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Sit-down restaurants in Yolo County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Yolo County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #830 of 2,405 scored counties
#12 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 468
- 160 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 136
- −13.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $332.9M
- On food away from home · $4,341 a household
- Spending per listing
- $711K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 61.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,410
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 468 sit-down restaurants in Yolo County. Of those, 160 are chain locations, or 34%, against 29% across the U.S. That is 61.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $4,341 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Yolo County spend about $332.9M a year on food away from home. Spread across 468 sit-down restaurants, that is $711K per restaurant, 7% 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 136 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Yolo County in 2023, down 13.4% from 2019. That is one for every 564 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Yolo County.
Population estimates put the population change in Yolo County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Yolo County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #830 of 2,405 scored counties and #12 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Yolo 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 | Yolo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 61.0 | 73.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $711K | $617K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 564 | 432 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.4% | −1.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,341 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $91,752 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 157 → 136−13.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,344
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $71.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 468160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 502The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Yolo 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 Yolo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,410+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 76,693
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 218
- Median household income
- $91,752+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,237
- Median home value
- $620,700
- Jobs located here
- 106,545
- Daytime population
- 233,348Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in California, with Yolo County marked.
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 |
| 12Yolo County, CA | 58 | 468 | 61.0 | $711K | +3.1% | #830 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Yolo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes52
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza61
- Coffee shops and cafes46
- Bakeries and dessert shops53
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 Yolo County, CA?
Yolo County has 468 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 160 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 13.4% from 2019. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Yolo County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $332.9M a year, or $4,341 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 468 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $711K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,693 households in Yolo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yolo County, CA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Yolo County has 61.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $711K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Yolo County would have about 502, against 468 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 564 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Yolo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Yolo County at 224,410 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,693 households. The median household income in Yolo County is $91,752 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Yolo County scores 58 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #830 of 2,405 scored counties.
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