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Sit-down restaurants in Holmes County, FL
The sit-down restaurants in Holmes County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #654 of 2,405 scored counties
#25 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 23
- 6 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On food away from home · $2,959 a household
- Spending per listing
- $902K
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.8
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,119
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 sit-down restaurants in Holmes County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That is 32.8 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $2,959 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Holmes County spend about $20.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $902K per restaurant, 36% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Holmes County in 2023. That is one for every 1,002 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Holmes County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Holmes County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #654 of 2,405 scored counties and #25 of 65 scored counties in Florida.
How Holmes 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 | Holmes County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.8 | 66.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $902K | $582K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,002 | 481 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,959 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $49,343 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,119+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,011
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $49,343+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,997
- Median home value
- $110,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,295
- Daytime population
- 15,999Residents 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 Holmes 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 |
| 25Holmes County, FL | 62 | 23 | 32.8 | $902K | +2.7% | #654 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Holmes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants62
- Fast food and sandwich shops63
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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 Holmes County, FL?
There are 23 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Holmes County as of September 2026. 6 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.
How much do households in Holmes County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $20.7M a year, or $2,959 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $902K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,011 households in Holmes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Holmes County, FL compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Holmes County has 32.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $902K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Holmes County would have about 31, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,002 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Holmes County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Holmes County at 20,119 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,011 households. The median household income in Holmes County is $49,343 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Holmes County scores 62 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #654 of 2,405 scored counties.
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