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Sit-down restaurants in Jefferson County, OK

How Jefferson County, OK compares with other counties and the U.S. for sit-down restaurants: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
14
4 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On food away from home · $2,837 a household
Spending per listing
$438K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
64.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,431
+2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 sit-down restaurants in Jefferson County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 29%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 64.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Households in Jefferson County spend about $6.1M a year on food away from home, or $2,837 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 sit-down restaurants, that is $438K per restaurant, 34% below 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Jefferson County in 2023. That is one for every 721 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Jefferson County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households64.758.861.3
Spending per listing$438K$599K$664K
Households per official establishment721522500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,837$3,519$4,070
Median household income$48,668$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$789K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
144 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,431+2.2% since 2020
Households
2,163
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
759 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$48,668
Average household income
$60,309
Median home value
$82,500
Jobs located here
940
Daytime population
4,319Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Jefferson County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rogers County, OK8711330.8$1.3M+7.1%#50 of 2,405
2Wagoner County, OK8611536.6$1.1M+14.6%#57 of 2,405
3Logan County, OK837944.3$909K+11.5%#88 of 2,405
4Grady County, OK816029.0$1.3M+7.7%#105 of 2,405
5Canadian County, OK8125143.1$938K+20.4%#120 of 2,405
6Osage County, OK706738.6$904K+2.2%#381 of 2,405
7Washita County, OK691126.6$1.2M−0.2%#394 of 2,405
8Creek County, OK6910436.8$928K+4.4%#406 of 2,405
9McClain County, OK698149.3$804K+18.4%#412 of 2,405
10Pawnee County, OK672236.0$909K+3.1%#463 of 2,405
Jefferson County, OKNot scored1464.7$438K+2.2%

Other business types in Jefferson County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Jefferson County, OK?

There are 14 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.

How much do households in Jefferson County, OK spend on food away from home?

About $6.1M a year, or $2,837 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $438K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,163 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, OK compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Jefferson County has 64.7 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $438K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 721 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 5,431 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,163 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $48,668 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in Jefferson County

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