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Restaurants and cafes in Bandera County, TX
The restaurants and cafes in Bandera County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #937 of 2,405 scored counties
#46 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 104
- 15 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.5M
- On food away from home · $3,726 a household
- Spending per listing
- $332K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 112.4
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,876
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Bandera County comes to about $34.5M a year: $3,726 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $332K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 104 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Bandera County as of September 2026. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 112.4, 2% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Bandera County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 280 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Bandera County grew 9.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bandera County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #937 of 2,405 scored counties and #46 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Bandera County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bandera County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 112.4 | 120.5 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $332K | $329K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 280 | 207 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.9% | +12.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,726 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,813 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 33+17.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 343
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The 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 Bandera 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 Bandera County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,876+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,255
- Median age
- 52.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $75,813+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,127
- Median home value
- $278,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,548
- Daytime population
- 16,501Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guadalupe County, TX | 86 | 533 | 81.5 | $516K | +15.8% | #54 of 2,405 |
| 2Clay County, TX | 84 | 31 | 72.3 | $534K | +5.0% | #78 of 2,405 |
| 3San Jacinto County, TX | 83 | 56 | 51.5 | $666K | +7.1% | #85 of 2,405 |
| 4Wilson County, TX | 79 | 155 | 85.2 | $497K | +12.2% | #158 of 2,405 |
| 5Waller County, TX | 79 | 183 | 99.8 | $412K | +21.9% | #162 of 2,405 |
| 6Parker County, TX | 78 | 510 | 90.4 | $504K | +23.5% | #179 of 2,405 |
| 7Wise County, TX | 75 | 251 | 99.9 | $422K | +21.5% | #251 of 2,405 |
| 8Williamson County, TX | 74 | 2,516 | 99.7 | $478K | +22.3% | #273 of 2,405 |
| 9Fannin County, TX | 74 | 117 | 91.6 | $404K | +9.2% | #282 of 2,405 |
| 10Randall County, TX | 73 | 473 | 83.3 | $477K | +7.9% | #319 of 2,405 |
| 46Bandera County, TX | 56 | 104 | 112.4 | $332K | +9.0% | #937 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Bandera County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes56
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops82
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes74
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Bandera County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 104 restaurants and cafes in Bandera County. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bandera County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $34.5M a year, or $3,726 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $332K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,255 households in Bandera County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bandera County, TX compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Bandera County has 112.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $332K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Bandera County would have about 93, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 280 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Bandera County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bandera County at 22,876 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,255 households. Median household income in Bandera County is $75,813, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Bandera County scores 56 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #937 of 2,405 scored counties.
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