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Restaurants and cafes in Logan County, IL

The restaurants and cafes in Logan County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,611 of 2,405 scored counties
#47 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
112
40 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
46
+18.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$40.8M
On food away from home · $3,621 a household
Spending per listing
$364K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
99.4
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,182
−2.5% 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

Households in Logan County spend about $40.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,621 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $364K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 112 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Logan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That is 99.4 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in Logan County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 18.0% from 2019. That is one for every 245 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Logan County.

Population estimates put the population change in Logan County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Logan County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #1,611 of 2,405 scored counties and #47 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.

How Logan 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Logan County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureLogan CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households99.4112.0109.8
Spending per listing$364K$376K$371K
Households per official establishment245216209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.0%+3.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,621$4,215$4,070
Median household income$66,358$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4046

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 46+18.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
673
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11240 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
27,182−2.5% since 2020
Households
11,266
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
618 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$66,358+15.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,267
Median home value
$134,400
Jobs located here
7,887
Daytime population
25,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Piatt County, IL775883.8$511K+0.6%#207 of 2,405
2Kendall County, IL7538985.7$563K+9.9%#239 of 2,405
3Boone County, IL7515177.6$538K+0.4%#244 of 2,405
4Woodford County, IL7311477.6$560K−0.8%#298 of 2,405
5Menard County, IL723566.9$584K−3.3%#332 of 2,405
6McHenry County, IL671,08191.9$513K+2.5%#476 of 2,405
7Moultrie County, IL654984.2$442K−0.8%#571 of 2,405
8Will County, IL642,43899.8$481K+2.2%#599 of 2,405
9Cumberland County, IL643276.6$478K−2.1%#601 of 2,405
10Monroe County, IL6213396.0$483K−0.3%#666 of 2,405
47Logan County, IL4011299.4$364K−2.5%#1,611 of 2,405

Other business types in Logan County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Logan County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 112 restaurants and cafes in Logan County. 40 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Logan County, IL spend on food away from home?

About $40.8M a year, or $3,621 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $364K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,266 households in Logan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Logan County, IL compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Logan County has 99.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $364K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Logan County would have about 110, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 245 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Logan County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Logan County at 27,182 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,266 households. Median household income in Logan County is $66,358, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.8%, 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. Logan County scores 40 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,611 of 2,405 scored counties.

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