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Sit-down restaurants in Wyoming County, NY

The sit-down restaurants in Wyoming County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #553 of 2,405 scored counties
#6 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
52
8 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
23
−14.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.4M
On food away from home · $3,548 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
69% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.6
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,741
−1.3% 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 52 sit-down restaurants in Wyoming County. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 31.6 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

At $3,548 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Wyoming County spend about $58.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 69% 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 23 businesses with payroll in Wyoming County classed as full-service restaurants, down 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 715 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $286K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Wyoming County.

Population estimates show Wyoming County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For sit-down restaurants, Wyoming County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #553 of 2,405 scored counties and #6 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Wyoming 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 Wyoming County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureWyoming CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.672.561.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$589K$664K
Households per official establishment715392500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.8%−3.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,548$4,270$4,070
Median household income$69,110$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6421

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 23−14.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
256
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
528 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$286K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
39,741−1.3% since 2020
Households
16,453
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$69,110+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,443
Median home value
$162,300
Jobs located here
12,713
Daytime population
35,020Residents 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 Wyoming 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

Other business types in Wyoming County

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

Questions

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

Wyoming County has 52 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 14.8% from 2019.

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

About $58.4M a year, or $3,548 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,453 households in Wyoming County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wyoming County has 31.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1.1M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Wyoming County would have about 88, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 715 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Wyoming County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Wyoming County at 39,741 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,453 households. The median household income in Wyoming County is $69,110 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.1% 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. Wyoming County scores 64 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #553 of 2,405 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in Wyoming County

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