Food and drink · County · Oregon
Restaurants and cafes in Malheur County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Malheur County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,363 of 2,405 scored counties
#27 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 146
- 48 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 73
- +19.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.8M
- On food away from home · $3,183 a household
- Spending per listing
- $224K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 141.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,261
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Malheur County is 16 (low), #2,363 of 2,405 scored counties and #27 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Malheur County spend about $32.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,183 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 146 restaurants and cafes, that is $224K per restaurant, 39% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 146 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Malheur County as of September 2026. 48 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 141.9 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Malheur County was 73 in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019. That is one for every 141 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Population estimates show Malheur County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Malheur 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.
| Measure | Malheur County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 141.9 | 130.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $224K | $312K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 141 | 184 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.7% | +2.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,183 | $4,070 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,519 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 73+19.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,045
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14648 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 88The 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,261+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,292
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 9,888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,398
- Median home value
- $248,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,279
- Daytime population
- 34,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crook County, OR | 80 | 89 | 82.5 | $479K | +10.6% | #143 of 2,405 |
| 2Columbia County, OR | 72 | 165 | 78.8 | $504K | +2.6% | #341 of 2,405 |
| 3Polk County, OR | 61 | 342 | 103.7 | $394K | +2.3% | #730 of 2,405 |
| 4Washington County, OR | 60 | 2,425 | 103.0 | $457K | +1.8% | #754 of 2,405 |
| 5Clackamas County, OR | 59 | 1,612 | 98.4 | $468K | +0.9% | #788 of 2,405 |
| 6Linn County, OR | 57 | 448 | 88.3 | $413K | +3.0% | #878 of 2,405 |
| 7Jefferson County, OR | 51 | 99 | 112.3 | $333K | +4.7% | #1,165 of 2,405 |
| 8Benton County, OR | 50 | 427 | 110.8 | $358K | +4.4% | #1,199 of 2,405 |
| 9Deschutes County, OR | 43 | 1,212 | 142.7 | $304K | +6.8% | #1,514 of 2,405 |
| 10Morrow County, OR | 42 | 47 | 108.6 | $331K | +3.1% | #1,548 of 2,405 |
| 27Malheur County, OR | 16 | 146 | 141.9 | $224K | +1.9% | #2,363 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Malheur County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes16
- Sit-down restaurants18
- Fast food and sandwich shops22
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes15
- Bakeries and dessert shops15
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Malheur County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 146 restaurants and cafes in Malheur County. 48 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Malheur County, OR spend on food away from home?
About $32.8M a year, or $3,183 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $224K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Malheur County, OR compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Malheur County has 141.9 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $224K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Malheur County would have about 88, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 141 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Malheur County scores 16 for restaurants and cafes (low), #2,363 of 2,405 scored counties.
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