Food and drink · Small-town market · Georgia
Sit-down restaurants in the LaGrange, GA-AL area
The sit-down restaurants in the LaGrange, GA-AL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #356 of 538 scored small-town markets
#14 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 248
- 101 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- −4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $130.7M
- On food away from home · $3,240 a household
- Spending per listing
- $527K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 61.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,097
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 248 sit-down restaurants in the LaGrange area. 101 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 61.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in the LaGrange area comes to about $130.7M a year: $3,240 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $527K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 21% 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 65 businesses with payroll in the LaGrange area classed as full-service restaurants, down 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 621 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $9.2M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the LaGrange area.
Population estimates put the population change in the LaGrange area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The LaGrange area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #356 of 538 scored small-town markets and #14 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.
How the LaGrange area 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 | LaGrange area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 61.5 | 66.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $527K | $593K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 621 | 514 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.4% | +5.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,240 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,888 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65−4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 956
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 248101 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $9.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the LaGrange 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 LaGrange area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,097+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,338
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,011 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $54,888+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,775
- Median home value
- $182,600
- Jobs located here
- 45,914
- Daytime population
- 103,636Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the LaGrange area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| 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 |
| 14LaGrange, GA-AL | 42 | 248 | 61.5 | $527K | +3.0% | #356 of 538 |
Other business types in the LaGrange area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops28
- Pizza32
- Coffee shops and cafes71
- Bakeries and dessert shops74
Groceries and convenience
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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 the LaGrange, GA-AL area?
The LaGrange area has 248 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 101 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the LaGrange, GA-AL area spend on food away from home?
About $130.7M a year, or $3,240 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 248 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $527K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,338 households in the LaGrange area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the LaGrange, GA-AL area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
The LaGrange area has 61.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $527K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, the LaGrange area would have about 197, against 248 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 621 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the LaGrange, GA-AL area growing?
Population estimates put the LaGrange area at 107,097 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,338 households. The median household income in the LaGrange area is $54,888 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.5% 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 LaGrange area scores 42 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #356 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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