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Sit-down restaurants in Putnam County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Putnam County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #396 of 2,405 scored counties
#23 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 48
- 10 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.1M
- On food away from home · $4,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.5
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,380
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 sit-down restaurants in Putnam County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That is 36.5 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Putnam County spend about $53.1M a year on food away from home, or $4,034 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 48 sit-down restaurants, that is $1.1M per restaurant, 67% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Putnam County classed as full-service restaurants, down 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 626 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For sit-down restaurants, Putnam County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #396 of 2,405 scored counties and #23 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.5 | 48.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $783K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 626 | 632 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.0% | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,034 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $84,928 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 21−16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 358
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,3800.0% since 2020
- Households
- 13,153
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $84,928+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,439
- Median home value
- $201,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,192
- Daytime population
- 29,137Residents 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 Putnam 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 |
| 23Putnam County, OH | 69 | 48 | 36.5 | $1.1M | 0.0% | #396 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Putnam County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes67
- Sit-down restaurants69
- Fast food and sandwich shops67
- Pizza45
- Coffee shops and cafes71
- Bakeries and dessert shops60
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Putnam County, OH?
Putnam County has 48 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Putnam County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $53.1M a year, or $4,034 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,153 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, OH compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Putnam County has 36.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1.1M, 67% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Putnam County would have about 80, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 626 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 34,380 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,153 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $84,928 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. Putnam County scores 69 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #396 of 2,405 scored counties.
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