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Sit-down restaurants in Henry County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Henry County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #722 of 2,405 scored counties
#21 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 33
- 7 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.6M
- On food away from home · $3,337 a household
- Spending per listing
- $714K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.7
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,394
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,337 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Henry County spend about $23.6M a year on food away from home. That works out to $714K per restaurant, 8% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 33 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.7, 24% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Henry County in 2023. That is one for every 883 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henry County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Henry County is 61 (upper middle), #722 of 2,405 scored counties and #21 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.
How Henry 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 | Henry County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.7 | 53.1 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $714K | $663K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 883 | 721 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,337 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $59,931 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Henry 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 Henry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,394+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,062
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $59,931+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,432
- Median home value
- $161,000
- Jobs located here
- 4,000
- Daytime population
- 13,828Residents 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 Henry 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 |
| 21Henry County, AL | 61 | 33 | 46.7 | $714K | +7.1% | #722 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Henry County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants61
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes64
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Henry County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 sit-down restaurants in Henry County. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Henry County, AL spend on food away from home?
About $23.6M a year, or $3,337 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $714K 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 7,062 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henry County, AL compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Henry County has 46.7 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $714K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Henry County would have about 36, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 883 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Henry County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Henry County at 18,394 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,062 households. Median household income in Henry County is $59,931, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Henry County scores 61 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #722 of 2,405 scored counties.
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