Food and drink · County · Oklahoma
Sit-down restaurants in Kingfisher County, OK
How Kingfisher County, OK 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,691 of 2,405 scored counties
#27 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 33
- 12 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.5M
- On food away from home · $3,602 a household
- Spending per listing
- $620K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.1
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,795
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,602 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Kingfisher County spend about $20.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 33 sit-down restaurants, that is $620K per restaurant, 7% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 33 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Kingfisher County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 36%, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 58.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Kingfisher County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 437 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Kingfisher County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Kingfisher County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,691 of 2,405 scored counties and #27 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Kingfisher 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.
| Measure | Kingfisher County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.1 | 58.8 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $620K | $599K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 437 | 522 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,602 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,975 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Kingfisher 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 Kingfisher County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,795+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,684
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $71,975+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,541
- Median home value
- $215,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,605
- Daytime population
- 14,910Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Kingfisher County marked.
Top counties in Oklahoma
| 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 |
| 27Kingfisher County, OK | 39 | 33 | 58.1 | $620K | +4.1% | #1,691 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Kingfisher County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza41
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops38
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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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Kingfisher County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 sit-down restaurants in Kingfisher County. 12 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kingfisher County, OK spend on food away from home?
About $20.5M a year, or $3,602 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $620K 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 5,684 households in Kingfisher County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kingfisher County, OK compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Kingfisher County has 58.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $620K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Kingfisher County would have about 31, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 437 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Kingfisher County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Kingfisher County at 15,795 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,684 households. Median household income in Kingfisher County is $71,975, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Kingfisher County scores 39 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,691 of 2,405 scored counties.
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