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Sit-down restaurants in Delaware County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Delaware County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,714 of 2,405 scored counties
#45 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
91
10 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
48
−17.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$67.6M
On food away from home · $3,519 a household
Spending per listing
$743K
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
47.4
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,305
+0.2% 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

Households in Delaware County spend about $67.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,519 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $743K per restaurant, 12% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 91 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. 10 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Delaware County in 2023, down 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 400 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Delaware County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delaware County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Delaware County is 38 (lower middle), #1,714 of 2,405 scored counties and #45 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Delaware 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Delaware County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households47.472.561.3
Spending per listing$743K$589K$664K
Households per official establishment400392500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.2%−3.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,519$4,270$4,070
Median household income$63,337$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3821

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58 → 48−17.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
392
Annual payroll, 2023
$9M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
44,305+0.2% since 2020
Households
19,203
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$63,337+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,568
Median home value
$183,100
Jobs located here
14,965
Daytime population
42,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in New York, with Delaware County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orleans County, NY693521.6$1.6M−0.5%#390 of 2,405
2Wayne County, NY6714537.8$980K+0.1%#453 of 2,405
3Schoharie County, NY654333.4$1.1M+1.4%#514 of 2,405
4Schenectady County, NY6532849.0$811K+3.0%#536 of 2,405
5Tioga County, NY645627.5$1.4M−1.9%#547 of 2,405
6Wyoming County, NY645231.6$1.1M−1.3%#553 of 2,405
7Oswego County, NY6218238.5$940K+1.0%#648 of 2,405
8Saratoga County, NY6152251.2$889K+2.3%#702 of 2,405
9Putnam County, NY5919655.1$924K+1.4%#771 of 2,405
10Livingston County, NY5710342.1$891K−0.2%#849 of 2,405
45Delaware County, NY389147.4$743K+0.2%#1,714 of 2,405

Other business types in Delaware County

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

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Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Delaware County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 91 sit-down restaurants in Delaware County. 10 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 17.2% from 2019. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Delaware County, NY spend on food away from home?

About $67.6M a year, or $3,519 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $743K 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 19,203 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delaware County has 47.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $743K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Delaware County would have about 102, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 400 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Delaware County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 44,305 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,203 households. Median household income in Delaware County is $63,337, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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. Delaware County scores 38 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,714 of 2,405 scored counties.

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