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Restaurants and cafes in Kane County, IL
The restaurants and cafes in Kane County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #876 of 2,405 scored counties
#18 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 2,072
- 753 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 886
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $867.9M
- On food away from home · $4,699 a household
- Spending per listing
- $419K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 112.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 525,757
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,072 restaurants and cafes in Kane County. Of those, 753 are chain locations, or 36%, against 34% across the U.S. That is 112.2 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
At $4,699 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Kane County spend about $867.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $419K per restaurant, 13% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
In 2023, official counts showed 886 businesses with payroll in Kane County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 208 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 202 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 48 SBA-backed loans worth $28.7M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Kane County.
Population estimates show Kane County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kane County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #876 of 2,405 scored counties and #18 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Kane 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 | Kane County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 112.2 | 112.0 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $419K | $376K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 208 | 216 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +3.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,699 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $103,163 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 818 → 886+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 16,361
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $366.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 202Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,072753 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,341The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 48
- Amount
- $28.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Kane 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 Kane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 525,757+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 184,706
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 996
- Median household income
- $103,163+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,975
- Median home value
- $327,000
- Jobs located here
- 219,275
- Daytime population
- 474,484Residents 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 Kane 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 |
| 18Kane County, IL | 57 | 2,072 | 112.2 | $419K | +1.8% | #876 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Kane County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes57
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza64
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Kane County, IL?
Kane County has 2,072 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 753 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 886 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. Official counts list 202 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kane County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $867.9M a year, or $4,699 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,072 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $419K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,706 households in Kane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kane County, IL compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Kane County has 112.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $419K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Kane County would have about 2,341, against 2,072 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 208 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Kane County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kane County at 525,757 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,706 households. The median household income in Kane County is $103,163 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Kane County scores 57 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #876 of 2,405 scored counties.
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