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Restaurants and cafes in Johnston County, OK

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,591 of 2,405 scored counties
#24 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
39
14 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On food away from home · $3,098 a household
Spending per listing
$309K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
100.2
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,448
+2.0% 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 39 restaurants and cafes in Johnston County. 14 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 100.2 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Johnston County comes to about $12.1M a year: $3,098 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $309K per restaurant, 17% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Johnston County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 354 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Johnston County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Johnston County is 41 (lower middle), #1,591 of 2,405 scored counties and #24 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Johnston 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 Johnston County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureJohnston CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households100.2107.6109.8
Spending per listing$309K$327K$371K
Households per official establishment354227209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,098$3,519$4,070
Median household income$52,688$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4136

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 11
Employees, 2023
209
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3914 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Johnston 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 Johnston County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,448+2.0% since 2020
Households
3,891
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
643 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$52,688+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,066
Median home value
$116,500
Jobs located here
3,227
Daytime population
9,622Residents 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 Johnston 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
24Johnston County, OK4139100.2$309K+2.0%#1,591 of 2,405

Other business types in Johnston County

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

Questions

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

There are 39 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Johnston County as of September 2026. 14 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.1M a year, or $3,098 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $309K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,891 households in Johnston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnston County has 100.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $309K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Johnston County would have about 33, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 354 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Johnston County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Johnston County at 10,448 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,891 households. The median household income in Johnston County is $52,688 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Johnston County scores 41 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,591 of 2,405 scored counties.

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 Johnston County

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