Market rankings · Georgia
Sit-down restaurants in Georgia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Georgia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 26,899
- 9,606 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 7,925
- +5.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 66.0
- 8% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $593K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #34 of 51
- Market score 42 · Lower middle
A site report maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 26,899 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Georgia as of September 2026. 9,606 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 66.0 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $3,917 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Georgia spend about $16B a year on food away from home. Spread across 26,899 sit-down restaurants, that is $593K per restaurant, 11% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
In 2023, official counts showed 7,925 businesses with payroll in Georgia classed as full-service restaurants, up 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 514 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 499 SBA-backed loans worth $397.1M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Georgia.
Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #34 for sit-down restaurants, with a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Warner Robins metro area scores highest (60). Of the 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest (80).
Every market in Georgia for sit-down restaurants
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warner Robins, GA | 60 | 442 | 59.4 | $642K | +8.2% | #114 of 387 |
| 2Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 56 | 1,227 | 52.9 | $691K | +4.7% | #139 of 387 |
| 3Gainesville, GA | 56 | 434 | 59.0 | $676K | +11.4% | #140 of 387 |
| 4Hinesville, GA | 56 | 151 | 50.1 | $651K | +12.6% | #141 of 387 |
| 5Dalton, GA | 49 | 277 | 53.2 | $650K | +3.5% | #202 of 387 |
| 6Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 45 | 16,299 | 70.5 | $604K | +5.9% | #234 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 44 | 1,374 | 59.4 | $630K | +5.3% | #238 of 387 |
| 7Rome, GA | 43 | 207 | 56.2 | $626K | +2.8% | #251 of 387 |
| 8Athens-Clarke County, GA | 37 | 524 | 60.9 | $595K | +3.9% | #291 of 387 |
| 9Valdosta, GA | 34 | 333 | 58.6 | $550K | +3.3% | #316 of 387 |
| 10Savannah, GA | 32 | 1,250 | 77.5 | $497K | +8.1% | #332 of 387 |
| 11Macon-Bibb County, GA | 30 | 554 | 62.5 | $544K | +2.1% | #347 of 387 |
| 12Albany, GA | 28 | 323 | 56.0 | $572K | −1.8% | #354 of 387 |
| 13Columbus, GA-AL | 24 | 793 | 62.2 | $539K | −1.3% | #367 of 387 |
| 14Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 23 | 399 | 84.5 | $424K | +4.4% | #372 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 80 | 163 | 57.4 | $723K | +29.3% | #20 of 538 |
| 2Calhoun, GA | 71 | 107 | 50.1 | $702K | +6.9% | #71 of 538 |
| 3Toccoa, GA | 66 | 42 | 39.9 | $767K | +3.8% | #104 of 538 |
| 4Kingsland, GA | 66 | 129 | 59.5 | $615K | +9.5% | #108 of 538 |
| 5Cornelia, GA | 62 | 101 | 60.3 | $588K | +9.3% | #145 of 538 |
| 6Summerville, GA | 58 | 37 | 40.4 | $726K | +1.5% | #186 of 538 |
| 7Thomaston, GA | 54 | 52 | 49.1 | $658K | +2.7% | #226 of 538 |
| 8Thomasville, GA | 54 | 154 | 53.5 | $623K | +1.3% | #227 of 538 |
| 9Waycross, GA | 49 | 102 | 49.6 | $616K | +3.0% | #277 of 538 |
| 10Statesboro, GA | 49 | 202 | 57.8 | $568K | +8.0% | #279 of 538 |
| 11Cedartown, GA | 48 | 87 | 54.7 | $599K | +6.0% | #296 of 538 |
| 12Bainbridge, GA | 45 | 56 | 52.7 | $589K | 0.0% | #324 of 538 |
| 13Moultrie, GA | 45 | 107 | 63.7 | $490K | +3.3% | #326 of 538 |
| 14LaGrange, GA-AL | 42 | 248 | 61.5 | $527K | +3.0% | #356 of 538 |
| 15Douglas, GA | 42 | 116 | 62.5 | $486K | +2.9% | #358 of 538 |
| 16Dublin, GA | 41 | 135 | 61.9 | $519K | +2.8% | #367 of 538 |
| 17Jesup, GA | 38 | 72 | 65.1 | $477K | +7.8% | #402 of 538 |
| 18Americus, GA | 37 | 66 | 52.3 | $572K | −1.9% | #407 of 538 |
| 19Fitzgerald, GA | 33 | 41 | 57.9 | $478K | −0.4% | #448 of 538 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 31 | 70 | 68.7 | $425K | −1.2% | #461 of 538 |
| 20Vidalia, GA | 28 | 91 | 67.1 | $470K | +1.5% | #478 of 538 |
| 21Milledgeville, GA | 23 | 127 | 76.6 | $422K | +0.6% | #509 of 538 |
| 22Tifton, GA | 23 | 161 | 85.0 | $370K | +1.7% | #510 of 538 |
| 23Cordele, GA | 17 | 59 | 74.6 | $411K | −4.1% | #532 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Effingham County, GA | 92 | 90 | 37.1 | $1.1M | +14.1% | #14 of 2,405 |
| 2Paulding County, GA | 91 | 197 | 32.8 | $1.3M | +12.7% | #17 of 2,405 |
| 3Pike County, GA | 89 | 23 | 34.2 | $1.2M | +10.5% | #32 of 2,405 |
| 4Lee County, GA | 88 | 29 | 23.6 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #35 of 2,405 |
| 5Long County, GA | 85 | 12 | 19.5 | $1.7M | +32.6% | #59 of 2,405 |
| 6Oglethorpe County, GA | 84 | 17 | 31.4 | $1.2M | +10.4% | #73 of 2,405 |
| 7Jones County, GA | 83 | 25 | 23.2 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #81 of 2,405 |
| 8Forsyth County, GA | 82 | 433 | 48.6 | $1.1M | +11.8% | #93 of 2,405 |
| 9Jasper County, GA | 82 | 20 | 33.5 | $1M | +20.2% | #94 of 2,405 |
| 10Monroe County, GA | 80 | 56 | 53.1 | $762K | +14.1% | #133 of 2,405 |
| 11Newton County, GA | 79 | 173 | 42.0 | $884K | +11.2% | #153 of 2,405 |
| 12Murray County, GA | 78 | 49 | 32.1 | $1.1M | +4.0% | #163 of 2,405 |
| 13Cherokee County, GA | 78 | 472 | 46.5 | $998K | +11.6% | #168 of 2,405 |
| 14Harris County, GA | 78 | 61 | 46.8 | $936K | +6.8% | #174 of 2,405 |
| 15Bryan County, GA | 78 | 84 | 50.6 | $887K | +15.6% | #178 of 2,405 |
| 16Catoosa County, GA | 77 | 84 | 31.5 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #185 of 2,405 |
| 17Pierce County, GA | 77 | 25 | 32.9 | $1.1M | +5.1% | #191 of 2,405 |
| 18Coweta County, GA | 77 | 275 | 48.9 | $888K | +9.2% | #198 of 2,405 |
| 19Walker County, GA | 76 | 70 | 26.6 | $1.2M | +3.7% | #215 of 2,405 |
| 20Heard County, GA | 75 | 14 | 32.5 | $1.1M | +6.2% | #237 of 2,405 |
| 21Banks County, GA | 74 | 13 | 19.0 | $1.9M | +17.3% | #255 of 2,405 |
| 22Madison County, GA | 74 | 43 | 38.2 | $880K | +8.8% | #281 of 2,405 |
| 23Columbia County, GA | 74 | 291 | 52.8 | $832K | +7.9% | #284 of 2,405 |
| 24Walton County, GA | 74 | 174 | 48.7 | $811K | +16.0% | #285 of 2,405 |
| 25Oconee County, GA | 73 | 78 | 52.0 | $969K | +6.9% | #301 of 2,405 |
Show all 159 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Barrow County, GA | 72 | 155 | 50.3 | $757K | +18.7% | #328 of 2,405 |
| 27Jackson County, GA | 72 | 163 | 57.4 | $723K | +29.3% | #329 of 2,405 |
| 28Douglas County, GA | 68 | 260 | 49.9 | $781K | +6.6% | #439 of 2,405 |
| 29Lamar County, GA | 68 | 36 | 50.5 | $715K | +12.9% | #443 of 2,405 |
| 30Peach County, GA | 68 | 55 | 51.9 | $701K | +6.5% | #444 of 2,405 |
| 31Berrien County, GA | 66 | 23 | 32.6 | $967K | +4.4% | #485 of 2,405 |
| 32Putnam County, GA | 65 | 54 | 51.7 | $733K | +7.0% | #543 of 2,405 |
| 33Crawford County, GA | 64 | 14 | 31.5 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #555 of 2,405 |
| 34Grady County, GA | 64 | 41 | 40.6 | $826K | +1.4% | #572 of 2,405 |
| 35Lumpkin County, GA | 64 | 58 | 49.7 | $766K | +7.5% | #581 of 2,405 |
| 36Screven County, GA | 63 | 18 | 36.5 | $873K | +2.4% | #619 of 2,405 |
| 37Brantley County, GA | 63 | 28 | 42.4 | $751K | +4.9% | #635 of 2,405 |
| 38Gordon County, GA | 62 | 107 | 50.1 | $702K | +6.9% | #689 of 2,405 |
| 39Hart County, GA | 61 | 49 | 44.4 | $756K | +10.7% | #716 of 2,405 |
| 40Stephens County, GA | 59 | 42 | 39.9 | $767K | +3.8% | #783 of 2,405 |
| 41Pickens County, GA | 59 | 75 | 55.8 | $699K | +11.4% | #790 of 2,405 |
| 42Elbert County, GA | 58 | 38 | 45.4 | $720K | +2.1% | #829 of 2,405 |
| 43Henry County, GA | 58 | 537 | 61.9 | $644K | +9.5% | #833 of 2,405 |
| 44Meriwether County, GA | 57 | 37 | 44.1 | $728K | +4.4% | #870 of 2,405 |
| 45Hall County, GA | 57 | 434 | 59.0 | $676K | +11.4% | #876 of 2,405 |
| 46Houston County, GA | 57 | 387 | 60.6 | $634K | +8.5% | #879 of 2,405 |
| 47Camden County, GA | 57 | 129 | 59.5 | $615K | +9.5% | #880 of 2,405 |
| 48Union County, GA | 56 | 57 | 49.6 | $708K | +12.3% | #918 of 2,405 |
| 49Haralson County, GA | 56 | 67 | 57.0 | $641K | +10.0% | #925 of 2,405 |
| 50Greene County, GA | 56 | 54 | 65.9 | $639K | +12.3% | #926 of 2,405 |
| 51Bartow County, GA | 55 | 230 | 56.3 | $692K | +10.5% | #964 of 2,405 |
| 52Spalding County, GA | 54 | 130 | 49.1 | $677K | +4.9% | #1,008 of 2,405 |
| 53Cobb County, GA | 53 | 2,023 | 68.4 | $673K | +3.5% | #1,053 of 2,405 |
| 54Habersham County, GA | 53 | 101 | 60.3 | $588K | +9.3% | #1,062 of 2,405 |
| 55Lanier County, GA | 52 | 17 | 48.8 | $642K | +7.1% | #1,107 of 2,405 |
| 56Fayette County, GA | 51 | 309 | 69.3 | $688K | +4.7% | #1,139 of 2,405 |
| 57Liberty County, GA | 51 | 139 | 57.9 | $562K | +7.6% | #1,148 of 2,405 |
| 58Chattooga County, GA | 50 | 37 | 40.4 | $726K | +1.5% | #1,170 of 2,405 |
| 59Carroll County, GA | 50 | 249 | 56.5 | $639K | +9.8% | #1,187 of 2,405 |
| 60Brooks County, GA | 49 | 23 | 38.0 | $757K | −1.0% | #1,215 of 2,405 |
| 61Bleckley County, GA | 49 | 27 | 60.5 | $562K | +2.8% | #1,248 of 2,405 |
| 62Charlton County, GA | 49 | 25 | 59.3 | $544K | +4.7% | #1,249 of 2,405 |
| 63Cook County, GA | 49 | 41 | 65.0 | $502K | +5.8% | #1,250 of 2,405 |
| 64Burke County, GA | 47 | 44 | 47.9 | $691K | −0.9% | #1,319 of 2,405 |
| 65Floyd County, GA | 47 | 207 | 56.2 | $626K | +2.8% | #1,331 of 2,405 |
| 66Rockdale County, GA | 47 | 215 | 62.4 | $612K | +5.2% | #1,335 of 2,405 |
| 67Morgan County, GA | 46 | 52 | 64.0 | $610K | +9.4% | #1,380 of 2,405 |
| 68Dawson County, GA | 46 | 89 | 76.9 | $555K | +30.7% | #1,389 of 2,405 |
| 69Upson County, GA | 45 | 52 | 49.1 | $658K | +2.7% | #1,428 of 2,405 |
| 70Dade County, GA | 45 | 37 | 60.8 | $569K | −0.5% | #1,439 of 2,405 |
| 71Butts County, GA | 44 | 55 | 61.5 | $563K | +6.5% | #1,478 of 2,405 |
| 72Macon County, GA | 43 | 17 | 41.0 | $698K | −2.2% | #1,491 of 2,405 |
| 73Worth County, GA | 43 | 37 | 47.8 | $666K | −3.2% | #1,495 of 2,405 |
| 74Bulloch County, GA | 43 | 180 | 58.3 | $569K | +8.8% | #1,512 of 2,405 |
| 75Polk County, GA | 42 | 87 | 54.7 | $599K | +6.0% | #1,557 of 2,405 |
| 76Evans County, GA | 42 | 22 | 54.0 | $560K | +2.2% | #1,566 of 2,405 |
| 77Washington County, GA | 41 | 33 | 45.0 | $674K | −2.5% | #1,587 of 2,405 |
| 78Mitchell County, GA | 40 | 33 | 42.2 | $719K | −5.6% | #1,619 of 2,405 |
| 79Gwinnett County, GA | 40 | 2,673 | 81.7 | $512K | +6.2% | #1,655 of 2,405 |
| 80Gilmer County, GA | 39 | 76 | 58.4 | $608K | +7.9% | #1,694 of 2,405 |
| 81Whitfield County, GA | 39 | 228 | 61.9 | $561K | +3.3% | #1,698 of 2,405 |
| 82DeKalb County, GA | 39 | 2,137 | 74.4 | $556K | +1.3% | #1,699 of 2,405 |
| 83Colquitt County, GA | 39 | 107 | 63.7 | $490K | +3.3% | #1,704 of 2,405 |
| 84McIntosh County, GA | 39 | 43 | 84.9 | $385K | +9.2% | #1,709 of 2,405 |
| 85Decatur County, GA | 38 | 56 | 52.7 | $589K | 0.0% | #1,734 of 2,405 |
| 86Jeff Davis County, GA | 38 | 29 | 52.9 | $544K | +2.8% | #1,740 of 2,405 |
| 87Dodge County, GA | 36 | 39 | 56.7 | $540K | −1.4% | #1,812 of 2,405 |
| 88Clayton County, GA | 36 | 672 | 63.4 | $515K | −0.6% | #1,816 of 2,405 |
| 89Lowndes County, GA | 35 | 289 | 62.7 | $523K | +3.7% | #1,850 of 2,405 |
| 90Wayne County, GA | 35 | 72 | 65.1 | $477K | +7.8% | #1,855 of 2,405 |
| 91Fulton County, GA | 35 | 4,495 | 97.2 | $461K | +2.7% | #1,857 of 2,405 |
| 92Thomas County, GA | 34 | 113 | 60.5 | $550K | +1.3% | #1,894 of 2,405 |
| 93Coffee County, GA | 34 | 99 | 64.5 | $475K | +3.2% | #1,906 of 2,405 |
| 94Troup County, GA | 33 | 194 | 72.1 | $464K | +5.0% | #1,941 of 2,405 |
| 95Laurens County, GA | 32 | 121 | 65.1 | $499K | +3.0% | #1,982 of 2,405 |
| 96Dooly County, GA | 31 | 21 | 52.1 | $639K | −0.1% | #1,991 of 2,405 |
| 97Chatham County, GA | 31 | 1,076 | 89.4 | $416K | +5.7% | #2,021 of 2,405 |
| 98Richmond County, GA | 30 | 438 | 57.1 | $565K | 0.0% | #2,048 of 2,405 |
| 99Appling County, GA | 30 | 43 | 59.9 | $502K | +3.9% | #2,060 of 2,405 |
| 100Tattnall County, GA | 29 | 35 | 45.9 | $664K | +0.2% | #2,071 of 2,405 |
| 101McDuffie County, GA | 29 | 51 | 62.6 | $526K | +0.1% | #2,087 of 2,405 |
| 102Rabun County, GA | 29 | 64 | 84.0 | $427K | +5.0% | #2,093 of 2,405 |
| 103Glynn County, GA | 29 | 328 | 92.3 | $401K | +3.7% | #2,096 of 2,405 |
| 104White County, GA | 29 | 98 | 91.3 | $391K | +6.0% | #2,097 of 2,405 |
| 105Ben Hill County, GA | 28 | 41 | 57.9 | $478K | −0.4% | #2,129 of 2,405 |
| 106Early County, GA | 28 | 30 | 72.9 | $419K | −3.1% | #2,136 of 2,405 |
| 107Sumter County, GA | 27 | 60 | 54.6 | $540K | −2.4% | #2,155 of 2,405 |
| 108Ware County, GA | 27 | 77 | 59.4 | $474K | +1.9% | #2,158 of 2,405 |
| 109Emanuel County, GA | 25 | 51 | 61.4 | $474K | +1.2% | #2,205 of 2,405 |
| 110Franklin County, GA | 25 | 67 | 74.5 | $423K | +10.5% | #2,208 of 2,405 |
| 111Jefferson County, GA | 24 | 33 | 57.4 | $540K | −4.2% | #2,222 of 2,405 |
| 112Towns County, GA | 24 | 54 | 91.2 | $364K | +5.8% | #2,238 of 2,405 |
| 113Fannin County, GA | 22 | 92 | 77.4 | $441K | +2.6% | #2,279 of 2,405 |
| 114Muscogee County, GA | 21 | 568 | 69.8 | $476K | −2.3% | #2,292 of 2,405 |
| 115Clarke County, GA | 21 | 386 | 70.9 | $462K | +1.0% | #2,295 of 2,405 |
| 116Candler County, GA | 20 | 27 | 65.0 | $460K | +2.2% | #2,310 of 2,405 |
| 117Bibb County, GA | 19 | 450 | 75.1 | $431K | +0.3% | #2,329 of 2,405 |
| 118Toombs County, GA | 19 | 76 | 73.0 | $425K | +1.7% | #2,330 of 2,405 |
| 119Baldwin County, GA | 19 | 127 | 76.6 | $422K | +0.6% | #2,331 of 2,405 |
| 120Tift County, GA | 19 | 135 | 86.3 | $373K | +2.1% | #2,334 of 2,405 |
| 121Crisp County, GA | 16 | 59 | 74.6 | $411K | −4.1% | #2,370 of 2,405 |
| 122Dougherty County, GA | 13 | 234 | 68.3 | $432K | −3.0% | #2,384 of 2,405 |
| 123Bacon County, GA | 11 | 29 | 69.0 | $420K | −0.4% | #2,392 of 2,405 |
| 124Telfair County, GA | 5 | 34 | 101.5 | $280K | −10.1% | #2,404 of 2,405 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Not scored | 23 | 64.3 | $485K | +3.0% | |
| Wilkes County, GA | Not scored | 28 | 67.7 | $446K | −0.1% | |
| Irwin County, GA | Not scored | 13 | 36.2 | $836K | −6.5% | |
| Johnson County, GA | Not scored | 14 | 43.5 | $692K | +1.4% | |
| Seminole County, GA | Not scored | 21 | 55.7 | $571K | +0.4% | |
| Turner County, GA | Not scored | 26 | 78.9 | $354K | −0.1% | |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Not scored | 22 | 117.9 | $278K | −10.6% | |
| Terrell County, GA | Not scored | 23 | 68.0 | $448K | −5.3% | |
| Wilcox County, GA | Not scored | 5 | 19.1 | $1.6M | +0.1% | |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Not scored | 12 | 34.6 | $827K | −2.1% | |
| Jenkins County, GA | Not scored | 17 | 52.9 | $543K | +2.1% | |
| Hancock County, GA | Not scored | 14 | 47.9 | $624K | −0.3% | |
| Montgomery County, GA | Not scored | 15 | 47.7 | $698K | +0.8% | |
| Atkinson County, GA | Not scored | 17 | 52.8 | $547K | +1.8% | |
| Lincoln County, GA | Not scored | 15 | 50.1 | $656K | +5.3% | |
| Twiggs County, GA | Not scored | 9 | 31.2 | $1.1M | −5.1% | |
| Taylor County, GA | Not scored | 14 | 44.0 | $649K | 0.0% | |
| Marion County, GA | Not scored | 11 | 37.1 | $850K | +2.0% | |
| Wheeler County, GA | Not scored | 5 | 31.0 | $860K | +1.7% | |
| Clinch County, GA | Not scored | 10 | 41.2 | $735K | +1.8% | |
| Treutlen County, GA | Not scored | 12 | 53.1 | $606K | +1.1% | |
| Randolph County, GA | Not scored | 15 | 55.8 | $449K | −3.3% | |
| Miller County, GA | Not scored | 13 | 50.5 | $613K | −3.0% | |
| Talbot County, GA | Not scored | 8 | 31.6 | $924K | −0.3% | |
| Calhoun County, GA | Not scored | 15 | 94.2 | $318K | −2.8% | |
| Warren County, GA | Not scored | 16 | 76.3 | $371K | +1.2% | |
| Stewart County, GA | Not scored | 7 | 39.5 | $708K | −12.5% | |
| Schley County, GA | Not scored | 6 | 36.6 | $888K | +1.2% | |
| Echols County, GA | Not scored | 4 | 34.9 | $970K | −0.8% | |
| Glascock County, GA | Not scored | 5 | 48.3 | $625K | +8.4% | |
| Clay County, GA | Not scored | 7 | 56.9 | $530K | −0.5% | |
| Baker County, GA | Not scored | 2 | 18.1 | $1.7M | −4.3% | |
| Webster County, GA | Not scored | 3 | 35.6 | $790K | +0.7% | |
| Quitman County, GA | Not scored | 5 | 46.9 | $583K | +1.3% | |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Not scored | 3 | 51.0 | $588K | +6.7% |
Markets with fewer than 5 sit-down restaurants on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Georgia?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26,899 sit-down restaurants in Georgia. 9,606 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 7,925 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,717 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Georgia spend on food away from home?
About $16B a year, or $3,917 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26,899 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $593K 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 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.
How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Georgia has 66.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $593K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Georgia would have about 24,047, against 26,899 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 514 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for sit-down restaurants?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Warner Robins metro area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 124 scored counties in Georgia, Effingham County scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Georgia scores 42 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Georgia. It maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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