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Sit-down restaurants in Montrose County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Montrose County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,175 of 2,405 scored counties
#14 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 94
- 24 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $65.3M
- On food away from home · $3,615 a household
- Spending per listing
- $695K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.0
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,591
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 sit-down restaurants in Montrose County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 52.0, 15% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $3,615 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Montrose County spend about $65.3M a year on food away from home. That is about $695K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 5% above 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 34 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Montrose County in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 531 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $896K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Montrose County.
Population estimates put the population change in Montrose County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Montrose County is 50 (upper middle), #1,175 of 2,405 scored counties and #14 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Montrose County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Montrose County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.0 | 61.8 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $695K | $716K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 531 | 468 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.3% | −1.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,615 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,120 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 34+6.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 684
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9424 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $896K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Montrose 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 Montrose County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,591+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,069
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $72,120+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,726
- Median home value
- $388,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,713
- Daytime population
- 41,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Montrose County marked.
Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 95 | 17 | 17.0 | $3.1M | +16.5% | #3 of 2,405 |
| 2Douglas County, CO | 88 | 607 | 43.4 | $1.3M | +10.9% | #38 of 2,405 |
| 3Park County, CO | 86 | 32 | 35.6 | $1.2M | +5.1% | #53 of 2,405 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 86 | 509 | 41.0 | $1.1M | +14.2% | #56 of 2,405 |
| 5Broomfield County, CO | 77 | 160 | 50.4 | $1M | +6.3% | #194 of 2,405 |
| 6Adams County, CO | 77 | 977 | 51.8 | $836K | +6.6% | #205 of 2,405 |
| 7Mesa County, CO | 68 | 287 | 43.6 | $859K | +4.4% | #437 of 2,405 |
| 8El Paso County, CO | 65 | 1,556 | 53.6 | $794K | +3.2% | #540 of 2,405 |
| 9Larimer County, CO | 64 | 845 | 54.8 | $792K | +4.8% | #575 of 2,405 |
| 10Jefferson County, CO | 61 | 1,234 | 51.0 | $936K | −0.5% | #696 of 2,405 |
| 14Montrose County, CO | 50 | 94 | 52.0 | $695K | +4.1% | #1,175 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Montrose County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes49
- Sit-down restaurants50
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza70
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Montrose County, CO?
There are 94 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Montrose County as of September 2026. 24 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montrose County, CO spend on food away from home?
About $65.3M a year, or $3,615 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $695K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,069 households in Montrose County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montrose County, CO compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Montrose County has 52.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $695K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Montrose County would have about 98, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 531 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Montrose County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Montrose County at 44,591 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,069 households. The median household income in Montrose County is $72,120 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. Montrose County scores 50 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #1,175 of 2,405 scored counties.
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