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Sit-down restaurants in Somerset County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Somerset County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,145 of 2,405 scored counties
#17 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 43
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.6M
- On food away from home · $3,304 a household
- Spending per listing
- $642K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.5
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,973
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,304 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Somerset County spend about $27.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $642K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 43 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 9%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 51.5, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Somerset County in 2023. That is one for every 1,391 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Somerset County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Somerset County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,145 of 2,405 scored counties and #17 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.5 | 56.2 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $642K | $820K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,391 | 621 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,304 | $4,604 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $64,943 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $661K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 434 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,973+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,348
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $64,943+71.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,802
- Median home value
- $173,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,954
- Daytime population
- 21,976Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 17Somerset County, MD | 51 | 43 | 51.5 | $642K | +1.7% | #1,145 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Somerset County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes48
- Sit-down restaurants51
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes32
- Bakeries and dessert shops24
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 Somerset County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 sit-down restaurants in Somerset County. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Somerset County, MD spend on food away from home?
About $27.6M a year, or $3,304 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $642K 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 8,348 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, MD compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Somerset County has 51.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $642K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Somerset County would have about 42, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,391 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 24,973 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,348 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $64,943, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 71.8%, 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. Somerset County scores 51 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #1,145 of 2,405 scored counties.
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