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Sit-down restaurants in Yadkin County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Yadkin County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #939 of 2,405 scored counties
#40 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 60
- 13 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +35.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.1M
- On food away from home · $3,407 a household
- Spending per listing
- $852K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.0
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,325
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 60 sit-down restaurants in Yadkin County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 40.0 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Yadkin County spend about $51.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,407 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $852K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 28% 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 27 businesses with payroll in Yadkin County classed as full-service restaurants, up 35.0% from 2019. That is one for every 556 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Yadkin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Yadkin County is 55 (upper middle), #939 of 2,405 scored counties and #40 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Yadkin County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Yadkin County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.0 | 53.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $852K | $709K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 556 | 501 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.0% | +6.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,407 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,932 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 27+35.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 395
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6013 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The 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 Yadkin 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 Yadkin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,325+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,009
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $62,932+40.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,254
- Median home value
- $181,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,208
- Daytime population
- 30,590Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Yadkin County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Camden County, NC | 92 | 13 | 32.4 | $1.2M | +8.8% | #13 of 2,405 |
| 2Franklin County, NC | 89 | 78 | 27.3 | $1.3M | +18.8% | #28 of 2,405 |
| 3Chatham County, NC | 87 | 117 | 35.5 | $1.3M | +11.0% | #49 of 2,405 |
| 4Hoke County, NC | 84 | 54 | 28.0 | $1.2M | +9.0% | #70 of 2,405 |
| 5Union County, NC | 84 | 344 | 40.8 | $1.1M | +11.7% | #74 of 2,405 |
| 6Lincoln County, NC | 82 | 145 | 39.4 | $1M | +13.2% | #95 of 2,405 |
| 7Johnston County, NC | 82 | 348 | 40.7 | $972K | +17.9% | #96 of 2,405 |
| 8Harnett County, NC | 81 | 168 | 33.7 | $1.1M | +12.3% | #113 of 2,405 |
| 9Granville County, NC | 77 | 77 | 34.3 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #189 of 2,405 |
| 10Person County, NC | 77 | 55 | 34.2 | $1M | +3.7% | #193 of 2,405 |
| 40Yadkin County, NC | 55 | 60 | 40.0 | $852K | +2.9% | #939 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Yadkin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes59
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza76
- Coffee shops and cafes57
- Bakeries and dessert shops69
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Yadkin County, NC?
Yadkin County has 60 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 35.0% from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Yadkin County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $51.1M a year, or $3,407 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $852K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,009 households in Yadkin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yadkin County, NC compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Yadkin County has 40.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $852K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Yadkin County would have about 77, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 556 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Yadkin County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Yadkin County at 38,325 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,009 households. The median household income in Yadkin County is $62,932 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.8% 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. Yadkin County scores 55 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #939 of 2,405 scored counties.
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