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Sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #442 of 2,405 scored counties
#22 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,503
- 594 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 441
- +23.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On food away from home · $4,490 a household
- Spending per listing
- $739K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 60.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 781,194
- +24.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,503 sit-down restaurants in Montgomery County. 594 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 60.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $1.1B a year on food away from home, or $4,490 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $739K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 11% 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 441 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Montgomery County in 2023, up 23.9% from 2019. That is one for every 561 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 169 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $8.7M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Montgomery County.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +24.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #442 of 2,405 scored counties and #22 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 60.7 | 69.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $739K | $575K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 561 | 528 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.9% | +9.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,490 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $97,701 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 356 → 441+23.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 13,211
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $349M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 169Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,503594 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,675The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $8.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 781,194+24.9% since 2020
- Households
- 247,541
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,042 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 657
- Median household income
- $97,701+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,795
- Median home value
- $346,200
- Jobs located here
- 236,728
- Daytime population
- 606,290Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSit-down restaurants across Texas
Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Texas, with Montgomery 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 |
| 22Montgomery County, TX | 68 | 1,503 | 60.7 | $739K | +24.9% | #442 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Montgomery County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes68
- Sit-down restaurants68
- Fast food and sandwich shops70
- Pizza79
- Coffee shops and cafes70
- Bakeries and dessert shops59
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 Montgomery County, TX?
Montgomery County has 1,503 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 594 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 441 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 23.9% from 2019. Official counts list 169 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montgomery County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $1.1B a year, or $4,490 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,503 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $739K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 247,541 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, TX compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Montgomery County has 60.7 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $739K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 1,675, against 1,503 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 561 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 781,194 people in 2025, up 24.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 247,541 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $97,701 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Montgomery County scores 68 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #442 of 2,405 scored counties.
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