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Coffee shops and cafes in Morton County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Morton County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #780 of 2,063 scored counties
#2 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
14
2 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
9
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$55.6M
On food away from home · $3,984 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,601
+3.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 coffee shops and cafes in Morton County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 14%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 9% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,984 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Morton County spend about $55.6M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4M per cafe, 7% above 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Morton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,550 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 Morton County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Morton County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #780 of 2,063 scored counties and #2 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Morton 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Morton County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMorton CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.014.411.0
Spending per listing$4M$2.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,5501,4091,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+48.7%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,984$3,940$4,070
Median household income$79,382$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score5635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$332K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Morton 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 Morton County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,601+3.8% since 2020
Households
13,946
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,926 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$79,382+12.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,606
Median home value
$263,900
Jobs located here
11,613
Daytime population
28,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Morton County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1McKenzie County, ND58813.3$3.5M+2.8%#706 of 2,063
2Morton County, ND561410.0$4M+3.8%#780 of 2,063
3Cass County, ND4811513.7$2.9M+9.1%#1,117 of 2,063
4Richland County, ND46811.7$3.3M+1.2%#1,181 of 2,063
5Stutsman County, ND441010.6$3.4M−0.6%#1,250 of 2,063
6Burleigh County, ND436315.3$2.8M+4.7%#1,291 of 2,063
7Ramsey County, ND4259.2$3.8M−0.4%#1,304 of 2,063
8Ward County, ND393010.5$3.8M−2.4%#1,421 of 2,063
9Grand Forks County, ND364113.1$2.8M+1.9%#1,561 of 2,063
10Williams County, ND303120.5$2.1M+1.4%#1,761 of 2,063

Other business types in Morton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Morton County, ND?

There are 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Morton County as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 9 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.

How much do households in Morton County, ND spend on food away from home?

About $55.6M a year, or $3,984 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 13,946 households in Morton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Morton County, ND compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Morton County has 10.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Morton County would have about 15, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,550 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Morton County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Morton County at 34,601 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,946 households. The median household income in Morton County is $79,382 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.5% 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. Morton County scores 56 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #780 of 2,063 scored counties.

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