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Sit-down restaurants in Greene County, IL
The sit-down restaurants in Greene County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,582 of 2,405 scored counties
#48 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 23
- 8 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On food away from home · $3,575 a household
- Spending per listing
- $692K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.7
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,313
- −5.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 sit-down restaurants in Greene County. 8 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 51.7 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Greene County spend about $15.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,575 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 sit-down restaurants, that is $692K per restaurant, 4% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Greene County in 2023. That is one for every 636 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Greene County declined 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For sit-down restaurants, Greene County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,582 of 2,405 scored counties and #48 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Greene County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Greene County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.7 | 62.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $692K | $680K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 636 | 507 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,575 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,192 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $930K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 238 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Greene 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 Greene County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,313−5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,452
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 543 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $62,192+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,051
- Median home value
- $95,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,174
- Daytime population
- 8,049Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Greene County?
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Greene County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 81 | 207 | 45.6 | $1.1M | +9.9% | #114 of 2,405 |
| 2Boone County, IL | 78 | 75 | 38.5 | $1.1M | +0.4% | #162 of 2,405 |
| 3Menard County, IL | 75 | 14 | 26.8 | $1.5M | −3.3% | #231 of 2,405 |
| 4Piatt County, IL | 74 | 27 | 39.0 | $1.1M | +0.6% | #263 of 2,405 |
| 5Woodford County, IL | 70 | 58 | 39.5 | $1.1M | −0.8% | #365 of 2,405 |
| 6Will County, IL | 70 | 1,307 | 53.5 | $898K | +2.2% | #382 of 2,405 |
| 7McHenry County, IL | 67 | 548 | 46.6 | $1M | +2.5% | #452 of 2,405 |
| 8Moultrie County, IL | 62 | 27 | 46.4 | $801K | −0.8% | #676 of 2,405 |
| 9Monroe County, IL | 60 | 64 | 46.2 | $1M | −0.3% | #729 of 2,405 |
| 10Cumberland County, IL | 60 | 16 | 38.3 | $955K | −2.1% | #730 of 2,405 |
| 48Greene County, IL | 41 | 23 | 51.7 | $692K | −5.1% | #1,582 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Greene County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants41
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza25
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops23
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Greene County, IL?
Greene County has 23 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.
How much do households in Greene County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $15.9M a year, or $3,575 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $692K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,452 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greene County, IL compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Greene County has 51.7 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $692K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Greene County would have about 24, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 636 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Greene County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Greene County at 11,313 people in 2025, down 5.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,452 households. The median household income in Greene County is $62,192 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Greene County scores 41 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,582 of 2,405 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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