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Sit-down restaurants in Jasper County, MO

The sit-down restaurants in Jasper County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,058 of 2,405 scored counties
#69 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
326
148 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
108
+4.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$167.4M
On food away from home · $3,382 a household
Spending per listing
$513K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
65.9
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
127,428
+3.7% 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

Jasper County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #2,058 of 2,405 scored counties and #69 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 326 sit-down restaurants in Jasper County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 65.9 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Jasper County comes to about $167.4M a year: $3,382 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 326 sit-down restaurants, that is $513K per restaurant, 23% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Jasper County was 108 in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 458 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $762K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Jasper County. Population estimates show Jasper County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jasper County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Jasper County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJasper CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households65.953.761.3
Spending per listing$513K$708K$664K
Households per official establishment458555500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.9%−2.3%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,382$3,799$4,070
Median household income$60,694$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
103 → 108+4.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,928
Annual payroll, 2023
$43.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
326148 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
252The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$762K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Jasper 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 Jasper County

Population, 2025 estimate
127,428+3.7% since 2020
Households
49,489
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
639 sq. mi.
People per square mile
195
Median household income
$60,694+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,727
Median home value
$166,900
Jobs located here
56,727
Daytime population
128,482Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO927131.1$1.3M+11.4%#12 of 2,405
2Warren County, MO855338.3$1M+9.2%#65 of 2,405
3Cass County, MO8416939.1$1.1M+7.1%#77 of 2,405
4Jefferson County, MO8328832.6$1.2M+2.7%#84 of 2,405
5Andrew County, MO811825.8$1.5M+0.7%#101 of 2,405
6Christian County, MO8014741.8$957K+8.3%#127 of 2,405
7Ray County, MO792527.4$1.4M+1.1%#136 of 2,405
8Webster County, MO775740.8$886K+10.4%#200 of 2,405
9Dallas County, MO761826.6$1.2M+5.2%#217 of 2,405
10Clay County, MO7447946.9$895K+4.3%#280 of 2,405
69Jasper County, MO3032665.9$513K+3.7%#2,058 of 2,405

Other business types in Jasper County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Jasper County, MO?

There are 326 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Jasper County as of September 2026. 148 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 108 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Jasper County, MO spend on food away from home?

About $167.4M a year, or $3,382 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 326 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $513K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,489 households in Jasper County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jasper County has 65.9 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $513K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Jasper County would have about 252, against 326 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 458 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Jasper County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Jasper County at 127,428 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,489 households. The median household income in Jasper County is $60,694 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Jasper County scores 30 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #2,058 of 2,405 scored counties.

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