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Restaurants and cafes in Canyon County, ID
The restaurants and cafes in Canyon County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #182 of 2,405 scored counties
#5 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 669
- 281 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 286
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $321.5M
- On food away from home · $3,736 a household
- Spending per listing
- $481K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 77.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 275,123
- +18.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Canyon County is 78 (high), #182 of 2,405 scored counties and #5 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for restaurants and cafes.
At $3,736 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Canyon County spend about $321.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $481K per restaurant, 30% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 669 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Canyon County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That is 77.7 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 286 businesses with payroll in Canyon County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 301 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 25 SBA-backed loans worth $17M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Canyon County. Population estimates put the population change in Canyon County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Canyon 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 | Canyon County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 77.7 | 105.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $481K | $366K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 301 | 214 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +13.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.1% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,736 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,488 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 253 → 286+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $122.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 669281 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 867The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 25
- Amount
- $17M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Canyon 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 Canyon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 275,123+18.1% since 2020
- Households
- 86,069
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 427
- Median household income
- $76,488+46.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,734
- Median home value
- $390,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,969
- Daytime population
- 224,051Residents 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 |
Other business types in Canyon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes78
- Sit-down restaurants85
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza81
- Coffee shops and cafes64
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Canyon County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 669 restaurants and cafes in Canyon County. 281 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 286 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Official counts list 67 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Canyon County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $321.5M a year, or $3,736 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 669 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $481K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,069 households in Canyon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Canyon County, ID compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Canyon County has 77.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $481K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Canyon County would have about 867, against 669 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 301 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Canyon County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Canyon County at 275,123 people in 2025, up 18.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,069 households. Median household income in Canyon County is $76,488, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.7%, 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. Canyon County scores 78 for restaurants and cafes (high), #182 of 2,405 scored counties.
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