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Sit-down restaurants in Fayette County, OH
The sit-down restaurants in Fayette County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,233 of 2,405 scored counties
#73 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 60
- 31 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.1M
- On food away from home · $3,552 a household
- Spending per listing
- $686K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,552
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 60 sit-down restaurants in Fayette County. 31 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 51.8 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $3,552 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $41.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $686K per restaurant, 3% 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Fayette County in 2023. That is one for every 827 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Fayette County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Fayette County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,233 of 2,405 scored counties and #73 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Fayette County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Fayette County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.8 | 48.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $686K | $783K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 827 | 632 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,552 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $63,275 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 368
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6031 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,552−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 11,582
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $63,275+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,611
- Median home value
- $170,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,143
- Daytime population
- 27,287Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Fayette County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 73Fayette County, OH | 49 | 60 | 51.8 | $686K | −1.4% | #1,233 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Fayette County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops18
- Pizza21
- Coffee shops and cafes45
- Bakeries and dessert shops27
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Fayette County, OH?
Fayette County has 60 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fayette County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $41.1M a year, or $3,552 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $686K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,582 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, OH compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Fayette County has 51.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $686K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Fayette County would have about 62, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 827 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 28,552 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,582 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $63,275 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Fayette County scores 49 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,233 of 2,405 scored counties.
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