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Sit-down restaurants in Calaveras County, CA
How Calaveras County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for sit-down restaurants: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,231 of 2,405 scored counties
#21 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 106
- 26 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.3M
- On food away from home · $4,031 a household
- Spending per listing
- $701K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,605
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 106 sit-down restaurants in Calaveras County. 26 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 57.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Calaveras County spend about $74.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,031 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 106 sit-down restaurants, that is $701K per restaurant, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Calaveras County was 42 in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 439 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calaveras County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Calaveras County is 49 (lower middle), #1,231 of 2,405 scored counties and #21 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Calaveras County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Calaveras County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.5 | 73.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $701K | $617K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 439 | 432 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,031 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,647 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 42−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 357
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10626 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The 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 Calaveras 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 Calaveras County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,605+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,437
- Median age
- 50.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,020 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $78,647+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,069
- Median home value
- $457,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,991
- Daytime population
- 32,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 86 | 101 | 35.3 | $1.1M | +8.2% | #55 of 2,405 |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 72 | 113 | 55.0 | $891K | +8.6% | #326 of 2,405 |
| 3San Joaquin County, CA | 69 | 1,321 | 53.9 | $797K | +5.5% | #413 of 2,405 |
| 4Riverside County, CA | 64 | 4,476 | 57.7 | $748K | +5.0% | #582 of 2,405 |
| 5Madera County, CA | 64 | 247 | 54.4 | $705K | +7.4% | #590 of 2,405 |
| 6Merced County, CA | 63 | 406 | 47.2 | $750K | +5.1% | #636 of 2,405 |
| 7Contra Costa County, CA | 62 | 2,368 | 57.1 | $906K | +0.3% | #652 of 2,405 |
| 8Placer County, CA | 60 | 1,057 | 66.9 | $734K | +8.9% | #758 of 2,405 |
| 9Solano County, CA | 59 | 871 | 55.3 | $816K | +0.6% | #777 of 2,405 |
| 10Lassen County, CA | 58 | 33 | 35.7 | $980K | −13.1% | #800 of 2,405 |
| 21Calaveras County, CA | 49 | 106 | 57.5 | $701K | +2.8% | #1,231 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Calaveras County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes40
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops77
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops49
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Beauty and personal care
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Calaveras County, CA?
Calaveras County has 106 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Calaveras County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $74.3M a year, or $4,031 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $701K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,437 households in Calaveras County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calaveras County, CA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Calaveras County has 57.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $701K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Calaveras County would have about 112, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Calaveras County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Calaveras County at 46,605 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,437 households. The median household income in Calaveras County is $78,647 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Calaveras County scores 49 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,231 of 2,405 scored counties.
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