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Sit-down restaurants in Platte County, MO

How Platte County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for sit-down restaurants: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #465 of 2,405 scored counties
#16 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
235
100 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
90
+1.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$198.4M
On food away from home · $4,520 a household
Spending per listing
$844K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
53.5
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
114,400
+6.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 235 sit-down restaurants in Platte County. 100 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 53.5 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Platte County comes to about $198.4M a year: $4,520 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 235 sit-down restaurants, that is $844K per restaurant, 27% above 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 Platte County classed as full-service restaurants, up 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 488 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Platte County.

Population estimates put the population change in Platte County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Platte County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #465 of 2,405 scored counties and #16 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Platte 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 Platte County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePlatte CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households53.553.761.3
Spending per listing$844K$708K$664K
Households per official establishment488555500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.1%−2.3%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,520$3,799$4,070
Median household income$96,227$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6745

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
89 → 90+1.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,587
Annual payroll, 2023
$67.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
235100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
299The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$3.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
114,400+6.7% since 2020
Households
43,902
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
263
Median household income
$96,227+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,410
Median home value
$345,100
Jobs located here
48,509
Daytime population
103,025Residents 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 Platte 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
16Platte County, MO6723553.5$844K+6.7%#465 of 2,405

Other business types in Platte County

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

Questions

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

Platte County has 235 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 100 of them (43%) 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 1.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $198.4M a year, or $4,520 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 235 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $844K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,902 households in Platte County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Platte County has 53.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $844K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Platte County would have about 299, against 235 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 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Platte County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Platte County at 114,400 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,902 households. The median household income in Platte County is $96,227 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. Platte County scores 67 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #465 of 2,405 scored counties.

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