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Sit-down restaurants in Ferry County, WA

The sit-down restaurants in Ferry County, WA, 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
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.9M
On food away from home · $3,133 a household
Spending per listing
$993K
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.6
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,517
+4.4% 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 Ferry County spend about $9.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,133 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 sit-down restaurants, that is $993K per restaurant, 50% above 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 Ferry County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.6, 48% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Ferry County in 2023. That is one for every 528 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ferry County.

Population estimates put the population change in Ferry County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Ferry 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Ferry County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureFerry CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.654.761.3
Spending per listing$993K$823K$664K
Households per official establishment528456500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,133$4,501$4,070
Median household income$55,614$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored71

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$15K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ferry 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 Ferry County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,517+4.4% since 2020
Households
3,169
Median age
52.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,203 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$55,614
Average household income
$70,298
Median home value
$283,400
Jobs located here
1,455
Daytime population
6,526Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Washington, with Ferry County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Skamania County, WA891937.9$1.1M+5.2%#33 of 2,405
2Lincoln County, WA841735.3$1M+9.7%#78 of 2,405
3Stevens County, WA835628.9$1.3M+6.6%#83 of 2,405
4Mason County, WA819636.9$1.1M+7.8%#110 of 2,405
5Douglas County, WA786641.4$981K+8.0%#170 of 2,405
6Pend Oreille County, WA771728.6$1.3M+7.1%#184 of 2,405
7Franklin County, WA7714648.8$842K+5.6%#204 of 2,405
8Clark County, WA7685143.4$1M+5.3%#224 of 2,405
9Thurston County, WA7449641.7$1M+2.8%#271 of 2,405
10Pierce County, WA711,53243.6$1M+2.5%#341 of 2,405
Ferry County, WANot scored1031.6$993K+4.4%

Other business types in Ferry 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 Ferry County, WA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 sit-down restaurants in Ferry County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.

How much do households in Ferry County, WA spend on food away from home?

About $9.9M a year, or $3,133 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $993K 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 3,169 households in Ferry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ferry County has 31.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $993K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Ferry County would have about 15, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 528 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Ferry County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Ferry County at 7,517 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,169 households. Median household income in Ferry County is $55,614, 31% 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 Ferry County

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