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Sit-down restaurants in Brevard County, FL
The sit-down restaurants in Brevard County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,007 of 2,405 scored counties
#36 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 1,487
- 426 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 527
- +0.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On food away from home · $3,912 a household
- Spending per listing
- $678K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.7
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 663,982
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Brevard County comes to about $1B a year: $3,912 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $678K per restaurant, 2% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 1,487 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Brevard County as of September 2026. 426 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 57.7 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Brevard County was 527 in 2023, up 0.6% from 2019. That is one for every 489 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 96 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $23.5M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Brevard County.
Population estimates show Brevard County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Brevard County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,007 of 2,405 scored counties and #36 of 65 scored counties in Florida.
How Brevard County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Brevard County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.7 | 66.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $678K | $582K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 489 | 481 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.6% | +7.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,912 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,476 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 524 → 527+0.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,915
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $324.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 96Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,487426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,519The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 30
- Amount
- $23.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Brevard 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 Brevard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 663,982+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 257,695
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,015 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 623
- Median household income
- $78,476+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,213
- Median home value
- $339,600
- Jobs located here
- 240,501
- Daytime population
- 606,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Florida, with Brevard County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 87 | 176 | 25.0 | $1.5M | +21.1% | #48 of 2,405 |
| 2Santa Rosa County, FL | 83 | 293 | 40.4 | $1M | +11.7% | #87 of 2,405 |
| 3Baker County, FL | 80 | 30 | 32.7 | $1.2M | +5.8% | #126 of 2,405 |
| 4Glades County, FL | 78 | 8 | 17.8 | $1.7M | +9.9% | #155 of 2,405 |
| 5Gilchrist County, FL | 78 | 27 | 37.8 | $925K | +14.5% | #176 of 2,405 |
| 6Clay County, FL | 78 | 380 | 45.4 | $889K | +9.4% | #177 of 2,405 |
| 7Pasco County, FL | 77 | 993 | 42.0 | $888K | +19.1% | #199 of 2,405 |
| 8Union County, FL | 76 | 10 | 23.2 | $1.5M | +5.2% | #209 of 2,405 |
| 9Flagler County, FL | 75 | 225 | 42.8 | $906K | +21.0% | #251 of 2,405 |
| 10Dixie County, FL | 74 | 14 | 22.5 | $1.3M | +8.0% | #257 of 2,405 |
| 36Brevard County, FL | 54 | 1,487 | 57.7 | $678K | +9.1% | #1,007 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Brevard County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops76
- Pizza75
- Coffee shops and cafes67
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
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 Brevard County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,487 sit-down restaurants in Brevard County. 426 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 527 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 0.6% from 2019. Another 96 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Brevard County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $1B a year, or $3,912 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,487 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $678K 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 257,695 households in Brevard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brevard County, FL compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Brevard County has 57.7 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $678K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Brevard County would have about 1,519, against 1,487 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 489 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Brevard County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Brevard County at 663,982 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,695 households. Median household income in Brevard County is $78,476, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. Brevard County scores 54 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #1,007 of 2,405 scored counties.
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