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Restaurants and cafes in Calaveras County, CA
The restaurants and cafes in Calaveras County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,631 of 2,405 scored counties
#32 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 246
- 42 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 88
- +6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.3M
- On food away from home · $4,031 a household
- Spending per listing
- $302K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 133.4
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,605
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 246 restaurants and cafes in Calaveras County. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 17%, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 133.4 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Calaveras County comes to about $74.3M a year: $4,031 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 246 restaurants and cafes, that is $302K per restaurant, 19% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
In 2023, official counts showed 88 businesses with payroll in Calaveras County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 210 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $279K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Calaveras County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calaveras County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Calaveras County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #1,631 of 2,405 scored counties and #32 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Calaveras County compares
The same measures for California 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.
| Measure | Calaveras County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 133.4 | 128.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $302K | $355K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 210 | 170 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.0% | +3.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,031 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,647 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 88+6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 877
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24642 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 200The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $279K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Calaveras 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 Calaveras County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,605+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,437
- Median age
- 50.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,020 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $78,647+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,069
- Median home value
- $457,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,991
- Daytime population
- 32,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 86 | 179 | 62.5 | $606K | +8.2% | #52 of 2,405 |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 70 | 209 | 101.6 | $482K | +8.6% | #405 of 2,405 |
| 3Contra Costa County, CA | 64 | 3,869 | 93.4 | $555K | +0.3% | #585 of 2,405 |
| 4San Joaquin County, CA | 62 | 2,489 | 101.5 | $423K | +5.5% | #685 of 2,405 |
| 5Merced County, CA | 60 | 729 | 84.7 | $418K | +5.1% | #766 of 2,405 |
| 6Placer County, CA | 60 | 1,914 | 121.2 | $405K | +8.9% | #769 of 2,405 |
| 7Solano County, CA | 59 | 1,544 | 98.0 | $460K | +0.6% | #791 of 2,405 |
| 8Riverside County, CA | 59 | 7,943 | 102.4 | $422K | +5.0% | #802 of 2,405 |
| 9Madera County, CA | 58 | 450 | 99.2 | $387K | +7.4% | #849 of 2,405 |
| 10Lassen County, CA | 56 | 67 | 72.5 | $483K | −13.1% | #903 of 2,405 |
| 32Calaveras County, CA | 40 | 246 | 133.4 | $302K | +2.8% | #1,631 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Calaveras County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes40
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops77
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops49
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Calaveras County, CA?
There are 246 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Calaveras County as of September 2026. 42 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 6.0% from 2019. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Calaveras County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $74.3M a year, or $4,031 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 246 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $302K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,437 households in Calaveras County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calaveras County, CA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Calaveras County has 133.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $302K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Calaveras County would have about 200, against 246 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 210 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Calaveras County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Calaveras County at 46,605 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,437 households. The median household income in Calaveras County is $78,647 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Calaveras County scores 40 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,631 of 2,405 scored counties.
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