Food and drink · County · Maryland
Sit-down restaurants in Queen Anne’s County, MD
The sit-down restaurants in Queen Anne’s County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #180 of 2,405 scored counties
#5 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 112
- 23 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- −11.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $95.5M
- On food away from home · $4,796 a household
- Spending per listing
- $852K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,448
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
Queen Anne’s County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #180 of 2,405 scored counties and #5 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for sit-down restaurants.
Households in Queen Anne’s County spend about $95.5M a year on food away from home, or $4,796 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $852K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 112 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Queen Anne’s County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 56.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Queen Anne’s County in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 664 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Queen Anne’s County. Population estimates put the population change in Queen Anne’s County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Queen Anne’s County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Queen Anne’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.3 | 56.2 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $852K | $820K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 664 | 621 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.8% | +6.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,796 | $4,604 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $112,826 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 30−11.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,021
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Queen Anne’s 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 Queen Anne’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,448+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,907
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 372 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 139
- Median household income
- $112,826+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,291
- Median home value
- $462,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,070
- Daytime population
- 42,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Queen Anne’s County marked.
Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 87 | 253 | 41.6 | $1.2M | +5.9% | #51 of 2,405 |
| 2Harford County, MD | 82 | 399 | 39.2 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #91 of 2,405 |
| 3Caroline County, MD | 78 | 38 | 30.4 | $1.2M | +2.5% | #157 of 2,405 |
| 4St. Mary’s County, MD | 78 | 202 | 47.6 | $1M | +2.4% | #165 of 2,405 |
| 5Queen Anne’s County, MD | 78 | 112 | 56.3 | $852K | +8.8% | #180 of 2,405 |
| 6Calvert County, MD | 76 | 156 | 46.6 | $1.1M | +1.7% | #221 of 2,405 |
| 7Frederick County, MD | 75 | 571 | 54.6 | $923K | +11.0% | #248 of 2,405 |
| 8Prince George’s County, MD | 75 | 1,723 | 49.5 | $910K | +0.5% | #249 of 2,405 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 74 | 299 | 46.5 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #268 of 2,405 |
| 10Cecil County, MD | 74 | 198 | 48.8 | $861K | +3.2% | #282 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Queen Anne’s County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes76
- Sit-down restaurants78
- Fast food and sandwich shops78
- Pizza71
- Coffee shops and cafes74
- Bakeries and dessert shops73
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 Queen Anne’s County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 112 sit-down restaurants in Queen Anne’s County. 23 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Queen Anne’s County, MD spend on food away from home?
About $95.5M a year, or $4,796 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $852K 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 19,907 households in Queen Anne’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Queen Anne’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Queen Anne’s County has 56.3 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $852K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Queen Anne’s County would have about 144, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 664 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Queen Anne’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Queen Anne’s County at 54,448 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,907 households. Median household income in Queen Anne’s County is $112,826, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Queen Anne’s County scores 78 for sit-down restaurants (high), #180 of 2,405 scored counties.
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