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Sit-down restaurants in Butte County, ID

The sit-down restaurants in Butte County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.3M
On food away from home · $3,074 a household
Spending per listing
$660K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
46.6
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,783
+7.8% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Butte County comes to about $3.3M a year: $3,074 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 sit-down restaurants, that is $660K per restaurant, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 5 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Butte County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 29% across the U.S. That is 46.6 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for full-service restaurants in Butte County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Butte County grew 7.8%, faster 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 Butte County compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Butte County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureButte CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households46.651.661.3
Spending per listing$660K$748K$664K
Households per official establishmentn/a550500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.7%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,074$3,857$4,070
Median household income$53,015$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored69

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Butte 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 Butte County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,783+7.8% since 2020
Households
1,073
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,237 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$53,015
Average household income
$68,255
Median home value
$217,600
Jobs located here
667
Daytime population
2,335Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Idaho

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

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, ID942827.5$1.4M+13.6%#8 of 2,405
2Franklin County, ID901326.4$1.4M+11.2%#21 of 2,405
3Canyon County, ID8532137.3$1M+18.1%#66 of 2,405
4Bingham County, ID826339.1$967K+6.4%#97 of 2,405
5Payette County, ID812727.9$1.3M+8.8%#106 of 2,405
6Gem County, ID753039.3$909K+13.0%#250 of 2,405
7Ada County, ID701,07252.9$813K+9.6%#387 of 2,405
8Boundary County, ID661937.7$926K+15.3%#490 of 2,405
9Jerome County, ID644250.7$719K+8.6%#588 of 2,405
10Nez Perce County, ID627141.1$886K+1.8%#657 of 2,405
Butte County, IDNot scored546.6$660K+7.8%

Other business types in Butte County

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 Butte County, ID?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 sit-down restaurants in Butte County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. No official count is published for full-service restaurants in Butte County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Butte County, ID spend on food away from home?

About $3.3M a year, or $3,074 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $660K 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 1,073 households in Butte County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Butte County has 46.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $660K, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending.

How fast is Butte County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Butte County at 2,783 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,073 households. Median household income in Butte County is $53,015, 34% below 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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How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in Butte County

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