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Sit-down restaurants in Williamson County, TN
How Williamson 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #574 of 2,405 scored counties
#33 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 605
- 257 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 223
- +12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $490.7M
- On food away from home · $5,322 a household
- Spending per listing
- $811K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 65.6
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,061
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 605 sit-down restaurants in Williamson County. Of those, 257 are chain locations, or 42%, against 29% across the U.S. That is 65.6 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Williamson County comes to about $490.7M a year: $5,322 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That works out to $811K per restaurant, 22% above 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.
Official counts show 223 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Williamson County in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 414 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Williamson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Williamson County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Williamson County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #574 of 2,405 scored counties and #33 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Williamson 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 | Williamson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 65.6 | 59.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $811K | $618K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 414 | 569 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.1% | +4.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,322 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $135,594 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 199 → 223+12.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,534
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $194.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 605257 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 740The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Williamson 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 Williamson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,061+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 92,214
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $135,594+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,026
- Median home value
- $751,900
- Jobs located here
- 159,658
- Daytime population
- 302,594Residents 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 Williamson 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 |
| 33Williamson County, TN | 64 | 605 | 65.6 | $811K | +9.0% | #574 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Williamson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes67
- Sit-down restaurants64
- Fast food and sandwich shops71
- Pizza74
- Coffee shops and cafes65
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Williamson County, TN?
Williamson County has 605 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 257 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 223 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. Another 46 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Williamson County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $490.7M a year, or $5,322 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 605 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $811K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,214 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamson County, TN compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Williamson County has 65.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $811K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Williamson County would have about 740, against 605 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 414 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Williamson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Williamson County at 272,061 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,214 households. The median household income in Williamson County is $135,594 a year, 68% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Williamson County scores 64 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #574 of 2,405 scored counties.
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