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Sit-down restaurants in Effingham County, GA
The sit-down restaurants in Effingham County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 92 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #14 of 2,405 scored counties
#1 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 90
- 45 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $99.2M
- On food away from home · $4,084 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.1
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,397
- +14.1% since 2020
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What this means
For sit-down restaurants, Effingham County has a Groundwork market score of 92 (very high): #14 of 2,405 scored counties and #1 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for sit-down restaurants.
Households in Effingham County spend about $99.2M a year on food away from home, or $4,084 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 90 sit-down restaurants, that is $1.1M per restaurant, 66% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 90 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Effingham County as of September 2026. 45 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 37.1 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Effingham County was 20 in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,214 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Population estimates show Effingham County grew 14.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Effingham 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 | Effingham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.1 | 66.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $593K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,214 | 514 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | +5.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,084 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,438 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 92 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 20−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 335
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9045 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 150The 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 Effingham 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 Effingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,397+14.1% since 2020
- Households
- 24,287
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $88,438+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,856
- Median home value
- $276,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,262
- Daytime population
- 50,320Residents 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 |
Other business types in Effingham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes90
- Sit-down restaurants92
- Fast food and sandwich shops76
- Pizza60
- Coffee shops and cafes90
- Bakeries and dessert shops89
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Effingham County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 90 sit-down restaurants in Effingham County. 45 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Effingham County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $99.2M a year, or $4,084 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 24,287 households in Effingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Effingham County, GA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Effingham County has 37.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1.1M, 66% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Effingham County would have about 150, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,214 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Effingham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Effingham County at 74,397 people in 2025, up 14.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,287 households. Median household income in Effingham County is $88,438, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Effingham County scores 92 for sit-down restaurants (very high), #14 of 2,405 scored counties.
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