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Restaurants and cafes in Le Flore County, OK

The restaurants and cafes in Le Flore County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,291 of 2,405 scored counties
#17 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
164
56 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments
49
+32.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$54.4M
On food away from home · $3,020 a household
Spending per listing
$331K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
91.1
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,196
+4.1% 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

Households in Le Flore County spend about $54.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,020 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $331K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

Le Flore County has 164 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 91.1 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Le Flore County in 2023, up 32.4% from 2019. That is one for every 367 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Le Flore County grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For restaurants and cafes, Le Flore County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,291 of 2,405 scored counties and #17 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Le Flore 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 Le Flore County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureLe Flore CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households91.1107.6109.8
Spending per listing$331K$327K$371K
Households per official establishment367227209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+32.4%+5.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,020$3,519$4,070
Median household income$51,565$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 49+32.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
607
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16456 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
147The 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 Le Flore 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 Le Flore County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,196+4.1% since 2020
Households
17,997
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$51,565+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,356
Median home value
$135,700
Jobs located here
12,030
Daytime population
43,855Residents 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 Le Flore 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
17Le Flore County, OK4816491.1$331K+4.1%#1,291 of 2,405

Other business types in Le Flore County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Le Flore County, OK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 164 restaurants and cafes in Le Flore County. 56 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 32.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $54.4M a year, or $3,020 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $331K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,997 households in Le Flore County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Le Flore County has 91.1 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $331K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Le Flore County would have about 147, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 367 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Le Flore County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Le Flore County at 50,196 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,997 households. Median household income in Le Flore County is $51,565, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Le Flore County scores 48 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,291 of 2,405 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for restaurants and cafes · All 56 business types in Le Flore County

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