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Restaurants and cafes in Bullock County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Bullock County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,523 of 2,405 scored counties
#47 of 64 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
24
10 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.1M
On food away from home · $2,471 a household
Spending per listing
$380K
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
65.1
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,780
−4.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 restaurants and cafes in Bullock County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 42%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 65.1, 41% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Bullock County comes to about $9.1M a year: $2,471 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. That works out to $380K per restaurant, 2% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Bullock County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 922 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bullock County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Bullock County is 42 (lower middle), #1,523 of 2,405 scored counties and #47 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.

How Bullock County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Restaurants and cafes in Bullock County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBullock CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households65.192.0109.8
Spending per listing$380K$382K$371K
Households per official establishment922246209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,471$3,519$4,070
Median household income$31,310$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4259

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
71
Annual payroll, 2023
$969K
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2410 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 restaurants and other eating places in Bullock 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 Bullock County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,780−4.5% since 2020
Households
3,688
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
623 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$31,310−17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$45,506
Median home value
$81,700
Jobs located here
2,454
Daytime population
8,815Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Bullock County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL9123757.9$697K+18.0%#20 of 2,405
2Cleburne County, AL782643.5$725K+6.0%#166 of 2,405
3St. Clair County, AL7427979.5$463K+7.1%#278 of 2,405
4Lawrence County, AL737252.8$645K+2.3%#288 of 2,405
5Blount County, AL7312455.9$610K+1.8%#290 of 2,405
6Autauga County, AL7315567.6$556K+5.1%#299 of 2,405
7Shelby County, AL7376788.3$502K+6.5%#310 of 2,405
8Chilton County, AL7212067.1$500K+5.9%#343 of 2,405
9Washington County, AL702948.6$732K−3.3%#387 of 2,405
10Cherokee County, AL706462.8$512K+5.8%#402 of 2,405
47Bullock County, AL422465.1$380K−4.5%#1,523 of 2,405

Other business types in Bullock County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Bullock County, AL?

Bullock County has 24 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bullock County, AL spend on food away from home?

About $9.1M a year, or $2,471 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $380K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,688 households in Bullock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bullock County, AL compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Bullock County has 65.1 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $380K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Bullock County would have about 25, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 922 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Bullock County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Bullock County at 9,780 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,688 households. The median household income in Bullock County is $31,310 a year, 61% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 17.1% 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. Bullock County scores 42 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,523 of 2,405 scored counties.

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