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Sit-down restaurants in Otoe County, NE
How Otoe County, NE 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #545 of 2,405 scored counties
#8 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 39
- 10 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.3M
- On food away from home · $3,962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $648K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 61.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,531
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 sit-down restaurants in Otoe County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 61.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $3,962 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Otoe County spend about $25.3M a year on food away from home. That is about $648K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 2% 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 6 businesses with payroll in Otoe County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,064 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Otoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Otoe County is 65 (upper middle), #545 of 2,405 scored counties and #8 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Otoe County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Otoe County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 61.1 | 51.8 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $648K | $762K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,064 | 555 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,962 | $3,946 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $82,188 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3910 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Otoe 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 Otoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,531+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,383
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 616 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $82,188+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,311
- Median home value
- $201,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,857
- Daytime population
- 13,327Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Otoe County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 89 | 285 | 38.5 | $1.2M | +9.0% | #31 of 2,405 |
| 2Cass County, NE | 81 | 42 | 38.8 | $1.1M | +3.9% | #108 of 2,405 |
| 3Seward County, NE | 75 | 28 | 41.2 | $971K | +2.3% | #245 of 2,405 |
| 4Washington County, NE | 72 | 31 | 36.8 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #311 of 2,405 |
| 5Saunders County, NE | 67 | 40 | 44.9 | $955K | +6.0% | #457 of 2,405 |
| 6Lancaster County, NE | 66 | 646 | 48.2 | $806K | +3.4% | #499 of 2,405 |
| 7Platte County, NE | 66 | 70 | 51.3 | $726K | +3.9% | #505 of 2,405 |
| 8Otoe County, NE | 65 | 39 | 61.1 | $648K | +3.9% | #545 of 2,405 |
| 9Douglas County, NE | 54 | 1,388 | 58.2 | $711K | +3.6% | #1,001 of 2,405 |
| 10Gage County, NE | 54 | 48 | 51.5 | $697K | +0.2% | #1,005 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Otoe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants65
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza61
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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 Otoe County, NE?
There are 39 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Otoe County as of September 2026. 10 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.
How much do households in Otoe County, NE spend on food away from home?
About $25.3M a year, or $3,962 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $648K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,383 households in Otoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otoe County, NE compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Otoe County has 61.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $648K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Otoe County would have about 38, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,064 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Otoe County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Otoe County at 16,531 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,383 households. The median household income in Otoe County is $82,188 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Otoe County scores 65 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #545 of 2,405 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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