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Sit-down restaurants in Racine County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Racine County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #617 of 2,405 scored counties
#9 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 358
- 86 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 128
- +1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $318.2M
- On food away from home · $3,957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $889K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.5
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 198,919
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Racine County spend about $318.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,957 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $889K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 358 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Racine County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 44.5 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 128 businesses with payroll in Racine County classed as full-service restaurants, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 628 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Racine County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Racine County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Racine County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #617 of 2,405 scored counties and #9 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Racine County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Racine County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.5 | 52.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $889K | $757K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 628 | 497 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.6% | −1.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,957 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,096 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 126 → 128+1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,083
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35886 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 480The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Racine 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 Racine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 198,919+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 80,406
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 333 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 594
- Median household income
- $78,096+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,261
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 75,599
- Daytime population
- 171,951Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Racine County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calumet County, WI | 79 | 71 | 33.2 | $1.3M | +2.9% | #139 of 2,405 |
| 2Washington County, WI | 74 | 227 | 39.8 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #262 of 2,405 |
| 3Waukesha County, WI | 72 | 775 | 46.0 | $1M | +2.4% | #316 of 2,405 |
| 4St. Croix County, WI | 71 | 167 | 44.5 | $1M | +4.7% | #340 of 2,405 |
| 5Ozaukee County, WI | 67 | 181 | 47.2 | $980K | +3.0% | #454 of 2,405 |
| 6Dane County, WI | 67 | 1,298 | 51.6 | $848K | +4.9% | #464 of 2,405 |
| 7Pierce County, WI | 65 | 75 | 47.3 | $906K | +3.1% | #524 of 2,405 |
| 8Vernon County, WI | 64 | 45 | 36.2 | $1M | +2.4% | #556 of 2,405 |
| 9Racine County, WI | 63 | 358 | 44.5 | $889K | +0.4% | #617 of 2,405 |
| 10Dodge County, WI | 61 | 150 | 41.8 | $906K | −0.3% | #699 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Racine County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes62
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes74
- Bakeries and dessert shops58
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
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Home services
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Racine County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 358 sit-down restaurants in Racine County. 86 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Racine County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $318.2M a year, or $3,957 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 358 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $889K 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 80,406 households in Racine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Racine County, WI compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Racine County has 44.5 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $889K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Racine County would have about 480, against 358 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 628 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Racine County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Racine County at 198,919 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 80,406 households. Median household income in Racine County is $78,096, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Racine County scores 63 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #617 of 2,405 scored counties.
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