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Sit-down restaurants in Gem County, ID
The sit-down restaurants in Gem County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #250 of 2,405 scored counties
#6 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 30
- 10 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.3M
- On food away from home · $3,568 a household
- Spending per listing
- $909K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.3
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,773
- +13.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Gem County comes to about $27.3M a year: $3,568 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $909K per restaurant, 37% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 30 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Gem County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 33%, against 29% across the U.S. That is 39.3 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Gem County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 764 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $309K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Gem County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gem County grew 13.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Gem County is 75 (high), #250 of 2,405 scored counties and #6 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gem 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.
| Measure | Gem County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.3 | 51.6 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $909K | $748K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 764 | 550 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,568 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $64,605 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $309K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Gem 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 Gem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,773+13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,643
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $64,605+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,642
- Median home value
- $428,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,657
- Daytime population
- 16,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, ID | 94 | 28 | 27.5 | $1.4M | +13.6% | #8 of 2,405 |
| 2Franklin County, ID | 90 | 13 | 26.4 | $1.4M | +11.2% | #21 of 2,405 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 85 | 321 | 37.3 | $1M | +18.1% | #66 of 2,405 |
| 4Bingham County, ID | 82 | 63 | 39.1 | $967K | +6.4% | #97 of 2,405 |
| 5Payette County, ID | 81 | 27 | 27.9 | $1.3M | +8.8% | #106 of 2,405 |
| 6Gem County, ID | 75 | 30 | 39.3 | $909K | +13.0% | #250 of 2,405 |
| 7Ada County, ID | 70 | 1,072 | 52.9 | $813K | +9.6% | #387 of 2,405 |
| 8Boundary County, ID | 66 | 19 | 37.7 | $926K | +15.3% | #490 of 2,405 |
| 9Jerome County, ID | 64 | 42 | 50.7 | $719K | +8.6% | #588 of 2,405 |
| 10Nez Perce County, ID | 62 | 71 | 41.1 | $886K | +1.8% | #657 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Gem County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes76
- Sit-down restaurants75
- Fast food and sandwich shops67
- Pizza71
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops72
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Gem County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 sit-down restaurants in Gem County. 10 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gem County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $27.3M a year, or $3,568 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $909K 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 7,643 households in Gem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gem County, ID compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Gem County has 39.3 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $909K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Gem County would have about 41, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 764 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Gem County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Gem County at 21,773 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Gem County is $64,605, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. Gem County scores 75 for sit-down restaurants (high), #250 of 2,405 scored counties.
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