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Restaurants and cafes in Robertson County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,112 of 2,405 scored counties
#59 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
73
25 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments
24
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24M
On food away from home · $3,583 a household
Spending per listing
$329K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
108.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,839
+6.4% 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 73 restaurants and cafes in Robertson County. 25 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 108.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,583 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Robertson County spend about $24M a year on food away from home. That works out to $329K per restaurant, 11% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Robertson County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 279 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Robertson County grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Robertson County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #1,112 of 2,405 scored counties and #59 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Robertson 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 Robertson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureRobertson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households108.9120.5109.8
Spending per listing$329K$329K$371K
Households per official establishment279207209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,583$3,970$4,070
Median household income$72,236$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5245

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 24
Employees, 2023
373
Annual payroll, 2023
$7M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7325 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
65The 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 Robertson 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 Robertson County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,839+6.4% since 2020
Households
6,701
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
855 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$72,236+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,468
Median home value
$185,900
Jobs located here
4,919
Daytime population
13,654Residents 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 Robertson 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
59Robertson County, TX5273108.9$329K+6.4%#1,112 of 2,405

Other business types in Robertson County

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

Questions

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

Robertson County has 73 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $24M a year, or $3,583 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $329K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,701 households in Robertson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Robertson County has 108.9 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $329K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Robertson County would have about 65, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 279 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Robertson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Robertson County at 17,839 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,701 households. The median household income in Robertson County is $72,236 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.5% 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. Robertson County scores 52 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #1,112 of 2,405 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for restaurants and cafes · All 56 business types in Robertson County

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