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Sit-down restaurants in Ripley County, IN
The sit-down restaurants in Ripley County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,423 of 2,405 scored counties
#66 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 62
- 23 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.4M
- On food away from home · $3,673 a household
- Spending per listing
- $683K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.8
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,434
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,673 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Ripley County spend about $42.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $683K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 62 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Ripley County as of September 2026. 23 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 53.8 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Ripley County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 524 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $185K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ripley County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ripley County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ripley County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,423 of 2,405 scored counties and #66 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Ripley 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.
| Measure | Ripley County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.8 | 50.5 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $683K | $753K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 524 | 566 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,673 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,573 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 291
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $185K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ripley 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 Ripley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,434+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,531
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 446 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $70,573+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,934
- Median home value
- $222,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,343
- Daytime population
- 26,139Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Ripley County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 88 | 115 | 34.4 | $1.3M | +13.5% | #39 of 2,405 |
| 2Warrick County, IN | 85 | 96 | 38.2 | $1.1M | +4.4% | #62 of 2,405 |
| 3Morgan County, IN | 79 | 108 | 38.2 | $1.1M | +4.4% | #148 of 2,405 |
| 4Harrison County, IN | 78 | 52 | 33.6 | $1.1M | +1.9% | #159 of 2,405 |
| 5Wells County, IN | 77 | 40 | 34.6 | $1M | +2.6% | #192 of 2,405 |
| 6Lawrence County, IN | 76 | 56 | 29.3 | $1.2M | +1.2% | #216 of 2,405 |
| 7Hendricks County, IN | 76 | 299 | 44.6 | $1M | +10.2% | #223 of 2,405 |
| 8Boone County, IN | 76 | 150 | 52.2 | $948K | +13.5% | #226 of 2,405 |
| 9Owen County, IN | 75 | 24 | 27.8 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #233 of 2,405 |
| 10Whitley County, IN | 75 | 53 | 37.8 | $1M | +2.1% | #240 of 2,405 |
| 66Ripley County, IN | 45 | 62 | 53.8 | $683K | +1.6% | #1,423 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Ripley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes56
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza43
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops75
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 Ripley County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 sit-down restaurants in Ripley County. 23 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ripley County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $42.4M a year, or $3,673 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $683K 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 11,531 households in Ripley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ripley County, IN compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Ripley County has 53.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $683K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Ripley County would have about 64, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 524 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Ripley County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Ripley County at 29,434 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,531 households. Median household income in Ripley County is $70,573, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Ripley County scores 45 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,423 of 2,405 scored counties.
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