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Sit-down restaurants in Pottawatomie County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Pottawatomie County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,472 of 2,405 scored counties
#19 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 142
- 60 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88.5M
- On food away from home · $3,286 a household
- Spending per listing
- $623K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.7
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,102
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,286 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Pottawatomie County spend about $88.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $623K per restaurant, 6% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 142 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Pottawatomie County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That is 52.7 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Pottawatomie County classed as full-service restaurants, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 657 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Pottawatomie County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Pottawatomie County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,472 of 2,405 scored counties and #19 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Pottawatomie 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 | Pottawatomie County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.7 | 58.8 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $623K | $599K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 657 | 522 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.6% | +3.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,286 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,398 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 41−4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 992
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 133The 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 Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,102+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,927
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 788 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $61,398+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,941
- Median home value
- $165,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,815
- Daytime population
- 67,725Residents 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 Pottawatomie 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 |
| 19Pottawatomie County, OK | 44 | 142 | 52.7 | $623K | +3.5% | #1,472 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Pottawatomie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants44
- Fast food and sandwich shops30
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
Groceries and convenience
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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 Pottawatomie County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 142 sit-down restaurants in Pottawatomie County. 60 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pottawatomie County, OK spend on food away from home?
About $88.5M a year, or $3,286 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 142 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $623K 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 26,927 households in Pottawatomie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pottawatomie County, OK compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Pottawatomie County has 52.7 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $623K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Pottawatomie County would have about 133, against 142 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 657 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Pottawatomie County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Pottawatomie County at 75,102 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,927 households. Median household income in Pottawatomie County is $61,398, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Pottawatomie County scores 44 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,472 of 2,405 scored counties.
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