Food and drink · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Sit-down restaurants in the Woodward, OK area
The sit-down restaurants in the Woodward, OK area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #462 of 538 scored small-town markets
#13 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 40
- 16 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On food away from home · $3,389 a household
- Spending per listing
- $672K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.5
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,827
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in the Woodward area is 30 (lower middle), #462 of 538 scored small-town markets and #13 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $3,389 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Woodward area spend about $26.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $672K per restaurant, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 40 sit-down restaurants on map listings in the Woodward area as of September 2026. 16 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 50.5, 18% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in the Woodward area was 20 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 396 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Woodward area declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Woodward area 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 | Woodward area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.5 | 58.8 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $672K | $599K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 396 | 522 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,389 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,417 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 200.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 228
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 the Woodward area, 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 the Woodward area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,827−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,925
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,243 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $61,417
- Average household income
- $81,705
- Median home value
- $169,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,020
- Daytime population
- 19,265Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Woodward area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oklahoma
| 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 |
| 13Woodward, OK | 30 | 40 | 50.5 | $672K | −2.8% | #462 of 538 |
Other business types in the Woodward area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes21
- Sit-down restaurants30
- Fast food and sandwich shops21
- Pizza25
- Coffee shops and cafes18
- Bakeries and dessert shops21
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in the Woodward, OK area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 sit-down restaurants in the Woodward area. 16 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Woodward, OK area spend on food away from home?
About $26.9M a year, or $3,389 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $672K 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 7,925 households in the Woodward area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Woodward, OK area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
The Woodward area has 50.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $672K, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, the Woodward area would have about 41, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 396 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Woodward, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Woodward area at 19,827 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,925 households. Median household income in the Woodward area is $61,417, 24% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Woodward area scores 30 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #462 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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