Market rankings · Ohio

Sit-down restaurants in Ohio

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 23,791; 8,265 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments: 7,698; +0.3% since 2019
Household spending a year: $18.6B; On food away from home
Listings per 10k households: 48.9; 20% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $783K; 18% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #10 of 51; Market score 65 · Upper middle

A site report maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 23,791 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. Of those, 8,265 are chain locations, or 35%, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 48.9 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Ohio comes to about $18.6B a year: $3,829 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $783K per restaurant, 18% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

Official counts show 7,698 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Ohio in 2023, up 0.3% from 2019. That is one for every 632 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 610 SBA-backed loans worth $181.8M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ohio.

Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #10 for sit-down restaurants, with a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest (75). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest (88).

Every market in Ohio for sit-down restaurants

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Ohio, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Columbus, OH	75	4,590	53.1	$786K	+4.7%	#28 of 387
2Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	71	1,572	45.6	$834K	+1.5%	#42 of 387
3Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	67	4,626	51.0	$803K	+2.7%	#66 of 387
4Springfield, OH	65	219	39.1	$895K	−0.4%	#76 of 387
5Akron, OH	63	1,460	49.2	$782K	0.0%	#94 of 387
6Mansfield, OH	59	207	41.3	$814K	−0.1%	#115 of 387
7Canton-Massillon, OH	58	769	46.0	$787K	−0.2%	#123 of 387
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	54	639	42.0	$799K	−2.6%	#150 of 387
8Cleveland, OH	50	4,958	53.2	$724K	−0.8%	#188 of 387
9Lima, OH	49	199	48.2	$727K	−1.2%	#196 of 387
10Toledo, OH	42	1,263	49.6	$738K	−1.0%	#256 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	36	236	47.5	$693K	−3.6%	#295 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH	35	281	48.4	$690K	−3.6%	#307 of 387
11Youngstown-Warren, OH	35	940	50.9	$659K	−1.4%	#309 of 387
12Sandusky, OH	13	389	76.3	$497K	−2.6%	#385 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Ohio, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Mount Vernon, OH	88	82	34.9	$1.1M	+1.9%	#5 of 538
2Urbana, OH	83	56	35.8	$1M	+0.2%	#13 of 538
3Wooster, OH	80	150	33.8	$1.1M	−0.1%	#17 of 538
4Coshocton, OH	77	49	33.1	$988K	+1.6%	#28 of 538
5Wapakoneta, OH	77	75	39.6	$984K	−1.2%	#29 of 538
6Ashland, OH	75	64	30.9	$1.1M	+0.1%	#39 of 538
7Wilmington, OH	75	72	43.0	$858K	+0.6%	#45 of 538
8Sidney, OH	73	77	40.7	$936K	−0.2%	#55 of 538
9Bucyrus, OH	72	55	30.5	$1.1M	−0.3%	#59 of 538
10Norwalk, OH	71	93	39.6	$899K	−0.4%	#66 of 538
11Greenville, OH	71	84	39.4	$892K	−0.7%	#68 of 538
12Bellefontaine, OH	71	82	41.9	$884K	+0.4%	#69 of 538
13Fremont, OH	69	90	36.5	$952K	−0.4%	#78 of 538
14Van Wert, OH	67	49	42.4	$835K	+0.3%	#92 of 538
15Findlay, OH	67	150	47.4	$796K	+0.1%	#97 of 538
16Chillicothe, OH	65	115	38.6	$888K	−0.8%	#110 of 538
17Salem, OH	65	156	37.6	$888K	−2.2%	#111 of 538
18Marion, OH	64	103	41.7	$805K	−0.4%	#118 of 538
19Zanesville, OH	64	151	44.0	$782K	+0.7%	#123 of 538
20Gallipolis, OH	63	49	42.2	$789K	−0.5%	#132 of 538
21Portsmouth, OH	60	95	32.9	$970K	−3.4%	#160 of 538
22Defiance, OH	60	72	47.0	$778K	+0.1%	#165 of 538
23Tiffin, OH	58	93	41.7	$836K	−1.0%	#181 of 538
24Cambridge, OH	58	65	39.8	$827K	−0.1%	#182 of 538
25Marietta, OH	57	102	41.2	$844K	−2.1%	#193 of 538
26Washington Court House, OH	57	60	51.8	$686K	−1.4%	#198 of 538
27Celina, OH	53	83	50.6	$741K	+0.5%	#234 of 538
28New Philadelphia-Dover, OH	43	191	49.6	$702K	−0.9%	#336 of 538
29Athens, OH	39	147	63.9	$525K	+1.3%	#389 of 538

Counties

Counties in Ohio, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Union County, OH	95	83	34.3	$1.4M	+16.5%	#5 of 2,405
2Pickaway County, OH	89	58	26.5	$1.5M	+7.4%	#27 of 2,405
3Morrow County, OH	88	28	20.8	$1.9M	+3.7%	#34 of 2,405
4Fairfield County, OH	85	218	36.1	$1.2M	+6.5%	#60 of 2,405
5Madison County, OH	85	65	41.4	$1M	+7.1%	#67 of 2,405
6Warren County, OH	84	368	40.0	$1.2M	+5.7%	#71 of 2,405
7Clermont County, OH	81	318	37.4	$1.1M	+3.9%	#109 of 2,405
8Holmes County, OH	78	42	31.4	$1.3M	+1.7%	#156 of 2,405
9Knox County, OH	78	82	34.9	$1.1M	+1.9%	#160 of 2,405
10Lorain County, OH	78	486	38.1	$1M	+3.1%	#166 of 2,405
11Licking County, OH	78	280	40.8	$1M	+3.8%	#167 of 2,405
12Miami County, OH	78	181	40.3	$970K	+3.4%	#172 of 2,405
13Brown County, OH	77	55	32.1	$1.1M	+1.6%	#186 of 2,405
14Medina County, OH	75	315	43.1	$1M	+1.3%	#238 of 2,405
15Champaign County, OH	74	56	35.8	$1M	+0.2%	#270 of 2,405
16Delaware County, OH	73	463	56.3	$963K	+12.5%	#304 of 2,405
17Preble County, OH	71	50	29.9	$1.2M	−0.8%	#333 of 2,405
18Wayne County, OH	71	150	33.8	$1.1M	−0.1%	#335 of 2,405
19Paulding County, OH	71	26	34.1	$1.1M	−0.4%	#338 of 2,405
20Perry County, OH	71	48	35.7	$1M	+1.3%	#342 of 2,405
21Portage County, OH	70	270	41.4	$936K	+1.0%	#378 of 2,405
22Greene County, OH	70	327	48.0	$894K	+3.7%	#383 of 2,405
23Putnam County, OH	69	48	36.5	$1.1M	0.0%	#396 of 2,405
24Coshocton County, OH	69	49	33.1	$988K	+1.6%	#401 of 2,405
25Geauga County, OH	68	130	36.3	$1.3M	+0.3%	#417 of 2,405

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Counties in Ohio, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Noble County, OH	68	14	30.3	$1.1M	+1.3%	#419 of 2,405
27Auglaize County, OH	68	75	39.6	$984K	−1.2%	#425 of 2,405
28Highland County, OH	68	60	35.4	$969K	+1.1%	#427 of 2,405
29Ashland County, OH	67	64	30.9	$1.1M	+0.1%	#446 of 2,405
30Adams County, OH	67	31	29.7	$1M	+1.5%	#449 of 2,405
31Henry County, OH	67	45	39.3	$969K	−0.2%	#455 of 2,405
32Lawrence County, OH	65	53	23.4	$1.4M	−4.2%	#511 of 2,405
33Pike County, OH	65	33	30.4	$1.1M	0.0%	#513 of 2,405
34Crawford County, OH	65	55	30.5	$1.1M	−0.3%	#515 of 2,405
35Hardin County, OH	64	35	29.9	$1.2M	−2.1%	#552 of 2,405
36Clinton County, OH	64	72	43.0	$858K	+0.6%	#570 of 2,405
37Butler County, OH	64	769	52.4	$784K	+2.4%	#576 of 2,405
38Fulton County, OH	63	59	34.7	$1.1M	−1.9%	#600 of 2,405
39Jackson County, OH	63	42	32.5	$1M	+0.5%	#605 of 2,405
40Meigs County, OH	62	21	23.1	$1.3M	−2.6%	#644 of 2,405
41Shelby County, OH	62	77	40.7	$936K	−0.2%	#649 of 2,405
42Carroll County, OH	62	43	38.4	$920K	−1.1%	#650 of 2,405
43Clark County, OH	62	219	39.1	$895K	−0.4%	#656 of 2,405
44Darke County, OH	61	84	39.4	$892K	−0.7%	#701 of 2,405
45Morgan County, OH	60	14	24.5	$1.3M	−0.9%	#725 of 2,405
46Huron County, OH	60	93	39.6	$899K	−0.4%	#738 of 2,405
47Logan County, OH	60	82	41.9	$884K	+0.4%	#739 of 2,405
48Montgomery County, OH	60	1,064	46.0	$792K	+0.5%	#747 of 2,405
49Monroe County, OH	59	17	30.1	$1.1M	−2.7%	#764 of 2,405
50Sandusky County, OH	59	90	36.5	$952K	−0.4%	#767 of 2,405
51Columbiana County, OH	57	156	37.6	$888K	−2.2%	#850 of 2,405
52Hancock County, OH	57	150	47.4	$796K	+0.1%	#862 of 2,405
53Van Wert County, OH	56	49	42.4	$835K	+0.3%	#895 of 2,405
54Wood County, OH	56	263	48.5	$811K	+1.5%	#898 of 2,405
55Marion County, OH	56	103	41.7	$805K	−0.4%	#900 of 2,405
56Gallia County, OH	56	49	42.2	$789K	−0.5%	#907 of 2,405
57Ross County, OH	55	115	38.6	$888K	−0.8%	#936 of 2,405
58Belmont County, OH	54	101	37.1	$903K	−2.8%	#978 of 2,405
59Williams County, OH	54	62	40.1	$838K	−1.4%	#982 of 2,405
60Richland County, OH	54	207	41.3	$814K	−0.1%	#984 of 2,405
61Stark County, OH	54	726	46.6	$779K	−0.2%	#988 of 2,405
62Summit County, OH	54	1,190	51.5	$747K	−0.3%	#995 of 2,405
63Franklin County, OH	54	3,295	59.6	$671K	+2.8%	#1,010 of 2,405
64Scioto County, OH	53	95	32.9	$970K	−3.4%	#1,016 of 2,405
65Muskingum County, OH	53	151	44.0	$782K	+0.7%	#1,036 of 2,405
66Vinton County, OH	51	19	35.7	$936K	−1.2%	#1,112 of 2,405
67Defiance County, OH	51	72	47.0	$778K	+0.1%	#1,131 of 2,405
68Lake County, OH	51	552	54.6	$737K	−0.1%	#1,134 of 2,405
69Seneca County, OH	50	93	41.7	$836K	−1.0%	#1,157 of 2,405
70Guernsey County, OH	50	65	39.8	$827K	−0.1%	#1,158 of 2,405
71Washington County, OH	49	102	41.2	$844K	−2.1%	#1,199 of 2,405
72Wyandot County, OH	49	43	47.8	$752K	−1.4%	#1,218 of 2,405
73Fayette County, OH	49	60	51.8	$686K	−1.4%	#1,233 of 2,405
74Harrison County, OH	48	25	42.0	$764K	−2.9%	#1,264 of 2,405
75Allen County, OH	48	199	48.2	$727K	−1.2%	#1,269 of 2,405
76Trumbull County, OH	46	383	44.3	$750K	−1.3%	#1,355 of 2,405
77Jefferson County, OH	45	114	42.0	$785K	−2.4%	#1,400 of 2,405
78Hocking County, OH	44	52	45.0	$762K	−1.9%	#1,447 of 2,405
79Mercer County, OH	44	83	50.6	$741K	+0.5%	#1,450 of 2,405
80Hamilton County, OH	44	2,110	59.5	$663K	+1.0%	#1,463 of 2,405
81Lucas County, OH	38	941	51.4	$694K	−1.7%	#1,719 of 2,405
82Tuscarawas County, OH	37	191	49.6	$702K	−0.9%	#1,753 of 2,405
83Cuyahoga County, OH	37	3,278	59.1	$627K	−2.3%	#1,768 of 2,405
84Ashtabula County, OH	35	197	50.2	$662K	−0.8%	#1,825 of 2,405
85Athens County, OH	33	147	63.9	$525K	+1.3%	#1,935 of 2,405
86Mahoning County, OH	32	557	56.8	$597K	−1.4%	#1,963 of 2,405
87Ottawa County, OH	27	122	65.9	$595K	−2.0%	#2,148 of 2,405
88Erie County, OH	19	267	82.2	$452K	−2.9%	#2,328 of 2,405

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Ohio?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23,791 sit-down restaurants in Ohio. 8,265 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 7,698 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 0.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,288 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ohio spend on food away from home?

About $18.6B a year, or $3,829 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23,791 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $783K 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 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Ohio has 48.9 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $783K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Ohio would have about 28,058, against 23,791 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 632 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for sit-down restaurants?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 75 (high). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest, at 88 (high). Among 88 scored counties in Ohio, Union County scores highest, at 95 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Ohio scores 65 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #10 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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