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Restaurants and cafes in Montgomery County, TX

The restaurants and cafes in Montgomery County, TX, 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 #462 of 2,405 scored counties
#23 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
2,666
1,236 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
1,090
+23.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On food away from home · $4,490 a household
Spending per listing
$417K
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
107.7
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
781,194
+24.9% 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 2,666 restaurants and cafes in Montgomery County. 1,236 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 107.7 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Montgomery County comes to about $1.1B a year: $4,490 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $417K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

Official counts show 1,090 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Montgomery County in 2023, up 23.4% from 2019. That is one for every 227 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 383 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 37 SBA-backed loans worth $22.8M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Montgomery County.

Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +24.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For restaurants and cafes, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #462 of 2,405 scored counties and #23 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households107.7120.5109.8
Spending per listing$417K$329K$371K
Households per official establishment227207209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.4%+12.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+24.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,490$3,970$4,070
Median household income$97,701$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6845

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
883 → 1,090+23.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
26,940
Annual payroll, 2023
$616.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
383Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2,6661,236 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,997The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
37
Amount
$22.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
781,194+24.9% since 2020
Households
247,541
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,042 sq. mi.
People per square mile
657
Median household income
$97,701+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,795
Median home value
$346,200
Jobs located here
236,728
Daytime population
606,290Residents 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 Montgomery 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
23Montgomery County, TX682,666107.7$417K+24.9%#462 of 2,405

Other business types in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, TX?

There are 2,666 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 1,236 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 1,090 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 23.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 383 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $4,490 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,666 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $417K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 247,541 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 107.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $417K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 2,997, against 2,666 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 227 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 781,194 people in 2025, up 24.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 247,541 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $97,701 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Montgomery County scores 68 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #462 of 2,405 scored counties.

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