Food and drink · County · Oklahoma
Restaurants and cafes in Tulsa County, OK
The restaurants and cafes in Tulsa County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,796 of 2,405 scored counties
#32 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 3,355
- 1,460 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 1,429
- +2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On food away from home · $3,691 a household
- Spending per listing
- $300K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 123.2
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 698,782
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Tulsa County spend about $1B a year on food away from home, or $3,691 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3,355 restaurants and cafes, that is $300K per restaurant, 19% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 3,355 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Tulsa County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 123.2 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Tulsa County was 1,429 in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 191 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 302 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 56 SBA-backed loans worth $24.9M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Tulsa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Tulsa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Tulsa County is 36 (lower middle), #1,796 of 2,405 scored counties and #32 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Tulsa 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 | Tulsa County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 123.2 | 107.6 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $300K | $327K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 191 | 227 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,691 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,009 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,391 → 1,429+2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 31,282
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $652M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 302Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,3551,460 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,711The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 56
- Amount
- $24.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Tulsa 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 Tulsa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 698,782+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 272,422
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,194
- Median household income
- $69,009+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,310
- Median home value
- $230,400
- Jobs located here
- 375,335
- Daytime population
- 760,837Residents 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 |
| 32Tulsa County, OK | 36 | 3,355 | 123.2 | $300K | +4.2% | #1,796 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Tulsa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants38
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Tulsa County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3,355 restaurants and cafes in Tulsa County. 1,460 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 1,429 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Another 302 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Tulsa County, OK spend on food away from home?
About $1B a year, or $3,691 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,355 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $300K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 272,422 households in Tulsa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulsa County, OK compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Tulsa County has 123.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $300K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Tulsa County would have about 2,711, against 3,355 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 191 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Tulsa County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Tulsa County at 698,782 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 272,422 households. Median household income in Tulsa County is $69,009, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Tulsa County scores 36 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,796 of 2,405 scored counties.
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