$168,600
Jobs located here
10,592
Daytime population
25,626Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, OH9217873.5$655K+16.5%#17 of 2,405
2Morrow County, OH876447.5$812K+3.7%#40 of 2,405
3Pickaway County, OH8314063.9$602K+7.4%#91 of 2,405
4Fairfield County, OH8144774.1$578K+6.5%#120 of 2,405
5Warren County, OH8069375.3$648K+5.7%#133 of 2,405
6Madison County, OH7914491.8$452K+7.1%#161 of 2,405
7Clermont County, OH7762473.5$568K+3.9%#196 of 2,405
8Brown County, OH7511466.5$545K+1.6%#241 of 2,405
9Holmes County, OH749973.9$541K+1.7%#263 of 2,405
10Medina County, OH7360682.9$535K+1.3%#303 of 2,405
33Henry County, OH629078.6$484K−0.2%#665 of 2,405

Other business types in Henry County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Henry County, OH?

There are 90 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. 29 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Henry County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $43.6M a year, or $3,808 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $484K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,451 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Henry County, OH compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Henry County has 78.6 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $484K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Henry County would have about 118, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 266 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Henry County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 27,598 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,451 households. The median household income in Henry County is $80,099 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.2% 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. Henry County scores 62 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #665 of 2,405 scored counties.

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