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Restaurants and cafes in Seminole County, OK

How Seminole County, OK compares with other counties and the U.S. for restaurants and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,392 of 2,405 scored counties
#19 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
67
27 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
27
−12.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.9M
On food away from home · $2,945 a household
Spending per listing
$386K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
76.3
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,441
−0.3% 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 67 restaurants and cafes in Seminole County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 76.3, 31% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $2,945 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Seminole County spend about $25.9M a year on food away from home. That is about $386K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Seminole County in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 325 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $752K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Seminole County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Seminole County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For restaurants and cafes, Seminole County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,392 of 2,405 scored counties and #19 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Seminole 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 Seminole County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureSeminole CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households76.3107.6109.8
Spending per listing$386K$327K$371K
Households per official establishment325227209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.9%+5.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,945$3,519$4,070
Median household income$48,062$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4536

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 27−12.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
385
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6727 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$752K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
23,441−0.3% since 2020
Households
8,782
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
633 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$48,062+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,114
Median home value
$99,500
Jobs located here
7,520
Daytime population
20,803Residents 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 Seminole 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
19Seminole County, OK456776.3$386K−0.3%#1,392 of 2,405

Other business types in Seminole County

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

Questions

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

There are 67 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Seminole County as of September 2026. 27 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.9M a year, or $2,945 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $386K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,782 households in Seminole County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seminole County has 76.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $386K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Seminole County would have about 70, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 325 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Seminole County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Seminole County at 23,441 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,782 households. The median household income in Seminole County is $48,062 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Seminole County scores 45 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,392 of 2,405 scored counties.

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

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