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Sit-down restaurants in Pickens County, GA
The sit-down restaurants in Pickens County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #790 of 2,405 scored counties
#41 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 75
- 25 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.5M
- On food away from home · $3,906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $699K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.8
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,167
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 sit-down restaurants in Pickens County. 25 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 55.8 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Pickens County spend about $52.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,906 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $699K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Pickens County was 25 in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 537 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Pickens County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pickens County grew 11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pickens County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #790 of 2,405 scored counties and #41 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Pickens 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 | Pickens County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.8 | 66.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $699K | $593K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 537 | 514 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +5.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,906 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,930 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 25+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 353
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7525 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Pickens 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 Pickens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,167+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,430
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 232 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 151
- Median household income
- $78,930+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,470
- Median home value
- $332,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,790
- Daytime population
- 28,040Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Pickens County marked.
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 |
| 41Pickens County, GA | 59 | 75 | 55.8 | $699K | +11.4% | #790 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Pickens County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes67
- Sit-down restaurants59
- Fast food and sandwich shops67
- Pizza62
- Coffee shops and cafes74
- 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
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Pickens County, GA?
Pickens County has 75 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pickens County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $52.5M a year, or $3,906 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $699K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,430 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pickens County, GA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Pickens County has 55.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $699K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Pickens County would have about 79, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 537 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Pickens County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Pickens County at 37,167 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,430 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $78,930 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Pickens County scores 59 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #790 of 2,405 scored counties.
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