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Sit-down restaurants in Morrow County, OR
How Morrow 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,012 of 2,405 scored counties
#18 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 30
- 5 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On food away from home · $3,598 a household
- Spending per listing
- $519K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 69.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,602
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Morrow County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #2,012 of 2,405 scored counties and #18 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,598 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Morrow County spend about $15.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $519K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 30 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Morrow County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 69.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Morrow County in 2023. That is one for every 393 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Population estimates show Morrow County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Morrow 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 | Morrow County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 69.3 | 64.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $519K | $627K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 393 | 405 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,598 | $4,070 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,448 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 305 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Morrow 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 Morrow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,602+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,326
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,031 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $75,448+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,689
- Median home value
- $240,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,068
- Daytime population
- 12,973Residents 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 Morrow 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 |
| 18Morrow County, OR | 31 | 30 | 69.3 | $519K | +3.1% | #2,012 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Morrow County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants31
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes25
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Morrow County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 sit-down restaurants in Morrow County. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.
How much do households in Morrow County, OR spend on food away from home?
About $15.6M a year, or $3,598 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $519K 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 4,326 households in Morrow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morrow County, OR compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Morrow County has 69.3 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $519K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Morrow County would have about 24, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 393 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Morrow County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Morrow County at 12,602 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,326 households. Median household income in Morrow County is $75,448, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.0%, 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. Morrow County scores 31 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #2,012 of 2,405 scored counties.
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