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Sit-down restaurants in Maury County, TN
The sit-down restaurants in Maury County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #474 of 2,405 scored counties
#25 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 217
- 75 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- +5.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $158.7M
- On food away from home · $3,751 a household
- Spending per listing
- $731K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.3
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,131
- +16.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Maury County spend about $158.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,751 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 217 sit-down restaurants, that is $731K per restaurant, 10% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 217 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Maury County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 51.3 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in Maury County classed as full-service restaurants, up 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 694 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $694K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Maury County.
Population estimates show Maury County grew 16.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Maury County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #474 of 2,405 scored counties and #25 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Maury 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 | Maury County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.3 | 59.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $731K | $618K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 694 | 569 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.2% | +4.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,751 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,130 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 61+5.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,826
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21775 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 239The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $694K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Maury 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 Maury County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,131+16.0% since 2020
- Households
- 42,306
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 176
- Median household income
- $76,130+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,120
- Median home value
- $355,700
- Jobs located here
- 40,109
- Daytime population
- 95,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Maury County marked.
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 |
| 25Maury County, TN | 67 | 217 | 51.3 | $731K | +16.0% | #474 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Maury County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes63
- Sit-down restaurants67
- Fast food and sandwich shops58
- Pizza70
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops66
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Maury County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 217 sit-down restaurants in Maury County. 75 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Maury County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $158.7M a year, or $3,751 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 217 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $731K 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 42,306 households in Maury County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maury County, TN compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Maury County has 51.3 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $731K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Maury County would have about 239, against 217 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 694 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Maury County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Maury County at 118,131 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,306 households. Median household income in Maury County is $76,130, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Maury County scores 67 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #474 of 2,405 scored counties.
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