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Restaurants and cafes in Osage County, OK

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #376 of 2,405 scored counties
#8 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
125
33 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
37
−11.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$60.6M
On food away from home · $3,487 a household
Spending per listing
$485K
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
71.9
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,794
+2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 125 restaurants and cafes in Osage County. 33 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 71.9 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Osage County comes to about $60.6M a year: $3,487 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $485K per restaurant, 31% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Osage County was 37 in 2023, down 11.9% from 2019. That is one for every 470 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $567K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Osage County.

Population estimates show Osage County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For restaurants and cafes, Osage County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #376 of 2,405 scored counties and #8 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Osage 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 Osage County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureOsage CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households71.9107.6109.8
Spending per listing$485K$327K$371K
Households per official establishment470227209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.9%+5.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,487$3,519$4,070
Median household income$62,847$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score7136

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
42 → 37−11.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
507
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12533 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$567K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Osage 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 Osage County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,794+2.2% since 2020
Households
17,374
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,247 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$62,847+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,674
Median home value
$182,100
Jobs located here
8,756
Daytime population
35,068Residents 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 Osage 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

Other business types in Osage County

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

Questions

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

Osage County has 125 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 33 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 11.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $60.6M a year, or $3,487 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $485K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,374 households in Osage County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Osage County has 71.9 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $485K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Osage County would have about 163, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 470 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Osage County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Osage County at 46,794 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,374 households. The median household income in Osage County is $62,847 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.0% 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. Osage County scores 71 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #376 of 2,405 scored counties.

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

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