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Sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
19
9 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On food away from home · $2,937 a household
Spending per listing
$640K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
45.9
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,354
−4.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $2,937 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $12.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $640K per restaurant, 4% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 19 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 47%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 45.9, 25% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,034 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Montgomery 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households45.955.461.3
Spending per listing$640K$593K$664K
Households per official establishment1,034654500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,937$3,288$4,070
Median household income$41,748$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored33

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$785K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
199 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,354−4.5% since 2020
Households
4,137
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$41,748
Average household income
$63,352
Median home value
$126,800
Jobs located here
2,426
Daytime population
8,046Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Mississippi

Every Mississippi market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Montgomery County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tate County, MS704036.3$941K+2.1%#377 of 2,405
2Greene County, MS64819.5$1.6M+1.3%#546 of 2,405
3Amite County, MS63610.3$2.6M−1.7%#592 of 2,405
4Walthall County, MS631732.1$967K+0.4%#609 of 2,405
5Leake County, MS612635.1$846K+1.9%#707 of 2,405
6Itawamba County, MS593334.3$952K+1.3%#768 of 2,405
7George County, MS594245.2$747K+8.1%#785 of 2,405
8Rankin County, MS5934657.5$673K+3.2%#793 of 2,405
9Perry County, MS581021.5$1.4M+1.1%#794 of 2,405
10Smith County, MS571526.8$1.2M−1.5%#836 of 2,405
Montgomery County, MSNot scored1945.9$640K−4.5%

Other business types in Montgomery County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Montgomery County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.

How much do households in Montgomery County, MS spend on food away from home?

About $12.2M a year, or $2,937 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $640K 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 4,137 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Montgomery County, MS compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Montgomery County has 45.9 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $640K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 18, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,034 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 9,354 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,137 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $41,748, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in Montgomery County

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