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Sit-down restaurants in Gilmer County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Gilmer County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,694 of 2,405 scored counties
#80 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 76
- 26 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +17.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.2M
- On food away from home · $3,553 a household
- Spending per listing
- $608K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.4
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,894
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Gilmer County comes to about $46.2M a year: $3,553 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $608K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
Gilmer County has 76 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 58.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Gilmer County was 34 in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 383 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Gilmer County grew 7.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gilmer County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,694 of 2,405 scored counties and #80 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Gilmer 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 | Gilmer County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.4 | 66.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $608K | $593K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 383 | 514 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.2% | +5.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,553 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,499 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 34+17.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 567
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7626 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The 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 Gilmer 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 Gilmer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,894+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,015
- Median age
- 49.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $74,499+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,676
- Median home value
- $314,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,408
- Daytime population
- 28,856Residents 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 |
| 80Gilmer County, GA | 39 | 76 | 58.4 | $608K | +7.9% | #1,694 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Gilmer County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes38
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops36
- Pizza42
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Gilmer County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 sit-down restaurants in Gilmer County. 26 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gilmer County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $46.2M a year, or $3,553 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $608K 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 13,015 households in Gilmer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gilmer County, GA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Gilmer County has 58.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $608K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Gilmer County would have about 70, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 383 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Gilmer County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Gilmer County at 33,894 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,015 households. Median household income in Gilmer County is $74,499, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Gilmer County scores 39 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,694 of 2,405 scored counties.
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