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Restaurants and cafes in Fannin County, TX

How Fannin County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for restaurants and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #282 of 2,405 scored counties
#9 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
117
45 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
30
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$47.3M
On food away from home · $3,702 a household
Spending per listing
$404K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
91.6
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,265
+9.2% 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

At $3,702 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Fannin County spend about $47.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $404K per restaurant, 9% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 117 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Fannin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 91.6 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Fannin County was 30 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 426 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Fannin County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fannin County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fannin County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #282 of 2,405 scored counties and #9 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Fannin 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 Fannin County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFannin CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households91.6120.5109.8
Spending per listing$404K$329K$371K
Households per official establishment426207209
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+12.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,702$3,970$4,070
Median household income$72,295$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7445

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 300.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
684
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11745 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$4.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
39,265+9.2% since 2020
Households
12,767
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$72,295+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,771
Median home value
$233,700
Jobs located here
8,151
Daytime population
28,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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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

Other business types in Fannin County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Fannin County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 117 restaurants and cafes in Fannin County. 45 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $47.3M a year, or $3,702 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 117 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $404K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,767 households in Fannin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fannin County has 91.6 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $404K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Fannin County would have about 128, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 426 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Fannin County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Fannin County at 39,265 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,767 households. Median household income in Fannin County is $72,295, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. Fannin County scores 74 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #282 of 2,405 scored counties.

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