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Sit-down restaurants in Scioto County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Scioto County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,016 of 2,405 scored counties
#64 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 95
- 44 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.1M
- On food away from home · $3,193 a household
- Spending per listing
- $970K
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.9
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,365
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Scioto County comes to about $92.1M a year: $3,193 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $970K per restaurant, 46% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
Scioto County has 95 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That is 32.9 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Scioto County classed as full-service restaurants, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 760 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $611K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Scioto County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scioto County declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Scioto County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,016 of 2,405 scored counties and #64 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Scioto 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 | Scioto County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.9 | 48.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $970K | $783K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 760 | 632 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,193 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $50,609 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 380.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 935
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9544 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $611K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Scioto 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 Scioto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,365−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,864
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $50,609+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,152
- Median home value
- $137,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,365
- Daytime population
- 67,429Residents 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 Scioto 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 |
| 64Scioto County, OH | 53 | 95 | 32.9 | $970K | −3.4% | #1,016 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Scioto County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes48
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops28
- Pizza20
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops48
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Scioto County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 sit-down restaurants in Scioto County. 44 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Scioto County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $92.1M a year, or $3,193 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $970K 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 28,864 households in Scioto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scioto County, OH compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Scioto County has 32.9 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $970K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Scioto County would have about 139, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 760 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Scioto County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Scioto County at 71,365 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,864 households. Median household income in Scioto County is $50,609, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Scioto County scores 53 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #1,016 of 2,405 scored counties.
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