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Sit-down restaurants in Boyd County, NE

The sit-down restaurants in Boyd County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.6M
On food away from home · $3,556 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
26.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
1,674
−7.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on food away from home in Boyd County comes to about $2.6M a year: $3,556 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 2 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Boyd County as of September 2026. That is 26.9 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Boyd County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 186 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boyd County declined 7.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Boyd County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Boyd County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureBoyd CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.951.861.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$762K$664K
Households per official establishment186555500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,556$3,946$4,070
Median household income$67,045$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored66

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$319K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Boyd 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 Boyd County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,674−7.5% since 2020
Households
744
Median age
53.5
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.8
Land area
539 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$67,045
Average household income
$85,192
Median home value
$104,000
Jobs located here
562
Daytime population
1,608Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Boyd County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE8928538.5$1.2M+9.0%#31 of 2,405
2Cass County, NE814238.8$1.1M+3.9%#108 of 2,405
3Seward County, NE752841.2$971K+2.3%#245 of 2,405
4Washington County, NE723136.8$1.2M+1.8%#311 of 2,405
5Saunders County, NE674044.9$955K+6.0%#457 of 2,405
6Lancaster County, NE6664648.2$806K+3.4%#499 of 2,405
7Platte County, NE667051.3$726K+3.9%#505 of 2,405
8Otoe County, NE653961.1$648K+3.9%#545 of 2,405
9Douglas County, NE541,38858.2$711K+3.6%#1,001 of 2,405
10Gage County, NE544851.5$697K+0.2%#1,005 of 2,405
Boyd County, NENot scored226.9$1.3M−7.5%

Other business types in Boyd County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Boyd County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 sit-down restaurants in Boyd County. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.

How much do households in Boyd County, NE spend on food away from home?

About $2.6M a year, or $3,556 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 744 households in Boyd County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boyd County, NE compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Boyd County has 2 sit-down restaurants on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Boyd County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 186 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Boyd County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Boyd County at 1,674 people in 2025, down 7.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 744 households. Median household income in Boyd County is $67,045, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Boyd County. It maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in Boyd County

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