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Sit-down restaurants in Mohave County, AZ
The sit-down restaurants in Mohave County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #780 of 2,405 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 423
- 125 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 155
- +14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $335.4M
- On food away from home · $3,289 a household
- Spending per listing
- $793K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.5
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,102
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Mohave County spend about $335.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,289 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 423 sit-down restaurants, that is $793K per restaurant, 19% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 423 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Mohave County as of September 2026. Of those, 125 are chain locations, or 30%, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 41.5 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 155 businesses with payroll in Mohave County classed as full-service restaurants, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 658 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $6.9M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Mohave County.
Population estimates show Mohave County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Mohave County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #780 of 2,405 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Mohave County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Mohave County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.5 | 53.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $793K | $747K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 658 | 640 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.8% | +3.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,289 | $3,982 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,684 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 135 → 155+14.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,039
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $81M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 423125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 505The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $6.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Mohave 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 Mohave County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,102+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 101,973
- Median age
- 51.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 13,332 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $57,684+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,027
- Median home value
- $281,000
- Jobs located here
- 53,985
- Daytime population
- 194,436Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Mohave County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 93 | 429 | 26.5 | $1.5M | +25.4% | #9 of 2,405 |
| 2Graham County, AZ | 68 | 43 | 33.7 | $1M | +4.0% | #422 of 2,405 |
| 3Pima County, AZ | 65 | 2,035 | 46.5 | $801K | +2.8% | #538 of 2,405 |
| 4Maricopa County, AZ | 65 | 10,093 | 58.3 | $726K | +5.5% | #544 of 2,405 |
| 5Apache County, AZ | 61 | 50 | 23.7 | $1.2M | −2.2% | #692 of 2,405 |
| 6Mohave County, AZ | 59 | 423 | 41.5 | $793K | +6.5% | #780 of 2,405 |
| 7Yuma County, AZ | 59 | 395 | 49.8 | $673K | +9.2% | #792 of 2,405 |
| 8Yavapai County, AZ | 54 | 549 | 49.4 | $739K | +6.5% | #997 of 2,405 |
| 9Cochise County, AZ | 42 | 258 | 50.6 | $660K | +0.6% | #1,542 of 2,405 |
| 10Navajo County, AZ | 33 | 196 | 48.9 | $638K | +3.0% | #1,917 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Mohave County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes62
- Sit-down restaurants59
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza71
- Coffee shops and cafes56
- Bakeries and dessert shops69
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Mohave County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 423 sit-down restaurants in Mohave County. 125 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mohave County, AZ spend on food away from home?
About $335.4M a year, or $3,289 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 423 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $793K 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 101,973 households in Mohave County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mohave County, AZ compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Mohave County has 41.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $793K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Mohave County would have about 505, against 423 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 658 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Mohave County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Mohave County at 228,102 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,973 households. Median household income in Mohave County is $57,684, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Mohave County scores 59 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #780 of 2,405 scored counties.
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