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Sit-down restaurants in Miami County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #929 of 2,405 scored counties
#48 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
43
18 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$45.2M
On food away from home · $3,392 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.3
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,487
−3.9% 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 43 sit-down restaurants in Miami County. 18 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 32.3 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Households in Miami County spend about $45.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,392 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 58% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Miami County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 666 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $480K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Miami County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Miami County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For sit-down restaurants, Miami County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #929 of 2,405 scored counties and #48 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Miami 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 Miami County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMiami CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.350.561.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$753K$664K
Households per official establishment666566500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,392$3,802$4,070
Median household income$61,139$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5559

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 20
Employees, 2023
262
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4318 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$480K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
34,487−3.9% since 2020
Households
13,318
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
374 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$61,139+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,345
Median home value
$126,200
Jobs located here
8,510
Daytime population
29,652Residents 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 Miami 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
48Miami County, IN554332.3$1.1M−3.9%#929 of 2,405

Other business types in Miami County

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

Questions

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

Miami County has 43 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.

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

About $45.2M a year, or $3,392 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,318 households in Miami County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Miami County has 32.3 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1.1M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Miami County would have about 68, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 666 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Miami County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Miami County at 34,487 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,318 households. The median household income in Miami County is $61,139 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. Miami County scores 55 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #929 of 2,405 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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