Food and drink · County · Georgia
Sit-down restaurants in Stephens County, GA
The sit-down restaurants in Stephens 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 #783 of 2,405 scored counties
#40 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 42
- 18 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.2M
- On food away from home · $3,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $767K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.9
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,854
- +3.8% since 2020
See the sit-down restaurants around any address in Stephens County
The site report maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Stephens County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Households in Stephens County spend about $32.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,060 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 sit-down restaurants, that is $767K per restaurant, 16% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 42 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Stephens County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.9, 35% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Stephens County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 957 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stephens County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Stephens County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #783 of 2,405 scored counties and #40 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Stephens 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 | Stephens County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.9 | 66.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $767K | $593K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 957 | 514 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,060 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,754 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4218 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Stephens 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 Stephens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,854+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,524
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 179 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 151
- Median household income
- $54,754+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,096
- Median home value
- $175,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,300
- Daytime population
- 22,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Stephens County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the sit-down restaurants on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Stephens County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSit-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 Stephens 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 |
| 40Stephens County, GA | 59 | 42 | 39.9 | $767K | +3.8% | #783 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Stephens County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants59
- Fast food and sandwich shops34
- Pizza52
- Coffee shops and cafes46
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Stephens County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 sit-down restaurants in Stephens County. 18 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stephens County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $32.2M a year, or $3,060 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $767K 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 10,524 households in Stephens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stephens County, GA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Stephens County has 39.9 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $767K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Stephens County would have about 49, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 957 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Stephens County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Stephens County at 27,854 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,524 households. Median household income in Stephens County is $54,754, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Stephens County scores 59 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #783 of 2,405 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Stephens 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 Stephens County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Stephens County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Stephens County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.