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Sit-down restaurants in Ontario County, NY
The sit-down restaurants in Ontario County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,531 of 2,405 scored counties
#37 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 282
- 70 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 117
- −10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $194.4M
- On food away from home · $4,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $689K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.4
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,130
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Ontario County comes to about $194.4M a year: $4,024 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $689K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 282 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Ontario County as of September 2026. Of those, 70 are chain locations, or 25%, against 29% across the U.S. That is 58.4 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 117 businesses with payroll in Ontario County classed as full-service restaurants, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 413 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $545K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ontario County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ontario County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Ontario County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,531 of 2,405 scored counties and #37 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Ontario 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 | Ontario County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.4 | 72.5 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $689K | $589K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 413 | 392 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.7% | −3.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,024 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $82,324 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 131 → 117−10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,135
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28270 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 293The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $545K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ontario 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 Ontario County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,130+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 48,311
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $82,324+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,042
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 52,273
- Daytime population
- 111,555Residents 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 Ontario 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 |
| 37Ontario County, NY | 42 | 282 | 58.4 | $689K | +0.6% | #1,531 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Ontario County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops58
- Pizza45
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops33
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
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Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Ontario County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 282 sit-down restaurants in Ontario County. 70 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ontario County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $194.4M a year, or $4,024 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 282 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $689K 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 48,311 households in Ontario County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ontario County, NY compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Ontario County has 58.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $689K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Ontario County would have about 293, against 282 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 413 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Ontario County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Ontario County at 113,130 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,311 households. Median household income in Ontario County is $82,324, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Ontario County scores 42 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,531 of 2,405 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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