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Sit-down restaurants in Gaines County, TX
How Gaines County, TX 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,144 of 2,405 scored counties
#66 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 41
- 13 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.4M
- On food away from home · $3,806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $643K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 59.2
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,956
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gaines County spend about $26.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,806 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $643K per restaurant, 3% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 41 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Gaines County as of September 2026. 13 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 59.2 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Gaines County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 495 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Gaines County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gaines County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,144 of 2,405 scored counties and #66 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Gaines 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 | Gaines County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 59.2 | 69.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $643K | $575K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 495 | 528 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,806 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,132 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 147
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Gaines 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 Gaines County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,956+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,929
- Median age
- 28.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $74,132+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,123
- Median home value
- $200,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,333
- Daytime population
- 21,202Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 66Gaines County, TX | 51 | 41 | 59.2 | $643K | +10.4% | #1,144 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Gaines County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants51
- Fast food and sandwich shops60
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
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 Gaines County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 sit-down restaurants in Gaines County. 13 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gaines County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $26.4M a year, or $3,806 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $643K 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 6,929 households in Gaines County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gaines County, TX compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Gaines County has 59.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $643K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Gaines County would have about 40, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 495 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Gaines County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gaines County at 23,956 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,929 households. Median household income in Gaines County is $74,132, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Gaines County scores 51 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #1,144 of 2,405 scored counties.
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