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Restaurants and cafes in Duval County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Duval County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
42
5 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.8M
On food away from home · $2,888 a household
Spending per listing
$210K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
137.6
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,402
−4.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 42 restaurants and cafes in Duval County. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 137.6, 25% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Duval County comes to about $8.8M a year: $2,888 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $210K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Duval County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 305 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Duval County declined 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Duval 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Duval County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDuval CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households137.6120.5109.8
Spending per listing$210K$329K$371K
Households per official establishment305207209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,888$3,970$4,070
Median household income$49,038$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
425 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Duval 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 Duval County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,402−4.2% since 2020
Households
3,053
Median age
35.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,794 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$49,038
Average household income
$61,731
Median home value
$89,400
Jobs located here
3,220
Daytime population
9,691Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX8653381.5$516K+15.8%#54 of 2,405
2Clay County, TX843172.3$534K+5.0%#78 of 2,405
3San Jacinto County, TX835651.5$666K+7.1%#85 of 2,405
4Wilson County, TX7915585.2$497K+12.2%#158 of 2,405
5Waller County, TX7918399.8$412K+21.9%#162 of 2,405
6Parker County, TX7851090.4$504K+23.5%#179 of 2,405
7Wise County, TX7525199.9$422K+21.5%#251 of 2,405
8Williamson County, TX742,51699.7$478K+22.3%#273 of 2,405
9Fannin County, TX7411791.6$404K+9.2%#282 of 2,405
10Randall County, TX7347383.3$477K+7.9%#319 of 2,405
Duval County, TXNot scored42137.6$210K−4.2%

Other business types in Duval 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 Duval County, TX?

Duval County has 42 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Duval County, TX spend on food away from home?

About $8.8M a year, or $2,888 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $210K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,053 households in Duval County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Duval County, TX compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Duval County has 137.6 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $210K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Duval County would have about 24, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 305 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Duval County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Duval County at 9,402 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,053 households. The median household income in Duval County is $49,038 a year, 39% 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 Duval County

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