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Sit-down restaurants in Candler County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Candler County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,310 of 2,405 scored counties
#116 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 27
- 13 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On food away from home · $2,989 a household
- Spending per listing
- $460K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 65.0
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,275
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Candler County is 20 (low), #2,310 of 2,405 scored counties and #116 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 sit-down restaurants in Candler County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 48%, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 65.0 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $2,989 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Candler County spend about $12.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 27 sit-down restaurants, that is $460K per restaurant, 31% below 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 9 businesses with payroll in Candler County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 461 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Candler County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Candler County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Candler County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 65.0 | 66.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $460K | $593K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 461 | 514 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,989 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $49,581 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Candler 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 Candler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,275+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,152
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 243 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $49,581+47.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,657
- Median home value
- $159,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,038
- Daytime population
- 9,814Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| 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 |
| 116Candler County, GA | 20 | 27 | 65.0 | $460K | +2.2% | #2,310 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Candler County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes25
- Sit-down restaurants20
- Fast food and sandwich shops20
- Pizza13
- 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 Candler County, GA?
Candler County has 27 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Candler County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $12.4M a year, or $2,989 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $460K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,152 households in Candler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Candler County, GA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Candler County has 65.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $460K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Candler County would have about 19, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 461 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Candler County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Candler County at 11,275 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,152 households. The median household income in Candler County is $49,581 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.0% 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. Candler County scores 20 for sit-down restaurants (low), #2,310 of 2,405 scored counties.
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