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Sit-down restaurants in Stark County, OH
How Stark County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for sit-down restaurants: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #988 of 2,405 scored counties
#61 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 726
- 271 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 240
- −0.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $565.4M
- On food away from home · $3,625 a household
- Spending per listing
- $779K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.6
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 373,771
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 726 sit-down restaurants in Stark County. 271 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 46.6 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Stark County spend about $565.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,625 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $779K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 17% 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 240 businesses with payroll in Stark County classed as full-service restaurants, down 0.8% from 2019. That is one for every 650 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $4.5M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Stark County.
Population estimates show Stark County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For sit-down restaurants, Stark County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #988 of 2,405 scored counties and #61 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Stark 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 | Stark County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.6 | 48.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $779K | $783K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 650 | 632 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.8% | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,625 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,934 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 242 → 240−0.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,281
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $138.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 726271 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 852The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $4.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 373,771−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 155,955
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 650
- Median household income
- $67,934+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,996
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 161,831
- Daytime population
- 363,748Residents 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 Stark 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 |
| 61Stark County, OH | 54 | 726 | 46.6 | $779K | −0.2% | #988 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Stark County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes44
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops33
- Pizza33
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Stark County, OH?
Stark County has 726 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 271 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 240 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stark County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $565.4M a year, or $3,625 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 726 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $779K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 155,955 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, OH compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Stark County has 46.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $779K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Stark County would have about 852, against 726 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 650 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 373,771 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,955 households. The median household income in Stark County is $67,934 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Stark County scores 54 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #988 of 2,405 scored counties.
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