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Sit-down restaurants in Davidson County, TN
How Davidson County, TN 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,819 of 2,405 scored counties
#76 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 2,923
- 790 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 811
- +7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On food away from home · $3,974 a household
- Spending per listing
- $442K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 90.0
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 745,904
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Davidson County is 36 (lower middle), #1,819 of 2,405 scored counties and #76 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,923 sit-down restaurants in Davidson County. 790 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 90.0, 47% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Davidson County spend about $1.3B a year on food away from home, or $3,974 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $442K per restaurant, 33% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Davidson County was 811 in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 401 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $26M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Davidson County. Population estimates show Davidson County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Davidson County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Davidson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 90.0 | 59.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $442K | $618K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 401 | 569 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.0% | +4.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,974 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $77,853 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 758 → 811+7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 22,483
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $755.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 187Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,923790 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,946The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 30
- Amount
- $26M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Davidson 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 Davidson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 745,904+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 324,907
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,421
- Median household income
- $77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,747
- Median home value
- $417,400
- Jobs located here
- 594,502
- Daytime population
- 954,372Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 90 | 58 | 33.7 | $1.2M | +7.7% | #23 of 2,405 |
| 2Roane County, TN | 85 | 70 | 30.7 | $1.2M | +7.0% | #61 of 2,405 |
| 3Loudon County, TN | 84 | 100 | 41.6 | $956K | +15.6% | #79 of 2,405 |
| 4Blount County, TN | 79 | 215 | 38.7 | $984K | +6.0% | #149 of 2,405 |
| 5Union County, TN | 78 | 24 | 30.3 | $1.1M | +8.1% | #161 of 2,405 |
| 6Cheatham County, TN | 78 | 65 | 39.9 | $995K | +4.1% | #169 of 2,405 |
| 7Wilson County, TN | 78 | 319 | 53.9 | $801K | +17.8% | #181 of 2,405 |
| 8Marshall County, TN | 76 | 61 | 44.8 | $812K | +10.5% | #229 of 2,405 |
| 9Hickman County, TN | 75 | 28 | 29.7 | $1.2M | +5.0% | #234 of 2,405 |
| 10Jefferson County, TN | 75 | 78 | 35.8 | $969K | +9.3% | #246 of 2,405 |
| 76Davidson County, TN | 36 | 2,923 | 90.0 | $442K | +4.2% | #1,819 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Davidson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants36
- Fast food and sandwich shops49
- Pizza55
- Coffee shops and cafes41
- Bakeries and dessert shops49
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 Davidson County, TN?
Davidson County has 2,923 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 790 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 811 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. Official counts list 187 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Davidson County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $1.3B a year, or $3,974 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,923 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $442K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davidson County, TN compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Davidson County has 90.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $442K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Davidson County would have about 1,946, against 2,923 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 401 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Davidson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Davidson County scores 36 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,819 of 2,405 scored counties.
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