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Sit-down restaurants in Cayuga County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Cayuga County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,070 of 2,405 scored counties
#13 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 127
- 29 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- −8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $112.8M
- On food away from home · $3,578 a household
- Spending per listing
- $888K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.3
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,365
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 127 sit-down restaurants in Cayuga County. 29 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.3, 34% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Cayuga County spend about $112.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,578 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 127 sit-down restaurants, that is $888K per restaurant, 34% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Cayuga County was 53 in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 595 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Cayuga County.
Population estimates show Cayuga County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cayuga County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,070 of 2,405 scored counties and #13 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Cayuga County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Cayuga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.3 | 72.5 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $888K | $589K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 595 | 392 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.6% | −3.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,578 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,904 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 53−8.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 771
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12729 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,365−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,524
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,583
- Median home value
- $171,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,171
- Daytime population
- 65,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in New York, with Cayuga County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orleans County, NY | 69 | 35 | 21.6 | $1.6M | −0.5% | #390 of 2,405 |
| 2Wayne County, NY | 67 | 145 | 37.8 | $980K | +0.1% | #453 of 2,405 |
| 3Schoharie County, NY | 65 | 43 | 33.4 | $1.1M | +1.4% | #514 of 2,405 |
| 4Schenectady County, NY | 65 | 328 | 49.0 | $811K | +3.0% | #536 of 2,405 |
| 5Tioga County, NY | 64 | 56 | 27.5 | $1.4M | −1.9% | #547 of 2,405 |
| 6Wyoming County, NY | 64 | 52 | 31.6 | $1.1M | −1.3% | #553 of 2,405 |
| 7Oswego County, NY | 62 | 182 | 38.5 | $940K | +1.0% | #648 of 2,405 |
| 8Saratoga County, NY | 61 | 522 | 51.2 | $889K | +2.3% | #702 of 2,405 |
| 9Putnam County, NY | 59 | 196 | 55.1 | $924K | +1.4% | #771 of 2,405 |
| 10Livingston County, NY | 57 | 103 | 42.1 | $891K | −0.2% | #849 of 2,405 |
| 13Cayuga County, NY | 52 | 127 | 40.3 | $888K | −2.3% | #1,070 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Cayuga County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants52
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes54
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
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 Cayuga County, NY?
Cayuga County has 127 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cayuga County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $112.8M a year, or $3,578 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $888K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cayuga County, NY compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Cayuga County has 40.3 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $888K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 170, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 595 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Cayuga County scores 52 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #1,070 of 2,405 scored counties.
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