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Restaurants and cafes in Reeves County, TX

The restaurants and cafes in Reeves County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 9 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,401 of 2,405 scored counties
#161 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
89
36 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
27
+8.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On food away from home · $3,410 a household
Spending per listing
$162K
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
210.7
92% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,138
−17.8% 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

For restaurants and cafes, Reeves County has a Groundwork market score of 9 (very low): #2,401 of 2,405 scored counties and #161 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Reeves County spend about $14.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,410 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $162K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 56% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 89 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Reeves County as of September 2026. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 40%, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 210.7 for every 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Reeves County in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 156 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Reeves County declined 17.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Reeves 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 Reeves County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureReeves CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households210.7120.5109.8
Spending per listing$162K$329K$371K
Households per official establishment156207209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.0%+12.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−17.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,410$3,970$4,070
Median household income$64,297$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 27+8.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
433
Annual payroll, 2023
$11M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8936 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Reeves 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 Reeves County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,138−17.8% since 2020
Households
4,224
Median age
33.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$64,297+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,974
Median home value
$118,000
Jobs located here
5,851
Daytime population
12,826Residents 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
161Reeves County, TX989210.7$162K−17.8%#2,401 of 2,405

Other business types in Reeves County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 89 restaurants and cafes in Reeves County. 36 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $14.4M a year, or $3,410 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $162K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,224 households in Reeves County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Reeves County has 210.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $162K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Reeves County would have about 39, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 156 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Reeves County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Reeves County at 12,138 people in 2025, down 17.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,224 households. Median household income in Reeves County is $64,297, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Reeves County scores 9 for restaurants and cafes (very low), #2,401 of 2,405 scored counties.

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