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Restaurants and cafes in Washita County, OK

How Washita 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #357 of 2,405 scored counties
#6 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
20
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.7M
On food away from home · $3,307 a household
Spending per listing
$683K
84% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
48.4
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,884
−0.2% 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

At $3,307 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Washita County spend about $13.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $683K per restaurant, 84% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

Washita County has 20 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 34% across the U.S. That is 48.4 per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Washita County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 1,033 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Washita County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Washita County is 71 (upper middle), #357 of 2,405 scored counties and #6 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Washita 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 Washita County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureWashita CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households48.4107.6109.8
Spending per listing$683K$327K$371K
Households per official establishment1,033227209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.3%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,307$3,519$4,070
Median household income$63,501$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score7136

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 4
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$511K
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
202 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Washita 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 Washita County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,884−0.2% since 2020
Households
4,131
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,003 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$63,501+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,529
Median home value
$118,400
Jobs located here
2,285
Daytime population
9,453Residents 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 Washita 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 Washita County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 restaurants and cafes in Washita County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.7M a year, or $3,307 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $683K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,131 households in Washita County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washita County has 48.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $683K, 84% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Washita County would have about 37, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,033 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Washita County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Washita County at 10,884 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,131 households. Median household income in Washita County is $63,501, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Washita County scores 71 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #357 of 2,405 scored counties.

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

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