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Sit-down restaurants in Benton County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Benton County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #757 of 2,405 scored counties
#18 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 444
- 142 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 154
- +2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $327.1M
- On food away from home · $4,191 a household
- Spending per listing
- $737K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.9
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,722
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 444 sit-down restaurants in Benton County. 142 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 56.9 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Benton County spend about $327.1M a year on food away from home, or $4,191 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 444 sit-down restaurants, that is $737K per restaurant, 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 154 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Benton County in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 507 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Benton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benton County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Benton County is 60 (upper middle), #757 of 2,405 scored counties and #18 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Benton County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.9 | 54.7 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $737K | $823K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 507 | 456 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.7% | +3.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,191 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,874 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 150 → 154+2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,020
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $94.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 444142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 493The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,722+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,046
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,700 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $89,874+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,863
- Median home value
- $407,800
- Jobs located here
- 96,177
- Daytime population
- 214,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Washington, with Benton County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Skamania County, WA | 89 | 19 | 37.9 | $1.1M | +5.2% | #33 of 2,405 |
| 2Lincoln County, WA | 84 | 17 | 35.3 | $1M | +9.7% | #78 of 2,405 |
| 3Stevens County, WA | 83 | 56 | 28.9 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #83 of 2,405 |
| 4Mason County, WA | 81 | 96 | 36.9 | $1.1M | +7.8% | #110 of 2,405 |
| 5Douglas County, WA | 78 | 66 | 41.4 | $981K | +8.0% | #170 of 2,405 |
| 6Pend Oreille County, WA | 77 | 17 | 28.6 | $1.3M | +7.1% | #184 of 2,405 |
| 7Franklin County, WA | 77 | 146 | 48.8 | $842K | +5.6% | #204 of 2,405 |
| 8Clark County, WA | 76 | 851 | 43.4 | $1M | +5.3% | #224 of 2,405 |
| 9Thurston County, WA | 74 | 496 | 41.7 | $1M | +2.8% | #271 of 2,405 |
| 10Pierce County, WA | 71 | 1,532 | 43.6 | $1M | +2.5% | #341 of 2,405 |
| 18Benton County, WA | 60 | 444 | 56.9 | $737K | +6.9% | #757 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Benton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops68
- Pizza76
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
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 Benton County, WA?
There are 444 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. 142 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 154 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Benton County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $327.1M a year, or $4,191 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 444 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $737K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,046 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, WA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Benton County has 56.9 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $737K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Benton County would have about 493, against 444 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 507 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 221,722 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,046 households. The median household income in Benton County is $89,874 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Benton County scores 60 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #757 of 2,405 scored counties.
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