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Restaurants and cafes in Garfield County, OK

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,901 of 2,405 scored counties
#34 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
242
100 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
99
+11.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$82.3M
On food away from home · $3,446 a household
Spending per listing
$340K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
101.3
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,779
−1.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Garfield County is 33 (lower middle), #1,901 of 2,405 scored counties and #34 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 242 restaurants and cafes in Garfield County. Of those, 100 are chain locations, or 41%, against 34% across the U.S. That is 101.3 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,446 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Garfield County spend about $82.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $340K per restaurant, 8% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 99 businesses with payroll in Garfield County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 11.2% from 2019. That is one for every 241 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Garfield County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Garfield 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 Garfield County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureGarfield CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households101.3107.6109.8
Spending per listing$340K$327K$371K
Households per official establishment241227209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.2%+5.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,446$3,519$4,070
Median household income$66,182$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3336

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
89 → 99+11.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,893
Annual payroll, 2023
$34.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
242100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
222The 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 Garfield 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 Garfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,779−1.5% since 2020
Households
23,893
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,059 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$66,182+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,573
Median home value
$160,100
Jobs located here
22,644
Daytime population
60,313Residents 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 Garfield 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
34Garfield County, OK33242101.3$340K−1.5%#1,901 of 2,405

Other business types in Garfield County

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

Questions

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

There are 242 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Garfield County as of September 2026. 100 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 11.2% from 2019. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $82.3M a year, or $3,446 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 242 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $340K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,893 households in Garfield County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Garfield County has 101.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $340K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Garfield County would have about 222, against 242 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 11.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Garfield County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Garfield County at 61,779 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,893 households. The median household income in Garfield County is $66,182 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Garfield County scores 33 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,901 of 2,405 scored counties.

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