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Restaurants and cafes in Siskiyou County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,270 of 2,405 scored counties
#50 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
214
59 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
85
−3.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$63.9M
On food away from home · $3,352 a household
Spending per listing
$299K
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
112.2
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,013
−4.5% since 2020

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What this means

For restaurants and cafes, Siskiyou County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #2,270 of 2,405 scored counties and #50 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Siskiyou County comes to about $63.9M a year: $3,352 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $299K per restaurant, 19% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 214 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Siskiyou County as of September 2026. Of those, 59 are chain locations, or 28%, against 34% across the U.S. That is 112.2 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Siskiyou County was 85 in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 224 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Siskiyou County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Siskiyou County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Siskiyou 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Siskiyou County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSiskiyou CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households112.2128.4109.8
Spending per listing$299K$355K$371K
Households per official establishment224170209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.4%+3.9%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,352$4,559$4,070
Median household income$59,095$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score2133

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
88 → 85−3.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
974
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21459 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou County

Population, 2025 estimate
42,013−4.5% since 2020
Households
19,079
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
6,279 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$59,095+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,222
Median home value
$309,500
Jobs located here
13,187
Daytime population
41,151Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA8617962.5$606K+8.2%#52 of 2,405
2San Benito County, CA70209101.6$482K+8.6%#405 of 2,405
3Contra Costa County, CA643,86993.4$555K+0.3%#585 of 2,405
4San Joaquin County, CA622,489101.5$423K+5.5%#685 of 2,405
5Merced County, CA6072984.7$418K+5.1%#766 of 2,405
6Placer County, CA601,914121.2$405K+8.9%#769 of 2,405
7Solano County, CA591,54498.0$460K+0.6%#791 of 2,405
8Riverside County, CA597,943102.4$422K+5.0%#802 of 2,405
9Madera County, CA5845099.2$387K+7.4%#849 of 2,405
10Lassen County, CA566772.5$483K−13.1%#903 of 2,405
50Siskiyou County, CA21214112.2$299K−4.5%#2,270 of 2,405

Other business types in Siskiyou County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Siskiyou County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 214 restaurants and cafes in Siskiyou County. 59 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Siskiyou County, CA spend on food away from home?

About $63.9M a year, or $3,352 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 214 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $299K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,079 households in Siskiyou County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Siskiyou County, CA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Siskiyou County has 112.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $299K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Siskiyou County would have about 173, against 214 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 224 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Siskiyou County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Siskiyou County at 42,013 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,079 households. Median household income in Siskiyou County is $59,095, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Siskiyou County scores 21 for restaurants and cafes (low), #2,270 of 2,405 scored counties.

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