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Sit-down restaurants in Grenada County, MS
The sit-down restaurants in Grenada County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,326 of 2,405 scored counties
#63 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 53
- 18 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.2M
- On food away from home · $3,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $495K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 62.6
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,868
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Grenada County is 19 (low), #2,326 of 2,405 scored counties and #63 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 sit-down restaurants in Grenada County. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 62.6 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $3,098 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Grenada County spend about $26.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 53 sit-down restaurants, that is $495K per restaurant, 25% below the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Grenada County in 2023. That is one for every 564 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Grenada County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Grenada County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Grenada County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 62.6 | 55.4 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $495K | $593K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 564 | 654 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,098 | $3,288 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $48,804 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 245
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Grenada 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 Grenada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,868−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,464
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $48,804+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,152
- Median home value
- $132,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,312
- Daytime population
- 21,725Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tate County, MS | 70 | 40 | 36.3 | $941K | +2.1% | #377 of 2,405 |
| 2Greene County, MS | 64 | 8 | 19.5 | $1.6M | +1.3% | #546 of 2,405 |
| 3Amite County, MS | 63 | 6 | 10.3 | $2.6M | −1.7% | #592 of 2,405 |
| 4Walthall County, MS | 63 | 17 | 32.1 | $967K | +0.4% | #609 of 2,405 |
| 5Leake County, MS | 61 | 26 | 35.1 | $846K | +1.9% | #707 of 2,405 |
| 6Itawamba County, MS | 59 | 33 | 34.3 | $952K | +1.3% | #768 of 2,405 |
| 7George County, MS | 59 | 42 | 45.2 | $747K | +8.1% | #785 of 2,405 |
| 8Rankin County, MS | 59 | 346 | 57.5 | $673K | +3.2% | #793 of 2,405 |
| 9Perry County, MS | 58 | 10 | 21.5 | $1.4M | +1.1% | #794 of 2,405 |
| 10Smith County, MS | 57 | 15 | 26.8 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #836 of 2,405 |
| 63Grenada County, MS | 19 | 53 | 62.6 | $495K | −3.3% | #2,326 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Grenada County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes17
- Sit-down restaurants19
- Fast food and sandwich shops9
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops15
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 Grenada County, MS?
There are 53 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Grenada County as of September 2026. 18 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grenada County, MS spend on food away from home?
About $26.2M a year, or $3,098 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $495K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,464 households in Grenada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grenada County, MS compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Grenada County has 62.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $495K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Grenada County would have about 40, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 564 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Grenada County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Grenada County at 20,868 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,464 households. The median household income in Grenada County is $48,804 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Grenada County scores 19 for sit-down restaurants (low), #2,326 of 2,405 scored counties.
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