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Sit-down restaurants in Hancock County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Hancock County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #862 of 2,405 scored counties
#52 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 150
- 59 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- −15.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $119.5M
- On food away from home · $3,778 a household
- Spending per listing
- $796K
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,034
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 150 sit-down restaurants in Hancock County. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That is 47.4 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Hancock County comes to about $119.5M a year: $3,778 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 150 sit-down restaurants, that is $796K per restaurant, 20% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Hancock County was 50 in 2023, down 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 632 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $496K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Hancock County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #862 of 2,405 scored counties and #52 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.4 | 48.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $796K | $783K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 632 | 632 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.2% | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,778 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $73,141 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 50−15.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,501
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15059 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 180The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $496K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,034+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,615
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $73,141+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,920
- Median home value
- $204,700
- Jobs located here
- 44,531
- Daytime population
- 83,823Residents 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 Hancock 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 |
| 52Hancock County, OH | 57 | 150 | 47.4 | $796K | +0.1% | #862 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Hancock County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops43
- Pizza36
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops58
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Hancock County, OH?
There are 150 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. 59 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 15.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hancock County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $119.5M a year, or $3,778 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 150 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $796K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,615 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, OH compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Hancock County has 47.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $796K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Hancock County would have about 180, against 150 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 fell 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 75,034 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,615 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $73,141 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Hancock County scores 57 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #862 of 2,405 scored counties.
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