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Sit-down restaurants in Decatur County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Decatur County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,134 of 2,405 scored counties
#84 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 31
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On food away from home · $2,961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $436K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 67.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,820
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
For sit-down restaurants, Decatur County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #2,134 of 2,405 scored counties and #84 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 sit-down restaurants in Decatur County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 29% across the U.S. That is 67.9 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $2,961 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Decatur County spend about $13.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $436K per restaurant, 34% 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 Decatur County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 571 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Decatur County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Decatur 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 | Decatur County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 67.9 | 59.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $436K | $618K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 571 | 569 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,961 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $45,375 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,820+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 4,568
- Median age
- 46.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 334 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $45,375+8.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,847
- Median home value
- $139,600
- Jobs located here
- 3,527
- Daytime population
- 10,690Residents 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 |
| 84Decatur County, TN | 28 | 31 | 67.9 | $436K | +3.4% | #2,134 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Decatur County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes28
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Decatur County, TN?
There are 31 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Decatur County as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Decatur County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $13.5M a year, or $2,961 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $436K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,568 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Decatur County, TN compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Decatur County has 67.9 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $436K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Decatur County would have about 20, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 571 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Decatur County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Decatur County at 11,820 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,568 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $45,375 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.0% 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. Decatur County scores 28 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #2,134 of 2,405 scored counties.
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