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Restaurants and cafes in Dewey County, OK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Dewey County, OK, 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
13
3 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.5M
On food away from home · $3,361 a household
Spending per listing
$422K
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
79.7
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,207
−6.0% 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 13 restaurants and cafes in Dewey County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 23%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 79.7, 27% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,361 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Dewey County spend about $5.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $422K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Dewey County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 272 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Dewey County declined 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Dewey County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Dewey County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureDewey CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households79.7107.6109.8
Spending per listing$422K$327K$371K
Households per official establishment272227209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.0%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,361$3,519$4,070
Median household income$62,569$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
83
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
133 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Dewey 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 Dewey County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,207−6.0% since 2020
Households
1,631
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,000 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$62,569
Average household income
$81,140
Median home value
$133,600
Jobs located here
2,000
Daytime population
4,153Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rogers County, OK8721558.6$663K+7.1%#43 of 2,405
2Wagoner County, OK8722973.0$529K+14.6%#47 of 2,405
3Logan County, OK8614983.5$482K+11.5%#56 of 2,405
4Grady County, OK7914871.5$520K+7.7%#154 of 2,405
5Canadian County, OK7947080.7$501K+20.4%#155 of 2,405
6Washita County, OK712048.4$683K−0.2%#357 of 2,405
7Creek County, OK7119970.5$485K+4.4%#375 of 2,405
8Osage County, OK7112571.9$485K+2.2%#376 of 2,405
9Lincoln County, OK6510479.1$425K+5.3%#574 of 2,405
10McClain County, OK61167101.7$390K+18.4%#733 of 2,405
Dewey County, OKNot scored1379.7$422K−6.0%

Other business types in Dewey County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Dewey County, OK?

There are 13 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Dewey County as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Dewey County, OK spend on food away from home?

About $5.5M a year, or $3,361 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $422K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,631 households in Dewey County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dewey County, OK compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Dewey County has 79.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $422K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Dewey County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 272 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Dewey County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Dewey County at 4,207 people in 2025, down 6.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,631 households. The median household income in Dewey County is $62,569 a year, 22% 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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How the score works · Top markets for restaurants and cafes · All 56 business types in Dewey County

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