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Coffee shops and cafes in Ramsey County, ND

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,304 of 2,063 scored counties
#7 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.2M
On food away from home · $3,548 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,530
−0.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 coffee shops and cafes in Ramsey County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Ramsey County comes to about $19.2M a year: $3,548 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.8M per cafe, 4% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Ramsey County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Ramsey County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Ramsey County is 42 (lower middle), #1,304 of 2,063 scored counties and #7 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Ramsey 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 Ramsey County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRamsey CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.214.411.0
Spending per listing$3.8M$2.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,4091,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+48.7%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,548$3,940$4,070
Median household income$61,006$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score4235

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,530−0.4% since 2020
Households
5,410
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,185 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$61,006+3.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,482
Median home value
$199,300
Jobs located here
5,171
Daytime population
11,239Residents 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey County

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

Questions

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

Ramsey County has 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Ramsey County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $19.2M a year, or $3,548 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 5,410 households in Ramsey County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ramsey County has 9.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.8M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending.

How fast is Ramsey County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Ramsey County at 11,530 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,410 households. The median household income in Ramsey County is $61,006 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 3.6% 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. Ramsey County scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,304 of 2,063 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Ramsey County

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