Food and drink · County · North Dakota
Coffee shops and cafes in Burleigh County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Burleigh County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,291 of 2,063 scored counties
#6 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 63
- 21 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +71.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $174.2M
- On food away from home · $4,222 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,251
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 coffee shops and cafes in Burleigh County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 15.3 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Burleigh County comes to about $174.2M a year: $4,222 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 63 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.8M per cafe, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Burleigh County was 36 in 2023, up 71.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,146 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Burleigh County.
Population estimates show Burleigh County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Burleigh County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,291 of 2,063 scored counties and #6 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Burleigh County compares
The same measures for North Dakota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes 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 | Burleigh County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 14.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,146 | 1,409 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +71.4% | +48.7% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,222 | $3,940 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $86,851 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 36All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +71.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 388
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6321 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Burleigh 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. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population and households in Burleigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,251+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 41,269
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $86,851+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,470
- Median home value
- $324,000
- Jobs located here
- 59,122
- Daytime population
- 107,970Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Burleigh County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McKenzie County, ND | 58 | 8 | 13.3 | $3.5M | +2.8% | #706 of 2,063 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 56 | 14 | 10.0 | $4M | +3.8% | #780 of 2,063 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 48 | 115 | 13.7 | $2.9M | +9.1% | #1,117 of 2,063 |
| 4Richland County, ND | 46 | 8 | 11.7 | $3.3M | +1.2% | #1,181 of 2,063 |
| 5Stutsman County, ND | 44 | 10 | 10.6 | $3.4M | −0.6% | #1,250 of 2,063 |
| 6Burleigh County, ND | 43 | 63 | 15.3 | $2.8M | +4.7% | #1,291 of 2,063 |
| 7Ramsey County, ND | 42 | 5 | 9.2 | $3.8M | −0.4% | #1,304 of 2,063 |
| 8Ward County, ND | 39 | 30 | 10.5 | $3.8M | −2.4% | #1,421 of 2,063 |
| 9Grand Forks County, ND | 36 | 41 | 13.1 | $2.8M | +1.9% | #1,561 of 2,063 |
| 10Williams County, ND | 30 | 31 | 20.5 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #1,761 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Burleigh County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes67
- Sit-down restaurants75
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza77
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops66
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Burleigh County, ND?
There are 63 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Burleigh County as of September 2026. 21 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 71.4% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Burleigh County, ND spend on food away from home?
About $174.2M a year, or $4,222 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,269 households in Burleigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burleigh County, ND compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Burleigh County has 15.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Burleigh County would have about 47, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,146 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 71.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Burleigh County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Burleigh County at 103,251 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,269 households. The median household income in Burleigh County is $86,851 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Burleigh County scores 43 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,291 of 2,063 scored counties.
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