Food and drink · Small-town market · Florida
Sit-down restaurants in the Okeechobee, FL area
The sit-down restaurants in the Okeechobee, FL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #239 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida
- Listings
- 74
- 20 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48.8M
- On food away from home · $3,228 a household
- Spending per listing
- $659K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.0
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,608
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 sit-down restaurants in the Okeechobee area. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 27%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.0, 20% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in the Okeechobee area spend about $48.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,228 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 74 sit-down restaurants, that is $659K per restaurant, in line with 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in the Okeechobee area classed as full-service restaurants, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 581 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Okeechobee area grew 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in the Okeechobee area is 53 (upper middle), #239 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida.
How the Okeechobee area 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 | Okeechobee area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.0 | 66.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $659K | $582K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 581 | 481 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | +7.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,228 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,984 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 401
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7420 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The 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 the Okeechobee area, 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 the Okeechobee area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,608+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 15,113
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 769 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $57,984+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,029
- Median home value
- $193,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,546
- Daytime population
- 37,214Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Florida for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Okeechobee area marked.
Top small-town markets in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clewiston, FL | 76 | 67 | 36.0 | $912K | +18.8% | #35 of 538 |
| 2Palatka, FL | 69 | 117 | 37.3 | $811K | +5.9% | #79 of 538 |
| 3Lake City, FL | 66 | 124 | 45.2 | $730K | +6.2% | #107 of 538 |
| 4Arcadia, FL | 64 | 54 | 42.1 | $706K | +8.8% | #126 of 538 |
| 5Okeechobee, FL | 53 | 74 | 49.0 | $659K | +7.4% | #239 of 538 |
| 6Key West-Key Largo, FL | 22 | 678 | 197.1 | $217K | −2.9% | #519 of 538 |
Other business types in the Okeechobee area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes60
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops50
- Pizza73
- Coffee shops and cafes67
- Bakeries and dessert shops72
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in the Okeechobee, FL area?
The Okeechobee area has 74 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Okeechobee, FL area spend on food away from home?
About $48.8M a year, or $3,228 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $659K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,113 households in the Okeechobee area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Okeechobee, FL area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
The Okeechobee area has 49.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $659K, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 581 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Okeechobee, FL area growing?
Population estimates put the Okeechobee area at 42,608 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,113 households. The median household income in the Okeechobee area is $57,984 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Okeechobee area scores 53 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #239 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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