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Sit-down restaurants in Gratiot County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Gratiot County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #551 of 2,405 scored counties
#21 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 42
- 17 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.1M
- On food away from home · $3,462 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 84% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.4
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,190
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,462 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Gratiot County spend about $51.1M a year on food away from home. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 84% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
Gratiot County has 42 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 40%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.4, 54% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Gratiot County was 20 in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 739 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Gratiot County.
Population estimates put the population change in Gratiot County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For sit-down restaurants, Gratiot County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #551 of 2,405 scored counties and #21 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gratiot County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Gratiot County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.4 | 47.1 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $823K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 739 | 566 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,462 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $63,556 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 20−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 287
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Gratiot 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 Gratiot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,190−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,775
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $63,556+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,011
- Median home value
- $147,500
- Jobs located here
- 12,772
- Daytime population
- 39,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Gratiot County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clinton County, MI | 84 | 73 | 23.1 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #68 of 2,405 |
| 2Ottawa County, MI | 84 | 398 | 35.8 | $1.2M | +3.9% | #72 of 2,405 |
| 3Livingston County, MI | 79 | 275 | 36.0 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #138 of 2,405 |
| 4Barry County, MI | 77 | 54 | 22.1 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #182 of 2,405 |
| 5Cass County, MI | 76 | 50 | 23.6 | $1.6M | +0.2% | #208 of 2,405 |
| 6Kalkaska County, MI | 76 | 20 | 25.7 | $1.3M | +4.3% | #210 of 2,405 |
| 7Newaygo County, MI | 76 | 52 | 26.5 | $1.3M | +3.1% | #212 of 2,405 |
| 8Lapeer County, MI | 76 | 106 | 30.4 | $1.3M | +1.0% | #213 of 2,405 |
| 9Midland County, MI | 75 | 128 | 36.6 | $1.1M | +0.3% | #236 of 2,405 |
| 10Montcalm County, MI | 74 | 70 | 28.6 | $1.2M | +4.1% | #259 of 2,405 |
| 21Gratiot County, MI | 64 | 42 | 28.4 | $1.2M | −1.1% | #551 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Gratiot County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants64
- Fast food and sandwich shops50
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops51
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 Gratiot County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 sit-down restaurants in Gratiot County. 17 of them (40%) 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, down 16.7% from 2019. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gratiot County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $51.1M a year, or $3,462 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 14,775 households in Gratiot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gratiot County, MI compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Gratiot County has 28.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1.2M, 84% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Gratiot County would have about 77, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 739 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Gratiot County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Gratiot County at 41,190 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,775 households. Median household income in Gratiot County is $63,556, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.8%, 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. Gratiot County scores 64 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #551 of 2,405 scored counties.
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