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Sit-down restaurants in Dubois County, IN
How Dubois County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for sit-down restaurants: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,585 of 2,405 scored counties
#72 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 101
- 39 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.6M
- On food away from home · $3,906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $680K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,016
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 101 sit-down restaurants in Dubois County. 39 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 57.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Dubois County comes to about $68.6M a year: $3,906 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $680K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 2% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Dubois County classed as full-service restaurants, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 399 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $255K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Dubois County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dubois County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Dubois County is 41 (lower middle), #1,585 of 2,405 scored counties and #72 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Dubois County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Dubois County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.5 | 50.5 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $680K | $753K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 399 | 566 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,906 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,979 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 44+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 615
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10139 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $255K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Dubois 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 Dubois County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,016+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,574
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $75,979+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,905
- Median home value
- $230,100
- Jobs located here
- 28,351
- Daytime population
- 47,957Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Dubois County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 88 | 115 | 34.4 | $1.3M | +13.5% | #39 of 2,405 |
| 2Warrick County, IN | 85 | 96 | 38.2 | $1.1M | +4.4% | #62 of 2,405 |
| 3Morgan County, IN | 79 | 108 | 38.2 | $1.1M | +4.4% | #148 of 2,405 |
| 4Harrison County, IN | 78 | 52 | 33.6 | $1.1M | +1.9% | #159 of 2,405 |
| 5Wells County, IN | 77 | 40 | 34.6 | $1M | +2.6% | #192 of 2,405 |
| 6Lawrence County, IN | 76 | 56 | 29.3 | $1.2M | +1.2% | #216 of 2,405 |
| 7Hendricks County, IN | 76 | 299 | 44.6 | $1M | +10.2% | #223 of 2,405 |
| 8Boone County, IN | 76 | 150 | 52.2 | $948K | +13.5% | #226 of 2,405 |
| 9Owen County, IN | 75 | 24 | 27.8 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #233 of 2,405 |
| 10Whitley County, IN | 75 | 53 | 37.8 | $1M | +2.1% | #240 of 2,405 |
| 72Dubois County, IN | 41 | 101 | 57.5 | $680K | +0.9% | #1,585 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Dubois County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes44
- Sit-down restaurants41
- Fast food and sandwich shops36
- Pizza35
- Coffee shops and cafes67
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Dubois County, IN?
Dubois County has 101 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 39 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dubois County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $68.6M a year, or $3,906 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $680K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,574 households in Dubois County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubois County, IN compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Dubois County has 57.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $680K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Dubois County would have about 103, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 399 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Dubois County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dubois County at 44,016 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,574 households. The median household income in Dubois County is $75,979 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Dubois County scores 41 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,585 of 2,405 scored counties.
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