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Restaurants and cafes in Conecuh County, AL

The restaurants and cafes in Conecuh County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,769 of 2,405 scored counties
#51 of 64 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
34
23 chain locations (68%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On food away from home · $2,805 a household
Spending per listing
$364K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
77.0
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,899
−5.7% 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 34 restaurants and cafes in Conecuh County. 23 of them (68%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 77.0 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Conecuh County comes to about $12.4M a year: $2,805 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $364K per restaurant, 2% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Conecuh County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 340 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Conecuh County declined 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Conecuh County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #1,769 of 2,405 scored counties and #51 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.

How Conecuh 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 Conecuh County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureConecuh CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households77.092.0109.8
Spending per listing$364K$382K$371K
Households per official establishment340246209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.7%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,805$3,519$4,070
Median household income$41,327$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score3659

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13
Employees, 2023
301
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3423 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Conecuh 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 Conecuh County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,899−5.7% since 2020
Households
4,417
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$41,327+9.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,420
Median home value
$105,300
Jobs located here
3,144
Daytime population
9,734Residents 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 Conecuh 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
51Conecuh County, AL363477.0$364K−5.7%#1,769 of 2,405

Other business types in Conecuh County

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

Questions

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

There are 34 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Conecuh County as of September 2026. 23 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.4M a year, or $2,805 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $364K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,417 households in Conecuh County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Conecuh County has 77.0 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $364K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Conecuh County would have about 33, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 340 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Conecuh County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Conecuh County at 10,899 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,417 households. The median household income in Conecuh County is $41,327 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.2% 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. Conecuh County scores 36 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,769 of 2,405 scored counties.

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