Food and drink · County · Missouri
Sit-down restaurants in St. Charles County, MO
The sit-down restaurants in St. Charles County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #300 of 2,405 scored counties
#11 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 764
- 341 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 305
- +1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $755.6M
- On food away from home · $4,684 a household
- Spending per listing
- $989K
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 426,499
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 764 sit-down restaurants in St. Charles County. 341 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $4,684 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in St. Charles County spend about $755.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 764 sit-down restaurants, that is $989K per restaurant, 49% 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 305 businesses with payroll in St. Charles County classed as full-service restaurants, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 529 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $8.8M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in St. Charles County.
Population estimates show St. Charles County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, St. Charles County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #300 of 2,405 scored counties and #11 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Charles County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | St. Charles County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.4 | 53.7 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $989K | $708K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 529 | 555 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.3% | −2.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,684 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $104,692 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 301 → 305+1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 9,131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $218.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 764341 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $8.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in St. Charles 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 St. Charles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 426,499+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 161,311
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 740
- Median household income
- $104,692+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,305
- Median home value
- $320,800
- Jobs located here
- 167,185
- Daytime population
- 365,581Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Missouri, with St. Charles County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 92 | 71 | 31.1 | $1.3M | +11.4% | #12 of 2,405 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 85 | 53 | 38.3 | $1M | +9.2% | #65 of 2,405 |
| 3Cass County, MO | 84 | 169 | 39.1 | $1.1M | +7.1% | #77 of 2,405 |
| 4Jefferson County, MO | 83 | 288 | 32.6 | $1.2M | +2.7% | #84 of 2,405 |
| 5Andrew County, MO | 81 | 18 | 25.8 | $1.5M | +0.7% | #101 of 2,405 |
| 6Christian County, MO | 80 | 147 | 41.8 | $957K | +8.3% | #127 of 2,405 |
| 7Ray County, MO | 79 | 25 | 27.4 | $1.4M | +1.1% | #136 of 2,405 |
| 8Webster County, MO | 77 | 57 | 40.8 | $886K | +10.4% | #200 of 2,405 |
| 9Dallas County, MO | 76 | 18 | 26.6 | $1.2M | +5.2% | #217 of 2,405 |
| 10Clay County, MO | 74 | 479 | 46.9 | $895K | +4.3% | #280 of 2,405 |
| 11St. Charles County, MO | 73 | 764 | 47.4 | $989K | +4.9% | #300 of 2,405 |
Other business types in St. Charles County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes71
- Sit-down restaurants73
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza71
- Coffee shops and cafes75
- Bakeries and dessert shops70
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 St. Charles County, MO?
St. Charles County has 764 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 341 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 305 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Charles County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $755.6M a year, or $4,684 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 764 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $989K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,311 households in St. Charles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Charles County, MO compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
St. Charles County has 47.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $989K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, St. Charles County would have about 1,139, against 764 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 529 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Charles County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Charles County at 426,499 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,311 households. The median household income in St. Charles County is $104,692 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. St. Charles County scores 73 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #300 of 2,405 scored counties.
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