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Sit-down restaurants in St. Clair County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in St. Clair County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #388 of 2,405 scored counties
#6 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 174
- 70 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $129.2M
- On food away from home · $3,679 a household
- Spending per listing
- $742K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.6
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,206
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in St. Clair County comes to about $129.2M a year: $3,679 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 174 sit-down restaurants, that is $742K per restaurant, 12% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
St. Clair County has 174 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 70 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 49.6 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in St. Clair County in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 949 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Clair County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, St. Clair County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #388 of 2,405 scored counties and #6 of 64 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Clair 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.
| Measure | St. Clair County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.6 | 53.1 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $742K | $663K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 949 | 721 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | −2.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,679 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $77,463 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 37−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 700
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17470 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 195The 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,206+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,107
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $77,463+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,073
- Median home value
- $226,300
- Jobs located here
- 22,156
- Daytime population
- 72,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Alabama, with St. Clair County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 91 | 141 | 34.4 | $1.2M | +18.0% | #18 of 2,405 |
| 2Cleburne County, AL | 79 | 11 | 18.4 | $1.7M | +6.0% | #134 of 2,405 |
| 3Shelby County, AL | 77 | 451 | 51.9 | $853K | +6.5% | #202 of 2,405 |
| 4Autauga County, AL | 74 | 92 | 40.1 | $936K | +5.1% | #278 of 2,405 |
| 5Blount County, AL | 70 | 76 | 34.3 | $996K | +1.8% | #369 of 2,405 |
| 6St. Clair County, AL | 70 | 174 | 49.6 | $742K | +7.1% | #388 of 2,405 |
| 7Washington County, AL | 69 | 17 | 28.5 | $1.2M | −3.3% | #393 of 2,405 |
| 8Cullman County, AL | 69 | 143 | 40.5 | $846K | +6.7% | #409 of 2,405 |
| 9Chilton County, AL | 69 | 74 | 41.4 | $811K | +5.9% | #411 of 2,405 |
| 10Elmore County, AL | 69 | 160 | 48.7 | $769K | +4.2% | #415 of 2,405 |
Other business types in St. Clair County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes74
- Sit-down restaurants70
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes87
- Bakeries and dessert shops86
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in St. Clair County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 174 sit-down restaurants in St. Clair County. 70 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Clair County, AL spend on food away from home?
About $129.2M a year, or $3,679 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 174 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $742K per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,107 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, AL compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
St. Clair County has 49.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $742K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 195, against 174 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 949 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, AL growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 98,206 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,107 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $77,463, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. St. Clair County scores 70 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #388 of 2,405 scored counties.
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