Food and drink · Metro area · Georgia
Sit-down restaurants in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area
The sit-down restaurants in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #347 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 554
- 242 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 151
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $301.6M
- On food away from home · $3,405 a household
- Spending per listing
- $544K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 62.5
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 238,553
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For sit-down restaurants, the Macon-Bibb County metro area has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #347 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 554 sit-down restaurants in the Macon-Bibb County metro area. 242 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 62.5 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $3,405 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Macon-Bibb County metro area spend about $301.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 554 sit-down restaurants, that is $544K per restaurant, 18% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in the Macon-Bibb County metro area was 151 in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 587 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Macon-Bibb County metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Macon-Bibb County metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Macon-Bibb County metro 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 | Macon-Bibb County metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 62.5 | 66.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $544K | $593K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 587 | 514 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | +5.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,405 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $59,526 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 151−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,676
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $77M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 554242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 455The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Macon-Bibb County metro 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 Macon-Bibb County metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 238,553+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 88,590
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,724 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $59,526+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,411
- Median home value
- $188,300
- Jobs located here
- 96,309
- Daytime population
- 240,689Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Macon-Bibb County metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| 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 |
| 11Macon-Bibb County, GA | 30 | 554 | 62.5 | $544K | +2.1% | #347 of 387 |
Other business types in the Macon-Bibb County metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes24
- Sit-down restaurants30
- Fast food and sandwich shops14
- Pizza14
- Coffee shops and cafes69
- Bakeries and dessert shops66
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area?
The Macon-Bibb County metro area has 554 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 242 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area spend on food away from home?
About $301.6M a year, or $3,405 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 554 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $544K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,590 households in the Macon-Bibb County metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
The Macon-Bibb County metro area has 62.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $544K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, the Macon-Bibb County metro area would have about 455, against 554 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 587 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Macon-Bibb County metro area at 238,553 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,590 households. The median household income in the Macon-Bibb County metro area is $59,526 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. The Macon-Bibb County metro area scores 30 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #347 of 387 scored metro areas.
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