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Food and drink · Small-town market · Oregon

Restaurants and cafes in the Newport, OR area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in the Newport, OR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #519 of 538 scored small-town markets
#11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon

Listings
417
60 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
188
+3.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$79.7M
On food away from home · $3,450 a household
Spending per listing
$191K
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
180.4
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,636
+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

The Newport area scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #519 of 538 scored small-town markets and #11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 417 restaurants and cafes in the Newport area. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That is 180.4 per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,450 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Newport area spend about $79.7M a year on food away from home. Spread across 417 restaurants and cafes, that is $191K per restaurant, 48% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Newport area was 188 in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 123 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Newport area. Population estimates put the population change in the Newport area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Newport area 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 Newport, OR area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureNewport areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households180.4130.4109.8
Spending per listing$191K$312K$371K
Households per official establishment123184209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.3%+2.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,450$4,070$4,070
Median household income$63,165$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score2022

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
188+3.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,401
Annual payroll, 2023
$79M
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41760 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
215The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$2.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Newport area, 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 the Newport area

Population, 2025 estimate
50,636+0.3% since 2020
Households
23,115
Median age
51.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
981 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$63,165+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,183
Median home value
$410,800
Jobs located here
16,986
Daytime population
46,905Residents 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 small-town markets in Oregon for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Newport area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oregon

Small-town markets in Oregon ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hermiston-Pendleton, OR44367111.1$320K+1.8%#338 of 538
2Roseburg, OR41490103.1$330K+0.6%#364 of 538
3Ontario, OR-ID41205102.6$326K+5.0%#365 of 538
4La Grande, OR39110100.9$349K−1.0%#382 of 538
5Coos Bay-North Bend, OR34298103.7$330K−1.5%#425 of 538
6Klamath Falls, OR34310106.9$309K+0.9%#430 of 538
7Hood River, OR27231258.4$169K−0.7%#480 of 538
8Astoria, OR23434241.3$154K−0.6%#500 of 538
9Baker City, OR2187118.3$279K−0.4%#513 of 538
10The Dalles, OR20155146.7$236K−1.1%#517 of 538
11Newport, OR20417180.4$191K+0.3%#519 of 538

Other business types in the Newport area

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in the Newport, OR area?

The Newport area has 417 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 188 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Newport, OR area spend on food away from home?

About $79.7M a year, or $3,450 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 417 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $191K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,115 households in the Newport area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Newport, OR area compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

The Newport area has 180.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $191K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, the Newport area would have about 215, against 417 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 123 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Newport, OR area growing?

Population estimates put the Newport area at 50,636 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,115 households. The median household income in the Newport area is $63,165 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Newport area scores 20 for restaurants and cafes (low), #519 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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