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Sit-down restaurants in Outagamie County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #993 of 2,405 scored counties
#23 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
433
128 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
168
+7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$325.3M
On food away from home · $4,150 a household
Spending per listing
$751K
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
55.2
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
195,894
+2.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 433 sit-down restaurants in Outagamie County. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 55.2 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Households in Outagamie County spend about $325.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,150 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $751K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 13% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 168 businesses with payroll in Outagamie County classed as full-service restaurants, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 467 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Outagamie County.

Population estimates show Outagamie County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Outagamie County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #993 of 2,405 scored counties and #23 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Outagamie County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Outagamie County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureOutagamie CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households55.252.361.3
Spending per listing$751K$757K$664K
Households per official establishment467497500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.0%−1.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,150$3,959$4,070
Median household income$85,069$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5454

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
157 → 168+7.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,833
Annual payroll, 2023
$77.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
433128 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
490The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
195,894+2.6% since 2020
Households
78,382
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
638 sq. mi.
People per square mile
302
Median household income
$85,069+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,086
Median home value
$267,300
Jobs located here
112,656
Daytime population
204,040Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calumet County, WI797133.2$1.3M+2.9%#139 of 2,405
2Washington County, WI7422739.8$1.1M+1.8%#262 of 2,405
3Waukesha County, WI7277546.0$1M+2.4%#316 of 2,405
4St. Croix County, WI7116744.5$1M+4.7%#340 of 2,405
5Ozaukee County, WI6718147.2$980K+3.0%#454 of 2,405
6Dane County, WI671,29851.6$848K+4.9%#464 of 2,405
7Pierce County, WI657547.3$906K+3.1%#524 of 2,405
8Vernon County, WI644536.2$1M+2.4%#556 of 2,405
9Racine County, WI6335844.5$889K+0.4%#617 of 2,405
10Dodge County, WI6115041.8$906K−0.3%#699 of 2,405
23Outagamie County, WI5443355.2$751K+2.6%#993 of 2,405

Other business types in Outagamie County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Outagamie County, WI?

There are 433 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Outagamie County as of September 2026. 128 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 168 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Outagamie County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $325.3M a year, or $4,150 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 433 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $751K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,382 households in Outagamie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Outagamie County has 55.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $751K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Outagamie County would have about 490, against 433 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Outagamie County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Outagamie County at 195,894 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,382 households. The median household income in Outagamie County is $85,069 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Outagamie County scores 54 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #993 of 2,405 scored counties.

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