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Restaurants and cafes in Pittsburg County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Pittsburg County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,151 of 2,405 scored counties
#47 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 176
- 65 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.2M
- On food away from home · $3,149 a household
- Spending per listing
- $319K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 98.6
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,320
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Pittsburg County is 26 (lower middle), #2,151 of 2,405 scored counties and #47 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,149 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Pittsburg County spend about $56.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $319K per restaurant, 14% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 176 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Pittsburg County as of September 2026. Of those, 65 are chain locations, or 37%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 98.6, 10% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Pittsburg County in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 241 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $565K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Pittsburg County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pittsburg County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pittsburg 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 | Pittsburg County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 98.6 | 107.6 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $319K | $327K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 241 | 227 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +5.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,149 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,310 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 74+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,202
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17665 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 152The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $565K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,320−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 17,851
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,306 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $55,310+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,775
- Median home value
- $156,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,742
- Daytime population
- 42,726Residents 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 |
| 47Pittsburg County, OK | 26 | 176 | 98.6 | $319K | −1.1% | #2,151 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Pittsburg County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes26
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops30
- Pizza31
- Coffee shops and cafes37
- Bakeries and dessert shops34
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Pittsburg County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 176 restaurants and cafes in Pittsburg County. 65 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pittsburg County, OK spend on food away from home?
About $56.2M a year, or $3,149 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 176 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $319K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,851 households in Pittsburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pittsburg County, OK compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Pittsburg County has 98.6 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $319K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Pittsburg County would have about 152, against 176 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 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Pittsburg County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Pittsburg County at 43,320 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,851 households. Median household income in Pittsburg County is $55,310, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.2%, 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. Pittsburg County scores 26 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #2,151 of 2,405 scored counties.
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