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Restaurants and cafes in Garvin County, OK
The restaurants and cafes in Garvin County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,912 of 2,405 scored counties
#36 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 102
- 40 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.9M
- On food away from home · $3,258 a household
- Spending per listing
- $323K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 100.9
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,377
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
For restaurants and cafes, Garvin County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,912 of 2,405 scored counties and #36 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 102 restaurants and cafes in Garvin County. 40 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 100.9 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Households in Garvin County spend about $32.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,258 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $323K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Garvin County was 46 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 220 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $231K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Garvin County. Population estimates show Garvin County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Garvin 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.
| Measure | Garvin County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 100.9 | 107.6 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $323K | $327K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 220 | 227 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +5.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,258 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,556 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 460.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 848
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10240 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $231K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Garvin 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 Garvin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,377+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,110
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 802 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $58,556+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,321
- Median home value
- $147,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,275
- Daytime population
- 25,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rogers County, OK | 87 | 215 | 58.6 | $663K | +7.1% | #43 of 2,405 |
| 2Wagoner County, OK | 87 | 229 | 73.0 | $529K | +14.6% | #47 of 2,405 |
| 3Logan County, OK | 86 | 149 | 83.5 | $482K | +11.5% | #56 of 2,405 |
| 4Grady County, OK | 79 | 148 | 71.5 | $520K | +7.7% | #154 of 2,405 |
| 5Canadian County, OK | 79 | 470 | 80.7 | $501K | +20.4% | #155 of 2,405 |
| 6Washita County, OK | 71 | 20 | 48.4 | $683K | −0.2% | #357 of 2,405 |
| 7Creek County, OK | 71 | 199 | 70.5 | $485K | +4.4% | #375 of 2,405 |
| 8Osage County, OK | 71 | 125 | 71.9 | $485K | +2.2% | #376 of 2,405 |
| 9Lincoln County, OK | 65 | 104 | 79.1 | $425K | +5.3% | #574 of 2,405 |
| 10McClain County, OK | 61 | 167 | 101.7 | $390K | +18.4% | #733 of 2,405 |
| 36Garvin County, OK | 33 | 102 | 100.9 | $323K | +2.8% | #1,912 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Garvin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants29
- Fast food and sandwich shops35
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Garvin County, OK?
Garvin County has 102 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Garvin County, OK spend on food away from home?
About $32.9M a year, or $3,258 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $323K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,110 households in Garvin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garvin County, OK compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Garvin County has 100.9 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $323K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Garvin County would have about 89, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 220 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 Garvin County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Garvin County at 26,377 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,110 households. The median household income in Garvin County is $58,556 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Garvin County scores 33 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,912 of 2,405 scored counties.
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