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Sit-down restaurants in the Aleutians West Census Area, AK

How the Aleutians West Census Area, AK compares with other counties and the U.S. for sit-down restaurants: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On food away from home · $5,168 a household
Spending per listing
$618K
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
83.7
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,240
+1.2% 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 8 sit-down restaurants in the Aleutians West Census Area. None of them are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 83.7 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Household spending on food away from home in the Aleutians West Census Area comes to about $4.9M a year: $5,168 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. Spread across 8 sit-down restaurants, that is $618K per restaurant, 7% below 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in the Aleutians West Census Area in 2023. That is one for every 239 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Aleutians West Census Area grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How the Aleutians West Census Area compares

The same measures for Alaska 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 Aleutians West Census Area, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureAleutians West Census AreaAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households83.757.461.3
Spending per listing$618K$752K$664K
Households per official establishment239508500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$5,168$4,320$4,070
Median household income$135,500$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 the Aleutians West Census Area, 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 the Aleutians West Census Area

Population, 2025 estimate
5,240+1.2% since 2020
Households
956
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
33%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$135,500
Average household income
$152,179
Median home value
$434,700
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Alaska

Every Alaska market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Aleutians West Census Area marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK8415639.1$1.1M+10.4%#75 of 2,405
2Bethel Census Area, AK73918.6$2.1M−1.5%#288 of 2,405
3North Slope Borough, AK621043.8$1M−3.8%#646 of 2,405
4Kodiak Island Borough, AK532043.1$939K−5.0%#1,019 of 2,405
5Anchorage Municipality, AK5065760.5$759K−1.3%#1,163 of 2,405
6Juneau City and Borough, AK478564.6$698K−1.8%#1,316 of 2,405
7Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK4521960.2$701K−1.4%#1,417 of 2,405
8Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK4216567.7$591K+5.1%#1,561 of 2,405
9Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK275290.7$464K−2.6%#2,159 of 2,405
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored883.7$618K+1.2%

Other business types in the Aleutians West Census Area

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in the Aleutians West Census Area, AK?

The Aleutians West Census Area has 8 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.

How much do households in the Aleutians West Census Area, AK spend on food away from home?

About $4.9M a year, or $5,168 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $618K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 956 households in the Aleutians West Census Area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Aleutians West Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

The Aleutians West Census Area has 83.7 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $618K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, the Aleutians West Census Area would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 239 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is the Aleutians West Census Area, AK growing?

Population estimates put the Aleutians West Census Area at 5,240 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 956 households. The median household income in the Aleutians West Census Area is $135,500 a year, 68% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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