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Sit-down restaurants in Dallam County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Dallam County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
37
16 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On food away from home · $3,145 a household
Spending per listing
$220K
67% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
143.1
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,508
+5.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 sit-down restaurants in Dallam County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That is 143.1 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 61.3.

At $3,145 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Dallam County spend about $8.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $220K per restaurant, 67% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Dallam County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 259 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Dallam County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Dallam County compares

The same measures for Texas 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Dallam County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDallam CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households143.169.061.3
Spending per listing$220K$575K$664K
Households per official establishment259528500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,145$3,970$4,070
Median household income$71,500$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 10
Employees, 2023
141
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3716 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Dallam 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 Dallam County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,508+5.2% since 2020
Households
2,586
Median age
30.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,503 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$71,500
Average household income
$71,781
Median home value
$151,400
Jobs located here
3,822
Daytime population
7,710Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Texas, with Dallam County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX8826340.2$1M+15.8%#44 of 2,405
2Wilson County, TX867943.4$975K+12.2%#58 of 2,405
3San Jacinto County, TX832623.9$1.4M+7.1%#82 of 2,405
4Johnson County, TX8330045.8$878K+20.5%#89 of 2,405
5Parker County, TX8227448.5$938K+23.5%#98 of 2,405
6Clay County, TX811637.3$1M+5.0%#116 of 2,405
7Randall County, TX8122740.0$993K+7.9%#118 of 2,405
8Wise County, TX8012850.9$828K+21.5%#132 of 2,405
9Kaufman County, TX7926652.2$788K+42.2%#154 of 2,405
10Hardin County, TX789241.4$926K+4.2%#175 of 2,405
Dallam County, TXNot scored37143.1$220K+5.2%

Other business types in Dallam County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Dallam County, TX?

Dallam County has 37 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Dallam County, TX spend on food away from home?

About $8.1M a year, or $3,145 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $220K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,586 households in Dallam County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dallam County, TX compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Dallam County has 143.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $220K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Dallam County would have about 12, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 259 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Dallam County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Dallam County at 7,508 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,586 households. The median household income in Dallam County is $71,500 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in Dallam County

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