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Restaurants and cafes in Lampasas County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Lampasas County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #651 of 2,405 scored counties
#32 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 83
- 30 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.5M
- On food away from home · $3,990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $403K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 98.9
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,657
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 83 restaurants and cafes in Lampasas County. 30 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 98.9 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
At $3,990 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Lampasas County spend about $33.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $403K per restaurant, 9% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Lampasas County was 36 in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 233 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lampasas County grew 9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For restaurants and cafes, Lampasas County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #651 of 2,405 scored counties and #32 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Lampasas 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 | Lampasas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 98.9 | 120.5 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $403K | $329K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 233 | 207 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.6% | +12.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,990 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $81,736 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 36+28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 498
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8330 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The 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 Lampasas 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 Lampasas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,657+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,390
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 713 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $81,736+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,866
- Median home value
- $250,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,980
- Daytime population
- 16,884Residents 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 |
| 32Lampasas County, TX | 63 | 83 | 98.9 | $403K | +9.0% | #651 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Lampasas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes63
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza82
- Coffee shops and cafes64
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Lampasas County, TX?
There are 83 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Lampasas County as of September 2026. 30 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lampasas County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $33.5M a year, or $3,990 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $403K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,390 households in Lampasas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lampasas County, TX compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Lampasas County has 98.9 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $403K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Lampasas County would have about 90, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 233 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lampasas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lampasas County at 23,657 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,390 households. The median household income in Lampasas County is $81,736 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.5% 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. Lampasas County scores 63 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #651 of 2,405 scored counties.
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