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Sit-down restaurants in Muhlenberg County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Muhlenberg County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,035 of 2,405 scored counties
#88 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 62
- 28 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39M
- On food away from home · $3,218 a household
- Spending per listing
- $629K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.1
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,634
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Muhlenberg County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #2,035 of 2,405 scored counties and #88 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Muhlenberg County spend about $39M a year on food away from home, or $3,218 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $629K per restaurant, 5% below 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 Muhlenberg County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 51.1 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Muhlenberg County was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Muhlenberg County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Muhlenberg County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Muhlenberg County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.1 | 49.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $629K | $707K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 551 | 646 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,218 | $3,489 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $51,927 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 235
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The 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 Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,634−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,123
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 467 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $51,927+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,120
- Median home value
- $127,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,492
- Daytime population
- 26,641Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spencer County, KY | 95 | 18 | 24.6 | $1.8M | +7.7% | #4 of 2,405 |
| 2Oldham County, KY | 88 | 79 | 34.3 | $1.5M | +4.9% | #36 of 2,405 |
| 3Bullitt County, KY | 88 | 97 | 30.6 | $1.3M | +5.0% | #40 of 2,405 |
| 4Jessamine County, KY | 83 | 66 | 33.1 | $1.1M | +7.8% | #85 of 2,405 |
| 5Grant County, KY | 78 | 28 | 30.4 | $1.1M | +4.7% | #158 of 2,405 |
| 6Henry County, KY | 77 | 15 | 24.4 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #183 of 2,405 |
| 7Meade County, KY | 77 | 37 | 33.6 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #187 of 2,405 |
| 8Allen County, KY | 77 | 24 | 29.9 | $1.1M | +9.5% | #190 of 2,405 |
| 9Lincoln County, KY | 76 | 23 | 23.7 | $1.3M | +4.6% | #211 of 2,405 |
| 10Shelby County, KY | 75 | 72 | 39.0 | $1M | +6.2% | #242 of 2,405 |
| 88Muhlenberg County, KY | 30 | 62 | 51.1 | $629K | −0.9% | #2,035 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Muhlenberg County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes43
- Sit-down restaurants30
- Fast food and sandwich shops34
- Pizza26
- Coffee shops and cafes65
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
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Clothing and laundry
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Muhlenberg County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 sit-down restaurants in Muhlenberg County. 28 of them (45%) 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Muhlenberg County, KY spend on food away from home?
About $39M a year, or $3,218 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $629K 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 12,123 households in Muhlenberg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muhlenberg County, KY compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Muhlenberg County has 51.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $629K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Muhlenberg County would have about 59, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Muhlenberg County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Muhlenberg County at 30,634 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,123 households. Median household income in Muhlenberg County is $51,927, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Muhlenberg County scores 30 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #2,035 of 2,405 scored counties.
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