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Sit-down restaurants in Randolph County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Randolph County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #732 of 2,405 scored counties
#30 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 202
- 61 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 96
- +12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $190.2M
- On food away from home · $3,295 a household
- Spending per listing
- $941K
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.0
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 149,516
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 202 sit-down restaurants in Randolph County. 61 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 35.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Randolph County comes to about $190.2M a year: $3,295 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 202 sit-down restaurants, that is $941K per restaurant, 42% 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.
Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Randolph County in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 601 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $35K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Randolph County.
Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Randolph County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #732 of 2,405 scored counties and #30 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Randolph County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Randolph County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.0 | 53.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $941K | $709K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 601 | 501 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.9% | +6.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,295 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,022 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85 → 96+12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,624
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20261 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 287The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $35K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 149,516+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 57,721
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 782 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $61,022+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,923
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 43,898
- Daytime population
- 126,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Randolph County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Camden County, NC | 92 | 13 | 32.4 | $1.2M | +8.8% | #13 of 2,405 |
| 2Franklin County, NC | 89 | 78 | 27.3 | $1.3M | +18.8% | #28 of 2,405 |
| 3Chatham County, NC | 87 | 117 | 35.5 | $1.3M | +11.0% | #49 of 2,405 |
| 4Hoke County, NC | 84 | 54 | 28.0 | $1.2M | +9.0% | #70 of 2,405 |
| 5Union County, NC | 84 | 344 | 40.8 | $1.1M | +11.7% | #74 of 2,405 |
| 6Lincoln County, NC | 82 | 145 | 39.4 | $1M | +13.2% | #95 of 2,405 |
| 7Johnston County, NC | 82 | 348 | 40.7 | $972K | +17.9% | #96 of 2,405 |
| 8Harnett County, NC | 81 | 168 | 33.7 | $1.1M | +12.3% | #113 of 2,405 |
| 9Granville County, NC | 77 | 77 | 34.3 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #189 of 2,405 |
| 10Person County, NC | 77 | 55 | 34.2 | $1M | +3.7% | #193 of 2,405 |
| 30Randolph County, NC | 60 | 202 | 35.0 | $941K | +3.5% | #732 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Randolph County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops54
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes74
- Bakeries and dessert shops68
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Randolph County, NC?
There are 202 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. 61 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Randolph County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $190.2M a year, or $3,295 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 202 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $941K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,721 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, NC compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Randolph County has 35.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $941K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Randolph County would have about 287, against 202 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 601 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Randolph County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 149,516 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,721 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $61,022 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Randolph County scores 60 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #732 of 2,405 scored counties.
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