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Sit-down restaurants in Hocking County, OH
The sit-down restaurants in Hocking County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,447 of 2,405 scored counties
#78 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 52
- 13 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39.6M
- On food away from home · $3,426 a household
- Spending per listing
- $762K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.0
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,512
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,426 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Hocking County spend about $39.6M a year on food away from home. That works out to $762K per restaurant, 15% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 52 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Hocking County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 45.0 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Hocking County in 2023. That is one for every 609 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Hocking County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hocking County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For sit-down restaurants, Hocking County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,447 of 2,405 scored counties and #78 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hocking 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 | Hocking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.0 | 48.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $762K | $783K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 609 | 632 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,426 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,960 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 542
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Hocking 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 Hocking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,512−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,568
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $62,960+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,336
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,934
- Daytime population
- 24,501Residents 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 Hocking 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 |
| 78Hocking County, OH | 44 | 52 | 45.0 | $762K | −1.9% | #1,447 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Hocking County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants44
- Fast food and sandwich shops39
- Pizza28
- Coffee shops and cafes52
- Bakeries and dessert shops48
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Hocking County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 sit-down restaurants in Hocking County. 13 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.
How much do households in Hocking County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $39.6M a year, or $3,426 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $762K 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 11,568 households in Hocking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hocking County, OH compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Hocking County has 45.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $762K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Hocking County would have about 60, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 609 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Hocking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hocking County at 27,512 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,568 households. Median household income in Hocking County is $62,960, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Hocking County scores 44 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,447 of 2,405 scored counties.
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