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Sit-down restaurants in Barbour County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Barbour County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,209 of 2,405 scored counties
#64 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 65
- 22 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.8M
- On food away from home · $2,941 a household
- Spending per listing
- $413K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 71.2
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,607
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Barbour County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #2,209 of 2,405 scored counties and #64 of 64 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,941 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Barbour County spend about $26.8M a year on food away from home. That is about $413K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 65 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Barbour County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 71.2 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Barbour County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 761 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barbour County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Barbour County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the sit-down restaurants counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Barbour County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 71.2 | 53.1 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $413K | $663K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 761 | 721 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,941 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $46,042 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6522 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 full-service restaurants in Barbour 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 Barbour County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,607−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 9,128
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 885 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $46,042+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,126
- Median home value
- $112,900
- Jobs located here
- 7,420
- Daytime population
- 22,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Barbour County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 91 | 141 | 34.4 | $1.2M | +18.0% | #18 of 2,405 |
| 2Cleburne County, AL | 79 | 11 | 18.4 | $1.7M | +6.0% | #134 of 2,405 |
| 3Shelby County, AL | 77 | 451 | 51.9 | $853K | +6.5% | #202 of 2,405 |
| 4Autauga County, AL | 74 | 92 | 40.1 | $936K | +5.1% | #278 of 2,405 |
| 5Blount County, AL | 70 | 76 | 34.3 | $996K | +1.8% | #369 of 2,405 |
| 6St. Clair County, AL | 70 | 174 | 49.6 | $742K | +7.1% | #388 of 2,405 |
| 7Washington County, AL | 69 | 17 | 28.5 | $1.2M | −3.3% | #393 of 2,405 |
| 8Cullman County, AL | 69 | 143 | 40.5 | $846K | +6.7% | #409 of 2,405 |
| 9Chilton County, AL | 69 | 74 | 41.4 | $811K | +5.9% | #411 of 2,405 |
| 10Elmore County, AL | 69 | 160 | 48.7 | $769K | +4.2% | #415 of 2,405 |
| 64Barbour County, AL | 25 | 65 | 71.2 | $413K | −1.4% | #2,209 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Barbour County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes19
- Sit-down restaurants25
- Fast food and sandwich shops13
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Barbour County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 sit-down restaurants in Barbour County. 22 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barbour County, AL spend on food away from home?
About $26.8M a year, or $2,941 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $413K per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,128 households in Barbour County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barbour County, AL compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Barbour County has 71.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $413K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Barbour County would have about 41, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 761 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Barbour County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Barbour County at 24,607 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,128 households. Median household income in Barbour County is $46,042, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Barbour County scores 25 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #2,209 of 2,405 scored counties.
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