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Restaurants and cafes in Webb County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,143 of 2,405 scored counties
#131 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
1,276
441 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
410
+7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$273.9M
On food away from home · $3,366 a household
Spending per listing
$215K
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
156.8
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
281,224
+5.2% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Webb County is 27 (lower middle), #2,143 of 2,405 scored counties and #131 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,366 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Webb County spend about $273.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $215K per restaurant, 42% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

Webb County has 1,276 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That is 156.8 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Official counts show 410 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Webb County in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 198 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Webb County. Population estimates show Webb County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Webb 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 Webb County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWebb CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households156.8120.5109.8
Spending per listing$215K$329K$371K
Households per official establishment198207209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.1%+12.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,366$3,970$4,070
Median household income$63,058$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2745

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
383 → 410+7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
9,607
Annual payroll, 2023
$178.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
324Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,276441 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
739The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
281,224+5.2% since 2020
Households
81,373
Median age
30.9
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$63,058+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,101
Median home value
$189,900
Jobs located here
100,368
Daytime population
263,275Residents 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
131Webb County, TX271,276156.8$215K+5.2%#2,143 of 2,405

Other business types in Webb County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,276 restaurants and cafes in Webb County. 441 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 410 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 324 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $273.9M a year, or $3,366 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,276 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $215K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 81,373 households in Webb County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webb County has 156.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $215K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Webb County would have about 739, against 1,276 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 198 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Webb County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Webb County at 281,224 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 81,373 households. Median household income in Webb County is $63,058, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Webb County scores 27 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #2,143 of 2,405 scored counties.

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