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Sit-down restaurants in Putnam County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Putnam County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,779 of 2,405 scored counties
#75 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 202
- 84 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $111.9M
- On food away from home · $3,330 a household
- Spending per listing
- $554K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 60.1
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,612
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 202 sit-down restaurants in Putnam County. 84 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 60.1 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Putnam County comes to about $111.9M a year: $3,330 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $554K per restaurant, 17% 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 Putnam County was 67 in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 502 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Putnam County is 37 (lower middle), #1,779 of 2,405 scored counties and #75 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 60.1 | 59.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $554K | $618K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 502 | 569 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | +4.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,330 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,912 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 67+1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,631
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20284 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 169The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,612+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,601
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 206
- Median household income
- $58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,922
- Median home value
- $282,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 91,089Residents 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 |
| 75Putnam County, TN | 37 | 202 | 60.1 | $554K | +8.1% | #1,779 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 shops33
- Pizza42
- Coffee shops and cafes31
- Bakeries and dessert shops32
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
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Child care
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Putnam County, TN?
There are 202 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. 84 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Putnam County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $111.9M a year, or $3,330 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 202 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $554K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Putnam County has 60.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $554K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Putnam County would have about 169, against 202 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 502 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Putnam County scores 37 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,779 of 2,405 scored counties.
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