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Sit-down restaurants in Conecuh County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Conecuh County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,626 of 2,405 scored counties
#44 of 64 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
18
13 chain locations (72%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On food away from home · $2,805 a household
Spending per listing
$688K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.8
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,899
−5.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 sit-down restaurants in Conecuh County. 13 of them (72%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 40.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

At $2,805 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Conecuh County spend about $12.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $688K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Conecuh County in 2023. That is one for every 1,472 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Conecuh County declined 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Conecuh County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,626 of 2,405 scored counties and #44 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.

How Conecuh County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the sit-down restaurants counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Sit-down restaurants in Conecuh County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureConecuh CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.853.161.3
Spending per listing$688K$663K$664K
Households per official establishment1,472721500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.7%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,805$3,519$4,070
Median household income$41,327$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
50
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1813 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Conecuh 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 Conecuh County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,899−5.7% since 2020
Households
4,417
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$41,327+9.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,420
Median home value
$105,300
Jobs located here
3,144
Daytime population
9,734Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Conecuh County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL9114134.4$1.2M+18.0%#18 of 2,405
2Cleburne County, AL791118.4$1.7M+6.0%#134 of 2,405
3Shelby County, AL7745151.9$853K+6.5%#202 of 2,405
4Autauga County, AL749240.1$936K+5.1%#278 of 2,405
5Blount County, AL707634.3$996K+1.8%#369 of 2,405
6St. Clair County, AL7017449.6$742K+7.1%#388 of 2,405
7Washington County, AL691728.5$1.2M−3.3%#393 of 2,405
8Cullman County, AL6914340.5$846K+6.7%#409 of 2,405
9Chilton County, AL697441.4$811K+5.9%#411 of 2,405
10Elmore County, AL6916048.7$769K+4.2%#415 of 2,405
44Conecuh County, AL401840.8$688K−5.7%#1,626 of 2,405

Other business types in Conecuh County

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

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Conecuh County, AL?

Conecuh County has 18 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (72%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Conecuh County, AL spend on food away from home?

About $12.4M a year, or $2,805 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $688K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,417 households in Conecuh County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Conecuh County, AL compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Conecuh County has 40.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $688K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Conecuh County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,472 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Conecuh County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Conecuh County at 10,899 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,417 households. The median household income in Conecuh County is $41,327 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.2% 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. Conecuh County scores 40 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,626 of 2,405 scored counties.

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