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Restaurants and cafes in DuPage County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in DuPage County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,176 of 2,405 scored counties
#27 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 4,218
- 1,696 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 1,948
- +4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On food away from home · $4,958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $412K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 120.3
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 934,298
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,218 restaurants and cafes in DuPage County. Of those, 1,696 are chain locations, or 40%, against 34% across the U.S. That is 120.3 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Households in DuPage County spend about $1.7B a year on food away from home, or $4,958 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4,218 restaurants and cafes, that is $412K per restaurant, 11% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in DuPage County was 1,948 in 2023, up 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 180 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 351 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 95 SBA-backed loans worth $56.9M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in DuPage County.
Population estimates put the population change in DuPage County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For restaurants and cafes, DuPage County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,176 of 2,405 scored counties and #27 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How DuPage County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | DuPage County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 120.3 | 112.0 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $412K | $376K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 180 | 216 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.5% | +3.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,958 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $112,096 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,865 → 1,948+4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 38,494
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 351Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4,2181,696 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4,690The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 95
- Amount
- $56.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in DuPage 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 DuPage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 934,298+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 350,758
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 328 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,836
- Median household income
- $112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $152,117
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 643,931
- Daytime population
- 1,099,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DuPage County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Piatt County, IL | 77 | 58 | 83.8 | $511K | +0.6% | #207 of 2,405 |
| 2Kendall County, IL | 75 | 389 | 85.7 | $563K | +9.9% | #239 of 2,405 |
| 3Boone County, IL | 75 | 151 | 77.6 | $538K | +0.4% | #244 of 2,405 |
| 4Woodford County, IL | 73 | 114 | 77.6 | $560K | −0.8% | #298 of 2,405 |
| 5Menard County, IL | 72 | 35 | 66.9 | $584K | −3.3% | #332 of 2,405 |
| 6McHenry County, IL | 67 | 1,081 | 91.9 | $513K | +2.5% | #476 of 2,405 |
| 7Moultrie County, IL | 65 | 49 | 84.2 | $442K | −0.8% | #571 of 2,405 |
| 8Will County, IL | 64 | 2,438 | 99.8 | $481K | +2.2% | #599 of 2,405 |
| 9Cumberland County, IL | 64 | 32 | 76.6 | $478K | −2.1% | #601 of 2,405 |
| 10Monroe County, IL | 62 | 133 | 96.0 | $483K | −0.3% | #666 of 2,405 |
| 27DuPage County, IL | 50 | 4,218 | 120.3 | $412K | +0.3% | #1,176 of 2,405 |
Other business types in DuPage County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants48
- Fast food and sandwich shops52
- Pizza52
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in DuPage County, IL?
There are 4,218 restaurants and cafes on map listings in DuPage County as of September 2026. 1,696 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 1,948 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 4.5% from 2019. Official counts list 351 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DuPage County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $1.7B a year, or $4,958 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,218 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $412K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DuPage County, IL compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
DuPage County has 120.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $412K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, DuPage County would have about 4,690, against 4,218 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 180 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 50 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #1,176 of 2,405 scored counties.
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