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Restaurants and cafes in Grant County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,588 of 2,405 scored counties
#27 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
407
101 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
174
+20.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$129.2M
On food away from home · $3,649 a household
Spending per listing
$317K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
115.0
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,727
+6.3% 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 407 restaurants and cafes in Grant County. 101 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 115.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

At $3,649 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Grant County spend about $129.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $317K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Grant County was 174 in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 203 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Grant County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grant County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grant County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #1,588 of 2,405 scored counties and #27 of 35 scored counties in Washington.

How Grant County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Grant County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureGrant CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households115.0107.4109.8
Spending per listing$317K$419K$371K
Households per official establishment203204209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.8%+4.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,649$4,501$4,070
Median household income$73,267$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score4170

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
144 → 174+20.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,100
Annual payroll, 2023
$53.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
407101 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
348The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$3.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
105,727+6.3% since 2020
Households
35,398
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,680 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$73,267+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,003
Median home value
$299,500
Jobs located here
39,791
Daytime population
100,811Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Washington, with Grant County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, WA823368.5$533K+9.7%#111 of 2,405
2Pend Oreille County, WA813965.6$551K+7.1%#122 of 2,405
3Douglas County, WA8113081.6$498K+8.0%#126 of 2,405
4Stevens County, WA8012765.6$553K+6.6%#139 of 2,405
5Mason County, WA8019173.4$545K+7.8%#140 of 2,405
6Clark County, WA771,66985.1$518K+5.3%#205 of 2,405
7Skamania County, WA7753105.6$402K+5.2%#210 of 2,405
8Pierce County, WA693,05587.0$512K+2.5%#424 of 2,405
9Snohomish County, WA692,97093.9$512K+4.9%#425 of 2,405
10Asotin County, WA686972.7$516K+1.0%#447 of 2,405
27Grant County, WA41407115.0$317K+6.3%#1,588 of 2,405

Other business types in Grant County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Grant County, WA?

There are 407 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Grant County as of September 2026. 101 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 174 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Grant County, WA spend on food away from home?

About $129.2M a year, or $3,649 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 407 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $317K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,398 households in Grant County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grant County, WA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Grant County has 115.0 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $317K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Grant County would have about 348, against 407 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 203 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Grant County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Grant County at 105,727 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,398 households. The median household income in Grant County is $73,267 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Grant County scores 41 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,588 of 2,405 scored counties.

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