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Sit-down restaurants in Island County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Island County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #599 of 2,405 scored counties
#17 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 131
- 25 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $150.6M
- On food away from home · $4,187 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.4
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,657
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 131 sit-down restaurants in Island County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 36.4 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Island County comes to about $150.6M a year: $4,187 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 131 sit-down restaurants, that is $1.1M per restaurant, 73% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Island County was 66 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 545 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Island County.
Population estimates put the population change in Island County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Island County is 63 (upper middle), #599 of 2,405 scored counties and #17 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Island County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Island County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.4 | 54.7 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $823K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 545 | 456 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +3.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,187 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $90,551 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 66+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 895
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 227The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Island 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 Island County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,657−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 35,972
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 416
- Median household income
- $90,551+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,035
- Median home value
- $593,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,025
- Daytime population
- 70,254Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Washington, with Island County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Skamania County, WA | 89 | 19 | 37.9 | $1.1M | +5.2% | #33 of 2,405 |
| 2Lincoln County, WA | 84 | 17 | 35.3 | $1M | +9.7% | #78 of 2,405 |
| 3Stevens County, WA | 83 | 56 | 28.9 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #83 of 2,405 |
| 4Mason County, WA | 81 | 96 | 36.9 | $1.1M | +7.8% | #110 of 2,405 |
| 5Douglas County, WA | 78 | 66 | 41.4 | $981K | +8.0% | #170 of 2,405 |
| 6Pend Oreille County, WA | 77 | 17 | 28.6 | $1.3M | +7.1% | #184 of 2,405 |
| 7Franklin County, WA | 77 | 146 | 48.8 | $842K | +5.6% | #204 of 2,405 |
| 8Clark County, WA | 76 | 851 | 43.4 | $1M | +5.3% | #224 of 2,405 |
| 9Thurston County, WA | 74 | 496 | 41.7 | $1M | +2.8% | #271 of 2,405 |
| 10Pierce County, WA | 71 | 1,532 | 43.6 | $1M | +2.5% | #341 of 2,405 |
| 17Island County, WA | 63 | 131 | 36.4 | $1.1M | −1.5% | #599 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Island County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops78
- Pizza78
- Coffee shops and cafes28
- Bakeries and dessert shops51
Groceries and convenience
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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 Island County, WA?
Island County has 131 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Island County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $150.6M a year, or $4,187 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,972 households in Island County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Island County, WA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Island County has 36.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1.1M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Island County would have about 227, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 545 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Island County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Island County at 85,657 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,972 households. The median household income in Island County is $90,551 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Island County scores 63 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #599 of 2,405 scored counties.
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