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Restaurants and cafes in Shoshone County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Shoshone County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,260 of 2,405 scored counties
#30 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 103
- 10 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On food away from home · $3,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $172K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 178.7
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,130
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Shoshone County is 22 (low), #2,260 of 2,405 scored counties and #30 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 103 restaurants and cafes in Shoshone County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 10%, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 178.7 for every 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Households in Shoshone County spend about $17.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,067 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 103 restaurants and cafes, that is $172K per restaurant, 54% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Shoshone County in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 165 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Shoshone County. Population estimates show Shoshone County grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Shoshone 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 | Shoshone County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 178.7 | 105.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $172K | $366K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 165 | 214 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.9% | +13.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,067 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,527 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 35+12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 363
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Shoshone 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 Shoshone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,130+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,763
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $55,527+41.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,324
- Median home value
- $267,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,813
- Daytime population
- 13,557Residents 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 |
| 30Shoshone County, ID | 22 | 103 | 178.7 | $172K | +7.1% | #2,260 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Shoshone County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes22
- Sit-down restaurants21
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes20
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Shoshone County, ID?
There are 103 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Shoshone County as of September 2026. 10 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Shoshone County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $17.7M a year, or $3,067 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $172K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,763 households in Shoshone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shoshone County, ID compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Shoshone County has 178.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $172K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Shoshone County would have about 48, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 165 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Shoshone County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Shoshone County at 14,130 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,763 households. The median household income in Shoshone County is $55,527 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.0% 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. Shoshone County scores 22 for restaurants and cafes (low), #2,260 of 2,405 scored counties.
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