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Sit-down restaurants in LaPorte County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in LaPorte County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,761 of 2,405 scored counties
#75 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 246
- 78 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- +8.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $161.5M
- On food away from home · $3,702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $657K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.4
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,294
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 246 sit-down restaurants in LaPorte County. 78 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 56.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $3,702 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in LaPorte County spend about $161.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $657K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, in line with 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 90 businesses with payroll in LaPorte County classed as full-service restaurants, up 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 485 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in LaPorte County.
Population estimates show LaPorte County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in LaPorte County is 37 (lower middle), #1,761 of 2,405 scored counties and #75 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How LaPorte 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 | LaPorte County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.4 | 50.5 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $657K | $753K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 485 | 566 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.4% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,702 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,055 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 90+8.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,885
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24678 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 243The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in LaPorte 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 LaPorte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,294−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 43,633
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $71,055+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,682
- Median home value
- $195,500
- Jobs located here
- 39,820
- Daytime population
- 107,276Residents 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 LaPorte 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 |
| 75LaPorte County, IN | 37 | 246 | 56.4 | $657K | −0.9% | #1,761 of 2,405 |
Other business types in LaPorte County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants37
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes54
- Bakeries and dessert shops54
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in LaPorte County, IN?
LaPorte County has 246 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 78 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 8.4% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in LaPorte County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $161.5M a year, or $3,702 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 246 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $657K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,633 households in LaPorte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does LaPorte County, IN compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
LaPorte County has 56.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $657K, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, LaPorte County would have about 243, against 246 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 485 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is LaPorte County, IN growing?
Population estimates put LaPorte County at 111,294 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,633 households. The median household income in LaPorte County is $71,055 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. LaPorte County scores 37 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,761 of 2,405 scored counties.
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