Groundwork

Food and drink · County · New York

Sit-down restaurants in St. Lawrence County, NY

How St. Lawrence County, NY 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,392 of 2,405 scored counties
#29 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
162
30 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
78
−2.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$142.9M
On food away from home · $3,431 a household
Spending per listing
$882K
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.9
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,488
−2.5% since 2020

See the sit-down restaurants around any address in St. Lawrence County

The site report maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of St. Lawrence County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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

What this means

At $3,431 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in St. Lawrence County spend about $142.9M a year on food away from home. That is about $882K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

St. Lawrence County has 162 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 38.9 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in St. Lawrence County in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 534 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $195K have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in St. Lawrence County.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Lawrence County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,392 of 2,405 scored counties and #29 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How St. Lawrence County compares

The same measures for New York 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 St. Lawrence County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Lawrence CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.972.561.3
Spending per listing$882K$589K$664K
Households per official establishment534392500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.5%−3.4%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,431$4,270$4,070
Median household income$62,850$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4521

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
80 → 78−2.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
876
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
215The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$195K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in St. Lawrence 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. Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
105,488−2.5% since 2020
Households
41,666
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,680 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$62,850+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,668
Median home value
$121,900
Jobs located here
32,561
Daytime population
102,579Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in St. Lawrence County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the sit-down restaurants on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of St. Lawrence County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Sit-down restaurants across New York

Every New York market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in New York for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in New York, with St. Lawrence County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orleans County, NY693521.6$1.6M−0.5%#390 of 2,405
2Wayne County, NY6714537.8$980K+0.1%#453 of 2,405
3Schoharie County, NY654333.4$1.1M+1.4%#514 of 2,405
4Schenectady County, NY6532849.0$811K+3.0%#536 of 2,405
5Tioga County, NY645627.5$1.4M−1.9%#547 of 2,405
6Wyoming County, NY645231.6$1.1M−1.3%#553 of 2,405
7Oswego County, NY6218238.5$940K+1.0%#648 of 2,405
8Saratoga County, NY6152251.2$889K+2.3%#702 of 2,405
9Putnam County, NY5919655.1$924K+1.4%#771 of 2,405
10Livingston County, NY5710342.1$891K−0.2%#849 of 2,405
29St. Lawrence County, NY4516238.9$882K−2.5%#1,392 of 2,405

Other business types in St. Lawrence County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Funeral services

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in St. Lawrence County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 162 sit-down restaurants in St. Lawrence County. 30 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in St. Lawrence County, NY spend on food away from home?

About $142.9M a year, or $3,431 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 162 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $882K 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 41,666 households in St. Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Lawrence County, NY compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

St. Lawrence County has 38.9 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $882K, 33% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, St. Lawrence County would have about 215, against 162 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 534 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Lawrence County, NY growing?

Population estimates put St. Lawrence County at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in St. Lawrence County is $62,850, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Lawrence County scores 45 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,392 of 2,405 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County

Screening a site or an acquisition in St. Lawrence County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of St. Lawrence County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Run a site report See plans
Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Screening many markets at once? Talk to us

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.