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Sit-down restaurants in Livingston County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Livingston County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,577 of 2,405 scored counties
#46 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 75
- 23 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.6M
- On food away from home · $3,804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $741K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.3
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,057
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,804 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Livingston County spend about $55.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $741K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
Livingston County has 75 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 51.3 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Livingston County was 31 in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 471 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Livingston County.
Population estimates show Livingston County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For sit-down restaurants, Livingston County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,577 of 2,405 scored counties and #46 of 87 scored counties in Illinois.
How Livingston 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 | Livingston County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.3 | 62.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $741K | $680K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 471 | 507 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.7% | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,804 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $73,790 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 31+10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 304
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7523 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Livingston 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 Livingston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,057−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,615
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,044 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,790+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,317
- Median home value
- $142,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,813
- Daytime population
- 32,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Livingston 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 |
| 46Livingston County, IL | 41 | 75 | 51.3 | $741K | −2.1% | #1,577 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Livingston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes43
- Sit-down restaurants41
- Fast food and sandwich shops46
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops70
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Livingston County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 sit-down restaurants in Livingston County. 23 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Livingston County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $55.6M a year, or $3,804 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $741K 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 14,615 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston County, IL compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Livingston County has 51.3 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $741K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Livingston County would have about 84, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 471 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Livingston County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Livingston County at 35,057 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,615 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $73,790, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Livingston County scores 41 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,577 of 2,405 scored counties.
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