Food and drink · County · Oregon
Sit-down restaurants in Josephine County, OR
How Josephine County, OR 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,752 of 2,405 scored counties
#14 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 178
- 48 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- +1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $127.4M
- On food away from home · $3,470 a household
- Spending per listing
- $716K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.5
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,867
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 178 sit-down restaurants in Josephine County. 48 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 48.5, 21% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Josephine County spend about $127.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,470 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 178 sit-down restaurants, that is $716K per restaurant, 8% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 76 businesses with payroll in Josephine County classed as full-service restaurants, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 483 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $722K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Josephine County.
Population estimates put the population change in Josephine County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Josephine County is 37 (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,405 scored counties and #14 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Josephine County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Josephine County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.5 | 64.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $716K | $627K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 483 | 405 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.3% | −5.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,470 | $4,070 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,098 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 75 → 76+1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,145
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17848 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 192The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $722K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Josephine 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 Josephine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,867−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,715
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,639 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $60,098+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,314
- Median home value
- $404,300
- Jobs located here
- 30,421
- Daytime population
- 87,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Josephine County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crook County, OR | 74 | 45 | 41.7 | $947K | +10.6% | #277 of 2,405 |
| 2Columbia County, OR | 71 | 84 | 40.1 | $990K | +2.6% | #343 of 2,405 |
| 3Polk County, OR | 71 | 147 | 44.6 | $916K | +2.3% | #347 of 2,405 |
| 4Washington County, OR | 62 | 1,301 | 55.3 | $853K | +1.8% | #664 of 2,405 |
| 5Linn County, OR | 62 | 224 | 44.2 | $825K | +3.0% | #670 of 2,405 |
| 6Clackamas County, OR | 60 | 800 | 48.8 | $943K | +0.9% | #731 of 2,405 |
| 7Benton County, OR | 57 | 209 | 54.2 | $732K | +4.4% | #868 of 2,405 |
| 8Jefferson County, OR | 53 | 46 | 52.2 | $717K | +4.7% | #1,047 of 2,405 |
| 9Yamhill County, OR | 48 | 229 | 58.3 | $705K | +2.2% | #1,274 of 2,405 |
| 10Deschutes County, OR | 48 | 576 | 67.8 | $639K | +6.8% | #1,286 of 2,405 |
| 14Josephine County, OR | 37 | 178 | 48.5 | $716K | −0.4% | #1,752 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Josephine County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes32
- Sit-down restaurants37
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza59
- Coffee shops and cafes20
- Bakeries and dessert shops44
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Josephine County, OR?
There are 178 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Josephine County as of September 2026. 48 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Josephine County, OR spend on food away from home?
About $127.4M a year, or $3,470 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 178 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $716K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,715 households in Josephine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Josephine County, OR compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Josephine County has 48.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $716K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Josephine County would have about 192, against 178 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 483 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Josephine County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Josephine County at 87,867 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,715 households. The median household income in Josephine County is $60,098 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Josephine County scores 37 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,405 scored counties.
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