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Restaurants and cafes in Logan County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #949 of 2,405 scored counties
#47 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
164
49 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
81
+5.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$72.5M
On food away from home · $3,705 a household
Spending per listing
$442K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
83.8
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,302
+0.4% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Logan County comes to about $72.5M a year: $3,705 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $442K per restaurant, 19% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 164 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Logan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 83.8 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 81 businesses with payroll in Logan County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 241 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $796K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Logan County.

Population estimates put the population change in Logan County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For restaurants and cafes, Logan County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #949 of 2,405 scored counties and #47 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Logan 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 Logan County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLogan CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households83.893.5109.8
Spending per listing$442K$410K$371K
Households per official establishment241235209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.2%+6.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,705$3,829$4,070
Median household income$71,551$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5558

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
77 → 81+5.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,535
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16449 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
196The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$796K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
46,302+0.4% since 2020
Households
19,560
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
459 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$71,551+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,928
Median home value
$203,200
Jobs located here
19,360
Daytime population
44,374Residents 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 Logan 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
47Logan County, OH5516483.8$442K+0.4%#949 of 2,405

Other business types in Logan County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 164 restaurants and cafes in Logan County. 49 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 5.2% from 2019. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $72.5M a year, or $3,705 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $442K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,560 households in Logan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Logan County has 83.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $442K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Logan County would have about 196, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 241 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Logan County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Logan County at 46,302 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,560 households. Median household income in Logan County is $71,551, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Logan County scores 55 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #949 of 2,405 scored counties.

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