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Sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
15
7 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.5M
On food away from home · $3,332 a household
Spending per listing
$698K
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
47.7
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,635
+0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.7, 22% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Montgomery County comes to about $10.5M a year: $3,332 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 sit-down restaurants, that is $698K per restaurant, 5% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Montgomery County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Montgomery 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households47.766.061.3
Spending per listing$698K$593K$664K
Households per official establishmentn/a514500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,332$3,917$4,070
Median household income$51,941$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
157 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,635+0.8% since 2020
Households
3,143
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
241 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$51,941
Average household income
$78,335
Median home value
$115,500
Jobs located here
1,436
Daytime population
7,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Georgia

Every Georgia market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Montgomery County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Effingham County, GA929037.1$1.1M+14.1%#14 of 2,405
2Paulding County, GA9119732.8$1.3M+12.7%#17 of 2,405
3Pike County, GA892334.2$1.2M+10.5%#32 of 2,405
4Lee County, GA882923.6$1.7M+2.9%#35 of 2,405
5Long County, GA851219.5$1.7M+32.6%#59 of 2,405
6Oglethorpe County, GA841731.4$1.2M+10.4%#73 of 2,405
7Jones County, GA832523.2$1.6M+2.8%#81 of 2,405
8Forsyth County, GA8243348.6$1.1M+11.8%#93 of 2,405
9Jasper County, GA822033.5$1M+20.2%#94 of 2,405
10Monroe County, GA805653.1$762K+14.1%#133 of 2,405
Montgomery County, GANot scored1547.7$698K+0.8%

Other business types in Montgomery County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Montgomery County, GA?

Montgomery County has 15 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. No official count is published for full-service restaurants in Montgomery County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Montgomery County, GA spend on food away from home?

About $10.5M a year, or $3,332 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $698K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,143 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Montgomery County, GA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Montgomery County has 47.7 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $698K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 16, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Montgomery County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 8,635 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,143 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $51,941 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Montgomery County. It maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in Montgomery County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Montgomery County?

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