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Restaurants and cafes in Robertson County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #457 of 2,405 scored counties
#26 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
247
125 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
117
+27.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$109.1M
On food away from home · $3,862 a household
Spending per listing
$442K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
87.4
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,175
+9.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 247 restaurants and cafes in Robertson County. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That is 87.4 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Robertson County comes to about $109.1M a year: $3,862 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $442K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Robertson County was 117 in 2023, up 27.2% from 2019. That is one for every 241 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.7M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Robertson County.

Population estimates show Robertson County grew 9.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Robertson County is 68 (upper middle), #457 of 2,405 scored counties and #26 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Robertson County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Robertson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureRobertson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households87.4102.9109.8
Spending per listing$442K$357K$371K
Households per official establishment241229209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.2%+9.9%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.9%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,862$3,670$4,070
Median household income$83,047$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6849

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
92 → 117+27.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,119
Annual payroll, 2023
$43.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
247125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
294The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$5.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Robertson 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 Robertson County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,175+9.9% since 2020
Households
28,255
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
476 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$83,047+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,822
Median home value
$335,000
Jobs located here
24,047
Daytime population
61,274Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN919655.8$719K+7.7%#19 of 2,405
2Roane County, TN8413358.4$623K+7.0%#69 of 2,405
3Loudon County, TN8417773.6$540K+15.6%#77 of 2,405
4Meigs County, TN812547.8$694K+10.8%#115 of 2,405
5Hickman County, TN814749.8$687K+5.0%#116 of 2,405
6Union County, TN803847.9$689K+8.1%#130 of 2,405
7Cheatham County, TN8011470.0$567K+4.1%#138 of 2,405
8Grainger County, TN774647.6$645K+9.2%#187 of 2,405
9Macon County, TN774851.0$635K+9.5%#188 of 2,405
10Smith County, TN775265.6$539K+5.1%#201 of 2,405
26Robertson County, TN6824787.4$442K+9.9%#457 of 2,405

Other business types in Robertson County

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

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Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Robertson County, TN?

There are 247 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Robertson County as of September 2026. 125 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 27.2% from 2019. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Robertson County, TN spend on food away from home?

About $109.1M a year, or $3,862 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 247 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $442K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,255 households in Robertson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Robertson County, TN compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Robertson County has 87.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $442K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Robertson County would have about 294, against 247 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 241 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Robertson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Robertson County at 80,175 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. The median household income in Robertson County is $83,047 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. 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. Robertson County scores 68 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #457 of 2,405 scored counties.

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