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Sit-down restaurants in Irion County, TX

The sit-down restaurants in Irion County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.3M
On food away from home · $3,908 a household
Spending per listing
$574K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
68.0
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,463
−2.9% 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

Households in Irion County spend about $2.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,908 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 sit-down restaurants, that is $574K per restaurant, 13% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 4 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Irion County as of September 2026. That comes to 68.0 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for full-service restaurants in Irion County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Irion County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Irion 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 Irion County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureIrion CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households68.069.061.3
Spending per listing$574K$575K$664K
Households per official establishmentn/a528500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,908$3,970$4,070
Median household income$70,357$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Irion 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 Irion County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,463−2.9% since 2020
Households
588
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,052 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$70,357
Average household income
$98,893
Median home value
$204,400
Jobs located here
596
Daytime population
1,475Residents 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 Irion 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
Irion County, TXNot scored468.0$574K−2.9%

Other business types in Irion 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 Irion County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 sit-down restaurants in Irion County. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. No official count is published for full-service restaurants in Irion County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.3M a year, or $3,908 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $574K 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 588 households in Irion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Irion County has 68.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $574K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending.

How fast is Irion County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Irion County at 1,463 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 588 households. Median household income in Irion County is $70,357, 13% 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.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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