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Restaurants and cafes in Bonneville County, ID

How Bonneville 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,162 of 2,405 scored counties
#12 of 30 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
477
217 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
230
+15.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$172.4M
On food away from home · $3,903 a household
Spending per listing
$362K
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
108.0
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
135,771
+8.9% 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 477 restaurants and cafes in Bonneville County. 217 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 108.0 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Households in Bonneville County spend about $172.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,903 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 477 restaurants and cafes, that is $362K per restaurant, 3% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 230 businesses with payroll in Bonneville County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 192 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Bonneville County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bonneville County grew 8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Bonneville County is 51 (upper middle), #1,162 of 2,405 scored counties and #12 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.

How Bonneville 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Bonneville County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureBonneville CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households108.0105.4109.8
Spending per listing$362K$366K$371K
Households per official establishment192214209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.6%+13.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.9%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,903$3,857$4,070
Median household income$79,068$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score5153

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
199 → 230+15.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,277
Annual payroll, 2023
$102.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
477217 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
465The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
13
Amount
$3.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
135,771+8.9% since 2020
Households
44,184
Median age
34.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,866 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$79,068+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,874
Median home value
$368,800
Jobs located here
70,908
Daytime population
141,771Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Idaho

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

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, ID896361.8$640K+13.6%#31 of 2,405
2Franklin County, ID852550.7$754K+11.2%#58 of 2,405
3Bingham County, ID8111571.3$530K+6.4%#123 of 2,405
4Payette County, ID795960.9$578K+8.8%#149 of 2,405
5Canyon County, ID7866977.7$481K+18.1%#182 of 2,405
6Gem County, ID765774.6$478K+13.0%#224 of 2,405
7Boundary County, ID664691.2$382K+15.3%#528 of 2,405
8Jerome County, ID6484101.5$360K+8.6%#622 of 2,405
9Minidoka County, ID618199.9$352K+5.7%#737 of 2,405
10Ada County, ID602,195108.4$397K+9.6%#771 of 2,405
12Bonneville County, ID51477108.0$362K+8.9%#1,162 of 2,405

Other business types in Bonneville County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Bonneville County, ID?

Bonneville County has 477 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 217 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 230 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bonneville County, ID spend on food away from home?

About $172.4M a year, or $3,903 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 477 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $362K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,184 households in Bonneville County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bonneville County, ID compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Bonneville County has 108.0 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $362K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Bonneville County would have about 465, against 477 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 192 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Bonneville County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Bonneville County at 135,771 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,184 households. The median household income in Bonneville County is $79,068 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Bonneville County scores 51 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #1,162 of 2,405 scored counties.

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