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Restaurants and cafes in Harney County, OR

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
42
12 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.3M
On food away from home · $3,295 a household
Spending per listing
$246K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
134.2
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,380
−1.7% 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

Households in Harney County spend about $10.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,295 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $246K per restaurant, 34% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

Harney County has 42 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 134.2 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Harney County in 2023. That is one for every 224 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Harney County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Harney County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Harney County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureHarney CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households134.2130.4109.8
Spending per listing$246K$312K$371K
Households per official establishment224184209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,295$4,070$4,070
Median household income$55,208$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored22

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 14
Employees, 2023
110
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Harney 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 Harney County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,380−1.7% since 2020
Households
3,129
Median age
49.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
10,135 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$55,208
Average household income
$77,287
Median home value
$242,100
Jobs located here
2,499
Daytime population
7,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Harney County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Crook County, OR808982.5$479K+10.6%#143 of 2,405
2Columbia County, OR7216578.8$504K+2.6%#341 of 2,405
3Polk County, OR61342103.7$394K+2.3%#730 of 2,405
4Washington County, OR602,425103.0$457K+1.8%#754 of 2,405
5Clackamas County, OR591,61298.4$468K+0.9%#788 of 2,405
6Linn County, OR5744888.3$413K+3.0%#878 of 2,405
7Jefferson County, OR5199112.3$333K+4.7%#1,165 of 2,405
8Benton County, OR50427110.8$358K+4.4%#1,199 of 2,405
9Deschutes County, OR431,212142.7$304K+6.8%#1,514 of 2,405
10Morrow County, OR4247108.6$331K+3.1%#1,548 of 2,405
Harney County, ORNot scored42134.2$246K−1.7%

Other business types in Harney County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Harney County, OR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 restaurants and cafes in Harney County. 12 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Harney County, OR spend on food away from home?

About $10.3M a year, or $3,295 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $246K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,129 households in Harney County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Harney County, OR compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Harney County has 134.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $246K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Harney County would have about 28, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 224 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Harney County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Harney County at 7,380 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,129 households. Median household income in Harney County is $55,208, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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