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Sit-down restaurants in Fannin County, TX
The sit-down restaurants in Fannin County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #356 of 2,405 scored counties
#19 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 64
- 23 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.3M
- On food away from home · $3,702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $738K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.1
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,265
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fannin County spend about $47.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,702 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $738K per restaurant, 11% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 64 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Fannin County as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 36%, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 50.1 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Fannin County in 2023. That is one for every 982 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Fannin County.
Population estimates show Fannin County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Fannin County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #356 of 2,405 scored counties and #19 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Fannin 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.
| Measure | Fannin County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.1 | 69.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $738K | $575K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 982 | 528 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,702 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,295 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 209
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Fannin 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 Fannin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,265+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 12,767
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 878 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $72,295+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,771
- Median home value
- $233,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,151
- Daytime population
- 28,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Texas, with Fannin County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guadalupe County, TX | 88 | 263 | 40.2 | $1M | +15.8% | #44 of 2,405 |
| 2Wilson County, TX | 86 | 79 | 43.4 | $975K | +12.2% | #58 of 2,405 |
| 3San Jacinto County, TX | 83 | 26 | 23.9 | $1.4M | +7.1% | #82 of 2,405 |
| 4Johnson County, TX | 83 | 300 | 45.8 | $878K | +20.5% | #89 of 2,405 |
| 5Parker County, TX | 82 | 274 | 48.5 | $938K | +23.5% | #98 of 2,405 |
| 6Clay County, TX | 81 | 16 | 37.3 | $1M | +5.0% | #116 of 2,405 |
| 7Randall County, TX | 81 | 227 | 40.0 | $993K | +7.9% | #118 of 2,405 |
| 8Wise County, TX | 80 | 128 | 50.9 | $828K | +21.5% | #132 of 2,405 |
| 9Kaufman County, TX | 79 | 266 | 52.2 | $788K | +42.2% | #154 of 2,405 |
| 10Hardin County, TX | 78 | 92 | 41.4 | $926K | +4.2% | #175 of 2,405 |
| 19Fannin County, TX | 71 | 64 | 50.1 | $738K | +9.2% | #356 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Fannin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes74
- Sit-down restaurants71
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza78
- Coffee shops and cafes64
- Bakeries and dessert shops65
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Fannin County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 sit-down restaurants in Fannin County. 23 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fannin County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $47.3M a year, or $3,702 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $738K 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 12,767 households in Fannin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fannin County, TX compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Fannin County has 50.1 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $738K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Fannin County would have about 71, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 982 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Fannin County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Fannin County at 39,265 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,767 households. Median household income in Fannin County is $72,295, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. Fannin County scores 71 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #356 of 2,405 scored counties.
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