Food and drink · County · Mississippi
Sit-down restaurants in Madison County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Madison County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,146 of 2,405 scored counties
#21 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 286
- 108 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- +13.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $180.6M
- On food away from home · $4,112 a household
- Spending per listing
- $631K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 65.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,298
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 286 sit-down restaurants in Madison County. 108 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 65.1 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Madison County spend about $180.6M a year on food away from home, or $4,112 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $631K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 5% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 90 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as full-service restaurants, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 488 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Madison County.
Population estimates show Madison County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Madison County is 51 (upper middle), #1,146 of 2,405 scored counties and #21 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 65.1 | 55.4 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $631K | $593K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 488 | 654 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.9% | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,112 | $3,288 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $83,441 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79 → 90+13.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,397
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $57.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 286108 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 272The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,298+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,917
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $83,441+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $121,926
- Median home value
- $311,100
- Jobs located here
- 63,928
- Daytime population
- 124,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Madison County marked.
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 |
| 21Madison County, MS | 51 | 286 | 65.1 | $631K | +6.5% | #1,146 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Madison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants51
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza65
- Coffee shops and cafes54
- Bakeries and dessert shops43
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 Madison County, MS?
Madison County has 286 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 108 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Madison County, MS spend on food away from home?
About $180.6M a year, or $4,112 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 286 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $631K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,917 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, MS compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Madison County has 65.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $631K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Madison County would have about 272, against 286 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 488 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 116,298 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,917 households. The median household income in Madison County is $83,441 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Madison County scores 51 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #1,146 of 2,405 scored counties.
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