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Restaurants and cafes in Outagamie County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,198 of 2,405 scored counties
#33 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
906
291 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
354
+8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$325.3M
On food away from home · $4,150 a household
Spending per listing
$359K
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
115.6
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
195,894
+2.6% 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 906 restaurants and cafes in Outagamie County. 291 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 115.6, 5% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Outagamie County comes to about $325.3M a year: $4,150 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $359K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Outagamie County was 354 in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 221 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $5.6M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Outagamie County.

Population estimates put the population change in Outagamie County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For restaurants and cafes, Outagamie County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,198 of 2,405 scored counties and #33 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Outagamie County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Outagamie County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureOutagamie CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households115.6106.3109.8
Spending per listing$359K$373K$371K
Households per official establishment221242209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.3%+4.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,150$3,959$4,070
Median household income$85,069$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5055

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
327 → 354+8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
7,103
Annual payroll, 2023
$135.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
39Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
906291 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
877The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
16
Amount
$5.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
195,894+2.6% since 2020
Households
78,382
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
638 sq. mi.
People per square mile
302
Median household income
$85,069+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,086
Median home value
$267,300
Jobs located here
112,656
Daytime population
204,040Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Wisconsin

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Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calumet County, WI8413261.8$681K+2.9%#67 of 2,405
2Washington County, WI7544277.4$566K+1.8%#237 of 2,405
3St. Croix County, WI7335594.6$491K+4.7%#316 of 2,405
4Waukesha County, WI721,54991.8$518K+2.4%#338 of 2,405
5Pierce County, WI70163102.7$417K+3.1%#415 of 2,405
6Vernon County, WI6910181.3$458K+2.4%#438 of 2,405
7Dane County, WI672,49699.2$441K+4.9%#492 of 2,405
8Ozaukee County, WI64384100.2$462K+3.0%#604 of 2,405
9Iowa County, WI639896.9$416K+1.0%#645 of 2,405
10Racine County, WI6272289.8$441K+0.4%#679 of 2,405
33Outagamie County, WI50906115.6$359K+2.6%#1,198 of 2,405

Other business types in Outagamie County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Outagamie County, WI?

Outagamie County has 906 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 291 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 354 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Outagamie County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $325.3M a year, or $4,150 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 906 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $359K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,382 households in Outagamie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Outagamie County, WI compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Outagamie County has 115.6 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $359K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Outagamie County would have about 877, against 906 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 221 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Outagamie County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Outagamie County at 195,894 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,382 households. The median household income in Outagamie County is $85,069 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Outagamie County scores 50 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #1,198 of 2,405 scored counties.

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