Market rankings · Oklahoma

Sit-down restaurants in Oklahoma

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Oklahoma, ranked by the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 9,182; 3,547 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments: 2,992; +3.2% since 2019
Household spending a year: $5.5B; On food away from home
Listings per 10k households: 58.8; 4% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $599K; 10% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #43 of 51; Market score 36 · Lower middle

A site report maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings around any address in Oklahoma by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 9,182 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Oklahoma as of September 2026. Of those, 3,547 are chain locations, or 39%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 58.8, 4% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

At $3,519 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Oklahoma spend about $5.5B a year on food away from home. That is about $599K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Oklahoma was 2,992 in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 522 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 98 SBA-backed loans worth $54M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Oklahoma.

Among the 50 states and DC, Oklahoma ranks #43 for sit-down restaurants, with a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Oklahoma, the Tulsa metro area scores highest (43). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Oklahoma, the Ada area scores highest (63).

Every market in Oklahoma for sit-down restaurants

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Oklahoma, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Oklahoma, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Tulsa, OK	43	2,336	57.5	$638K	+5.1%	#249 of 387
2Oklahoma City, OK	35	3,678	64.4	$578K	+5.8%	#314 of 387
3Lawton, OK	33	239	50.9	$648K	+0.7%	#320 of 387
Fort Smith, AR-OK	28	528	58.0	$566K	+3.1%	#355 of 387
4Enid, OK	21	138	57.8	$597K	−1.5%	#375 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Oklahoma, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Ada, OK	63	62	41.0	$821K	+1.2%	#131 of 538
2Bartlesville, OK	57	102	48.7	$711K	+2.7%	#197 of 538
3Duncan, OK	55	85	48.4	$698K	+3.4%	#217 of 538
4Shawnee, OK	53	142	52.7	$623K	+3.5%	#241 of 538
5Durant, OK	47	115	62.5	$518K	+10.9%	#307 of 538
6Tahlequah, OK	39	107	57.2	$551K	+4.5%	#388 of 538
7Ponca City, OK	38	87	51.9	$629K	−0.3%	#396 of 538
8Muskogee, OK	37	131	50.9	$601K	+0.7%	#404 of 538
9Miami, OK	37	68	57.0	$512K	+0.7%	#411 of 538
10Stillwater, OK	36	186	57.0	$555K	+2.8%	#416 of 538
11Altus, OK	34	61	62.4	$545K	+0.1%	#435 of 538
12McAlester, OK	32	84	47.1	$669K	−1.1%	#451 of 538
13Woodward, OK	30	40	50.5	$672K	−2.8%	#462 of 538
14Weatherford, OK	27	87	57.3	$581K	−0.7%	#481 of 538
15Ardmore, OK	27	139	73.0	$461K	+1.8%	#488 of 538
16Elk City, OK	22	53	64.7	$489K	−0.7%	#516 of 538
17Guymon, OK	11	49	71.8	$445K	−4.5%	#535 of 538

Counties

Counties in Oklahoma, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Rogers County, OK	87	113	30.8	$1.3M	+7.1%	#50 of 2,405
2Wagoner County, OK	86	115	36.6	$1.1M	+14.6%	#57 of 2,405
3Logan County, OK	83	79	44.3	$909K	+11.5%	#88 of 2,405
4Grady County, OK	81	60	29.0	$1.3M	+7.7%	#105 of 2,405
5Canadian County, OK	81	251	43.1	$938K	+20.4%	#120 of 2,405
6Osage County, OK	70	67	38.6	$904K	+2.2%	#381 of 2,405
7Washita County, OK	69	11	26.6	$1.2M	−0.2%	#394 of 2,405
8Creek County, OK	69	104	36.8	$928K	+4.4%	#406 of 2,405
9McClain County, OK	69	81	49.3	$804K	+18.4%	#412 of 2,405
10Pawnee County, OK	67	22	36.0	$909K	+3.1%	#463 of 2,405
11Lincoln County, OK	58	50	38.0	$883K	+5.3%	#805 of 2,405
12Adair County, OK	56	25	35.0	$821K	+2.0%	#897 of 2,405
13Cleveland County, OK	56	618	52.9	$716K	+2.6%	#915 of 2,405
14Pontotoc County, OK	53	62	41.0	$821K	+1.2%	#1,030 of 2,405
15Haskell County, OK	50	20	43.6	$700K	+2.0%	#1,173 of 2,405
16Seminole County, OK	49	34	38.7	$761K	−0.3%	#1,213 of 2,405
17Washington County, OK	48	102	48.7	$711K	+2.7%	#1,272 of 2,405
18Stephens County, OK	47	85	48.4	$698K	+3.4%	#1,317 of 2,405
19Pottawatomie County, OK	44	142	52.7	$623K	+3.5%	#1,472 of 2,405
20Noble County, OK	42	18	43.4	$812K	−0.2%	#1,516 of 2,405
21Johnston County, OK	42	18	46.3	$670K	+2.0%	#1,539 of 2,405
22Le Flore County, OK	42	92	51.1	$591K	+4.1%	#1,560 of 2,405
23Bryan County, OK	42	115	62.5	$518K	+10.9%	#1,570 of 2,405
24Mayes County, OK	41	74	48.3	$689K	+3.5%	#1,583 of 2,405
25Okmulgee County, OK	41	70	49.1	$639K	+1.5%	#1,593 of 2,405

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Counties in Oklahoma, ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Sequoyah County, OK	41	74	47.9	$635K	+4.1%	#1,594 of 2,405
27Kingfisher County, OK	39	33	58.1	$620K	+4.1%	#1,691 of 2,405
28Delaware County, OK	38	82	47.8	$675K	+3.8%	#1,721 of 2,405
29Comanche County, OK	38	230	51.2	$644K	+0.8%	#1,724 of 2,405
30Tulsa County, OK	38	1,845	67.7	$545K	+4.2%	#1,739 of 2,405
31Caddo County, OK	36	45	49.7	$623K	−2.9%	#1,803 of 2,405
32Cherokee County, OK	34	107	57.2	$551K	+4.5%	#1,893 of 2,405
33Choctaw County, OK	33	26	43.9	$654K	−1.0%	#1,913 of 2,405
34Hughes County, OK	32	16	39.7	$735K	+0.8%	#1,949 of 2,405
35Kay County, OK	32	87	51.9	$629K	−0.3%	#1,955 of 2,405
36Muskogee County, OK	31	131	50.9	$601K	+0.7%	#1,996 of 2,405
37Payne County, OK	31	186	57.0	$555K	+2.8%	#2,007 of 2,405
38Ottawa County, OK	31	68	57.0	$512K	+0.7%	#2,016 of 2,405
39Oklahoma County, OK	30	2,539	77.4	$468K	+3.0%	#2,063 of 2,405
40Okfuskee County, OK	30	26	64.9	$463K	+1.6%	#2,064 of 2,405
41Love County, OK	30	39	100.0	$345K	+6.1%	#2,065 of 2,405
42Garfield County, OK	29	138	57.8	$597K	−1.5%	#2,077 of 2,405
43Garvin County, OK	29	56	55.4	$588K	+2.8%	#2,079 of 2,405
44Jackson County, OK	29	61	62.4	$545K	+0.1%	#2,081 of 2,405
45Pittsburg County, OK	28	84	47.1	$669K	−1.1%	#2,101 of 2,405
46Atoka County, OK	28	29	58.3	$549K	+3.1%	#2,117 of 2,405
47Craig County, OK	27	26	50.1	$604K	+2.6%	#2,145 of 2,405
48Woodward County, OK	26	40	50.5	$672K	−2.8%	#2,169 of 2,405
49Marshall County, OK	26	40	66.9	$483K	+6.0%	#2,181 of 2,405
50Carter County, OK	23	139	73.0	$461K	+1.8%	#2,254 of 2,405
51Murray County, OK	22	44	88.8	$391K	−0.5%	#2,284 of 2,405
52Beckham County, OK	20	53	64.7	$489K	−0.7%	#2,307 of 2,405
53McIntosh County, OK	20	57	73.2	$402K	+4.3%	#2,312 of 2,405
54Pushmataha County, OK	18	26	58.7	$497K	+0.1%	#2,342 of 2,405
55Custer County, OK	17	76	68.8	$485K	−1.0%	#2,352 of 2,405
56McCurtain County, OK	13	88	79.0	$384K	−0.3%	#2,385 of 2,405
57Texas County, OK	11	49	71.8	$445K	−4.5%	#2,390 of 2,405
Latimer County, OK	Not scored	16	41.0	$686K	+1.8%
Nowata County, OK	Not scored	11	29.8	$1.1M	+2.1%
Woods County, OK	Not scored	20	55.8	$566K	−1.8%
Blaine County, OK	Not scored	19	56.2	$607K	−2.2%
Kiowa County, OK	Not scored	22	64.0	$451K	−3.7%
Major County, OK	Not scored	16	50.3	$712K	−2.7%
Tillman County, OK	Not scored	10	37.5	$794K	−2.4%
Alfalfa County, OK	Not scored	7	36.1	$957K	−1.1%
Greer County, OK	Not scored	8	41.1	$760K	−2.2%
Cotton County, OK	Not scored	9	44.1	$751K	−1.9%
Jefferson County, OK	Not scored	14	64.7	$438K	+2.2%
Coal County, OK	Not scored	5	24.4	$1.3M	+3.0%
Beaver County, OK	Not scored	3	17.9	$1.9M	−2.9%
Dewey County, OK	Not scored	6	36.8	$914K	−6.0%
Grant County, OK	Not scored	12	74.4	$455K	−2.8%
Ellis County, OK	Not scored	7	47.4	$669K	−3.4%
Roger Mills County, OK	Not scored	5	35.3	$1M	−5.0%
Harper County, OK	Not scored	10	75.0	$446K	−2.3%
Harmon County, OK	Not scored	7	72.6	$416K	−6.0%
Cimarron County, OK	Not scored	7	99.0	$385K	−10.0%

Markets with fewer than 5 sit-down restaurants on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Oklahoma?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9,182 sit-down restaurants in Oklahoma. 3,547 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 2,992 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. Official counts list 651 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Oklahoma spend on food away from home?

About $5.5B a year, or $3,519 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9,182 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $599K 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 1,562,389 households in Oklahoma and national spending patterns by income.

How does Oklahoma compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Oklahoma has 58.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $599K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Oklahoma would have about 8,284, against 9,182 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 522 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Oklahoma has the highest market score for sit-down restaurants?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Oklahoma, the Tulsa metro area scores highest, at 43 (lower middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Oklahoma, the Ada area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 57 scored counties in Oklahoma, Rogers County scores highest, at 87 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Oklahoma scores 36 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #43 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Oklahoma. It maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Restaurants and cafes16,805 listings
Fast food and sandwich shops2,435 listings
Pizza1,341 listings
Coffee shops and cafes1,642 listings
Bakeries and dessert shops1,580 listings

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