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Sit-down restaurants in Newton County, MS
The sit-down restaurants in Newton County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,194 of 2,405 scored counties
#23 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 23
- 9 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.7M
- On food away from home · $3,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.8
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,960
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,075 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Newton County spend about $23.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1M per restaurant, 55% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 23 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Newton County as of September 2026. 9 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.8, 51% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for full-service restaurants in Newton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Newton County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Newton County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,194 of 2,405 scored counties and #23 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Newton 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 | Newton County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.8 | 55.4 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $593K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 654 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,075 | $3,288 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $50,540 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 239 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Newton 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 Newton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,960−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,713
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 578 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $50,540+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,166
- Median home value
- $106,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,289
- Daytime population
- 18,287Residents 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 Newton 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 |
| 23Newton County, MS | 49 | 23 | 29.8 | $1M | −1.4% | #1,194 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Newton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes57
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops22
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Newton County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 sit-down restaurants in Newton County. 9 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. No official count is published for full-service restaurants in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Newton County, MS spend on food away from home?
About $23.7M a year, or $3,075 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 7,713 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newton County, MS compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Newton County has 29.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Newton County would have about 36, against 23 on map listings.
How fast is Newton County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Newton County at 20,960 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,713 households. Median household income in Newton County is $50,540, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.6%, 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. Newton County scores 49 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,194 of 2,405 scored counties.
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