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Sit-down restaurants in Swisher County, TX

The sit-down restaurants in Swisher 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
10
3 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.7M
On food away from home · $2,822 a household
Spending per listing
$672K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.0
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,703
−3.5% 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

At $2,822 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Swisher County spend about $6.7M a year on food away from home. That is about $672K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 10 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Swisher County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.0, 31% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Swisher County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 340 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Swisher County declined 3.5% 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 Swisher 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 Swisher County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureSwisher CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.069.061.3
Spending per listing$672K$575K$664K
Households per official establishment340528500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,822$3,970$4,070
Median household income$36,165$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Swisher 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 Swisher County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,703−3.5% since 2020
Households
2,383
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
890 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$36,165
Average household income
$62,124
Median home value
$86,300
Jobs located here
1,951
Daytime population
6,191Residents 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 Swisher 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
Swisher County, TXNot scored1042.0$672K−3.5%

Other business types in Swisher 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 Swisher County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 sit-down restaurants in Swisher County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.7M a year, or $2,822 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $672K 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 2,383 households in Swisher County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Swisher County has 42.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $672K, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 340 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Swisher County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Swisher County at 6,703 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,383 households. Median household income in Swisher County is $36,165, 55% 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 Swisher County

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