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Sit-down restaurants in Crittenden County, AR
The sit-down restaurants in Crittenden County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,005 of 2,405 scored counties
#40 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 99
- 44 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.5M
- On food away from home · $3,103 a household
- Spending per listing
- $571K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.4
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,210
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Crittenden County is 31 (lower middle), #2,005 of 2,405 scored counties and #40 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 99 sit-down restaurants in Crittenden County. Of those, 44 are chain locations, or 44%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 54.4, 11% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $3,103 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Crittenden County spend about $56.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 99 sit-down restaurants, that is $571K per restaurant, 14% below the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Crittenden County in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 827 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Crittenden County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Crittenden County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Crittenden County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.4 | 56.7 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $571K | $600K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 827 | 599 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | −1.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,103 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,358 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 22+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 349
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9944 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The 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 Crittenden 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 Crittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,210−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,203
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $55,358+37.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,945
- Median home value
- $160,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,960
- Daytime population
- 41,943Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Crittenden County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 80 | 202 | 40.2 | $942K | +7.6% | #128 of 2,405 |
| 2Madison County, AR | 77 | 19 | 29.4 | $1.1M | +11.2% | #188 of 2,405 |
| 3Grant County, AR | 73 | 23 | 33.0 | $1.1M | +4.1% | #298 of 2,405 |
| 4Lonoke County, AR | 71 | 121 | 42.4 | $859K | +3.5% | #349 of 2,405 |
| 5Perry County, AR | 70 | 9 | 22.0 | $1.5M | +3.1% | #358 of 2,405 |
| 6Marion County, AR | 70 | 20 | 26.1 | $1.1M | +4.3% | #363 of 2,405 |
| 7Fulton County, AR | 68 | 12 | 25.2 | $1.1M | +3.7% | #420 of 2,405 |
| 8Benton County, AR | 66 | 667 | 59.6 | $726K | +16.0% | #506 of 2,405 |
| 9Logan County, AR | 65 | 29 | 34.0 | $968K | +2.5% | #521 of 2,405 |
| 10Hot Spring County, AR | 63 | 41 | 33.3 | $943K | +1.1% | #611 of 2,405 |
| 40Crittenden County, AR | 31 | 99 | 54.4 | $571K | −3.9% | #2,005 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Crittenden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes31
- Sit-down restaurants31
- Fast food and sandwich shops14
- Pizza23
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
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Home services
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Crittenden County, AR?
Crittenden County has 99 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Crittenden County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $56.5M a year, or $3,103 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $571K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,203 households in Crittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crittenden County, AR compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Crittenden County has 54.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $571K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Crittenden County would have about 85, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 827 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Crittenden County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Crittenden County at 46,210 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,203 households. The median household income in Crittenden County is $55,358 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.8% 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. Crittenden County scores 31 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #2,005 of 2,405 scored counties.
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