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Restaurants and cafes in Bannock County, ID
How Bannock County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for restaurants and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,414 of 2,405 scored counties
#15 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 342
- 137 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 150
- +12.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $118.7M
- On food away from home · $3,533 a household
- Spending per listing
- $347K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 101.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,591
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bannock County spend about $118.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,533 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $347K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 342 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Bannock County as of September 2026. Of those, 137 are chain locations, or 40%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 101.8, 7% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Bannock County was 150 in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 224 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $6.7M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Bannock County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bannock County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Bannock County is 45 (lower middle), #1,414 of 2,405 scored counties and #15 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.
How Bannock County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Bannock County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 101.8 | 105.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $347K | $366K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 224 | 214 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.8% | +13.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,533 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,499 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 133 → 150+12.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,088
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $57.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 342137 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 320The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $6.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Bannock 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 Bannock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,591+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,590
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,113 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $66,499+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,434
- Median home value
- $300,700
- Jobs located here
- 35,810
- Daytime population
- 86,430Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, ID | 89 | 63 | 61.8 | $640K | +13.6% | #31 of 2,405 |
| 2Franklin County, ID | 85 | 25 | 50.7 | $754K | +11.2% | #58 of 2,405 |
| 3Bingham County, ID | 81 | 115 | 71.3 | $530K | +6.4% | #123 of 2,405 |
| 4Payette County, ID | 79 | 59 | 60.9 | $578K | +8.8% | #149 of 2,405 |
| 5Canyon County, ID | 78 | 669 | 77.7 | $481K | +18.1% | #182 of 2,405 |
| 6Gem County, ID | 76 | 57 | 74.6 | $478K | +13.0% | #224 of 2,405 |
| 7Boundary County, ID | 66 | 46 | 91.2 | $382K | +15.3% | #528 of 2,405 |
| 8Jerome County, ID | 64 | 84 | 101.5 | $360K | +8.6% | #622 of 2,405 |
| 9Minidoka County, ID | 61 | 81 | 99.9 | $352K | +5.7% | #737 of 2,405 |
| 10Ada County, ID | 60 | 2,195 | 108.4 | $397K | +9.6% | #771 of 2,405 |
| 15Bannock County, ID | 45 | 342 | 101.8 | $347K | +4.9% | #1,414 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Bannock County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops44
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Bannock County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 342 restaurants and cafes in Bannock County. 137 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 150 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bannock County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $118.7M a year, or $3,533 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 342 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $347K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,590 households in Bannock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bannock County, ID compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Bannock County has 101.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $347K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Bannock County would have about 320, against 342 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 rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Bannock County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Bannock County at 91,591 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,590 households. Median household income in Bannock County is $66,499, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Bannock County scores 45 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,414 of 2,405 scored counties.
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