Food and drink · County · North Dakota
Coffee shops and cafes in Grand Forks County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Grand Forks County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,561 of 2,063 scored counties
#9 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 41
- 23 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $116.5M
- On food away from home · $3,723 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,501
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Grand Forks County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,561 of 2,063 scored counties and #9 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 coffee shops and cafes in Grand Forks County. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 56%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $3,723 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Grand Forks County spend about $116.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.8M per cafe, 23% 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.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Grand Forks County in 2023. That is one for every 1,361 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. Population estimates put the population change in Grand Forks County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grand Forks 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 | Grand Forks County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 14.4 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,361 | 1,409 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +48.7% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,723 | $3,940 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,075 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 23All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 309
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,501+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,295
- Median age
- 33.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $68,075+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,591
- Median home value
- $252,700
- Jobs located here
- 38,188
- Daytime population
- 77,655Residents 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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants65
- Fast food and sandwich shops52
- Pizza51
- Coffee shops and cafes36
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Grand Forks County, ND?
Grand Forks County has 41 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grand Forks County, ND spend on food away from home?
About $116.5M a year, or $3,723 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 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 31,295 households in Grand Forks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Forks County, ND compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Grand Forks County has 13.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.8M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Grand Forks County would have about 32, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,361 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Grand Forks County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Grand Forks County at 74,501 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,295 households. The median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,075 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Grand Forks County scores 36 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,561 of 2,063 scored counties.
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