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Sit-down restaurants in Henry County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #812 of 2,405 scored counties
#43 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
76
30 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
25
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$63.7M
On food away from home · $3,418 a household
Spending per listing
$838K
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.8
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,137
+0.5% 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

Households in Henry County spend about $63.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,418 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $838K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 76 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. 30 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.8, 33% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Henry County classed as full-service restaurants, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 746 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $500K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Henry County.

Population estimates show Henry County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Henry County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #812 of 2,405 scored counties and #43 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Henry County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Henry County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.850.561.3
Spending per listing$838K$753K$664K
Households per official establishment746566500
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,418$3,802$4,070
Median household income$63,150$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 250.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
480
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7630 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$500K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,137+0.5% since 2020
Households
18,642
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$63,150+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,133
Median home value
$154,400
Jobs located here
12,829
Daytime population
43,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN8811534.4$1.3M+13.5%#39 of 2,405
2Warrick County, IN859638.2$1.1M+4.4%#62 of 2,405
3Morgan County, IN7910838.2$1.1M+4.4%#148 of 2,405
4Harrison County, IN785233.6$1.1M+1.9%#159 of 2,405
5Wells County, IN774034.6$1M+2.6%#192 of 2,405
6Lawrence County, IN765629.3$1.2M+1.2%#216 of 2,405
7Hendricks County, IN7629944.6$1M+10.2%#223 of 2,405
8Boone County, IN7615052.2$948K+13.5%#226 of 2,405
9Owen County, IN752427.8$1.2M+2.6%#233 of 2,405
10Whitley County, IN755337.8$1M+2.1%#240 of 2,405
43Henry County, IN587640.8$838K+0.5%#812 of 2,405

Other business types in Henry County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Henry County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 76 sit-down restaurants in Henry County. 30 of them (39%) 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, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Henry County, IN spend on food away from home?

About $63.7M a year, or $3,418 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $838K 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 18,642 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henry County has 40.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $838K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Henry County would have about 96, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 746 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Henry County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 49,137 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,642 households. Median household income in Henry County is $63,150, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Henry County scores 58 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #812 of 2,405 scored counties.

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