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Sit-down restaurants in Faulkner County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Faulkner County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #878 of 2,405 scored counties
#13 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 274
- 122 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 68
- −9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $176M
- On food away from home · $3,569 a household
- Spending per listing
- $642K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.6
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 133,979
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,569 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Faulkner County spend about $176M a year on food away from home. That is about $642K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 274 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Faulkner County as of September 2026. 122 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 55.6, 9% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 68 businesses with payroll in Faulkner County classed as full-service restaurants, down 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 725 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Faulkner County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Faulkner County grew 8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Faulkner County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #878 of 2,405 scored counties and #13 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Faulkner 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 | Faulkner County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.6 | 56.7 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $642K | $600K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 725 | 599 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.3% | −1.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,569 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,289 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 75 → 68−9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,723
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 265The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Faulkner 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 Faulkner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 133,979+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 49,309
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $67,289+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,861
- Median home value
- $232,700
- Jobs located here
- 44,769
- Daytime population
- 117,154Residents 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 Faulkner 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 |
| 13Faulkner County, AR | 57 | 274 | 55.6 | $642K | +8.2% | #878 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Faulkner County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes53
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops44
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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 Faulkner County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 274 sit-down restaurants in Faulkner County. 122 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Faulkner County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $176M a year, or $3,569 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 274 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $642K 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 49,309 households in Faulkner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Faulkner County, AR compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Faulkner County has 55.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $642K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Faulkner County would have about 265, against 274 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 725 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Faulkner County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Faulkner County at 133,979 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,309 households. Median household income in Faulkner County is $67,289, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Faulkner County scores 57 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #878 of 2,405 scored counties.
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