Market rankings · South Dakota
Coffee shops and cafes in South Dakota
Every metro area, small-town market and county in South Dakota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 461
- 174 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 265
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +44.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 15% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #34 of 51
- Market score 42 · Lower middle
A site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings around any address in South Dakota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 461 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in South Dakota as of September 2026. Of those, 174 are chain locations, or 38%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 12.6 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in South Dakota spend about $1.4B a year on food away from home, or $3,849 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per cafe, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Official counts show 265 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in South Dakota in 2023, up 44.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,379 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 25 SBA-backed loans worth $9.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in South Dakota.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Dakota ranks #34 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest (53). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Aberdeen area scores highest (64).
Every market in South Dakota for coffee shops and cafes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in South Dakota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 53 | 138 | 11.3 | $3.6M | +9.5% | #174 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 35 | 73 | 13.2 | $2.9M | +1.0% | #312 of 387 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 34 | 97 | 15.4 | $2.5M | +6.2% | #320 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aberdeen, SD | 64 | 13 | 7.3 | $5.2M | −1.5% | #108 of 529 |
| 2Pierre, SD | 63 | 9 | 10.5 | $3.8M | −0.5% | #125 of 529 |
| 3Watertown, SD | 62 | 10 | 8.0 | $4.6M | +4.3% | #135 of 529 |
| 4Yankton, SD | 57 | 10 | 10.3 | $3.6M | +1.5% | #196 of 529 |
| 5Brookings, SD | 54 | 24 | 17.4 | $2.2M | +9.6% | #226 of 529 |
| 6Huron, SD | 41 | 10 | 13.3 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #364 of 529 |
| 7Spearfish, SD | 39 | 22 | 18.3 | $2M | +14.0% | #388 of 529 |
| 8Mitchell, SD | 32 | 15 | 13.7 | $2.6M | +0.6% | #455 of 529 |
| 9Vermillion, SD | 31 | 11 | 19.8 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #465 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Meade County, SD | 67 | 9 | 7.5 | $5.2M | +2.7% | #382 of 2,063 |
| 2Codington County, SD | 57 | 10 | 8.0 | $4.6M | +4.3% | #726 of 2,063 |
| 3Lincoln County, SD | 57 | 35 | 12.6 | $3.6M | +17.5% | #746 of 2,063 |
| 4Brown County, SD | 54 | 13 | 8.0 | $4.7M | −1.7% | #843 of 2,063 |
| 5Minnehaha County, SD | 53 | 96 | 11.3 | $3.5M | +7.6% | #905 of 2,063 |
| 6Yankton County, SD | 50 | 10 | 10.3 | $3.6M | +1.5% | #1,007 of 2,063 |
| 7Union County, SD | 50 | 11 | 15.0 | $2.9M | +3.3% | #1,021 of 2,063 |
| 8Brookings County, SD | 50 | 24 | 17.4 | $2.2M | +9.6% | #1,024 of 2,063 |
| 9Butte County, SD | 42 | 5 | 11.6 | $3.3M | +5.5% | #1,318 of 2,063 |
| 10Hughes County, SD | 41 | 9 | 12.4 | $3.2M | −0.9% | #1,347 of 2,063 |
| 11Lake County, SD | 39 | 6 | 12.7 | $3.1M | −0.2% | #1,438 of 2,063 |
| 12Pennington County, SD | 36 | 83 | 17.9 | $2.1M | +6.6% | #1,566 of 2,063 |
| 13Beadle County, SD | 35 | 10 | 13.3 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #1,590 of 2,063 |
| 14Lawrence County, SD | 35 | 22 | 18.3 | $2M | +14.0% | #1,598 of 2,063 |
| 15Clay County, SD | 28 | 11 | 19.8 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #1,827 of 2,063 |
| 16Roberts County, SD | 24 | 6 | 16.6 | $2.2M | −0.1% | #1,910 of 2,063 |
| 17Davison County, SD | 23 | 12 | 13.5 | $2.6M | +0.6% | #1,925 of 2,063 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 6.8 | $4.1M | −2.3% | |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 16.5 | $2.2M | −0.5% | |
| Todd County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 7.9 | $3.6M | −4.9% | |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 11.2 | $3.6M | +13.2% | |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 8.4 | $4.4M | +7.3% | |
| Grant County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 16.5 | $2.2M | 0.0% | |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | $11.4M | −0.1% | |
| Fall River County, SD | Not scored | 9 | 24.8 | $1.4M | +7.1% |
Show all 66 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Homme County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $8.4M | +3.8% | |
| Moody County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 11.7 | $3.3M | +4.5% | |
| Hamlin County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 13.7 | $2.9M | +11.9% | |
| Spink County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | $9.3M | −3.0% | |
| McCook County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 9.0 | $4.5M | +5.2% | |
| Tripp County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $7.6M | +1.8% | |
| Day County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.8% | |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 20.5 | $1.9M | +0.5% | |
| Walworth County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 16.6 | $2.1M | −1.4% | |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 18.9 | $2M | +1.6% | |
| Dewey County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 23.6 | $1.4M | +3.8% | |
| Marshall County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 6.1 | $6.5M | +2.9% | |
| Deuel County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 11.4 | $3.3M | +2.6% | |
| Edmunds County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Gregory County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 12.4 | $2.8M | +1.1% | |
| Clark County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | $4.8M | +4.7% | |
| Corson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 8.9 | $3.6M | −2.8% | |
| Lyman County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 16.8 | $2.2M | −0.1% | |
| Hanson County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 17.7 | $2.3M | −0.3% | |
| Bennett County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 21.7 | $1.4M | −2.6% | |
| Hand County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.1 | $5.3M | −0.7% | |
| Stanley County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.8% | |
| Perkins County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 15.3 | $2.4M | +0.9% | |
| Douglas County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 8.8 | $4.7M | +1.9% | |
| Jackson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Aurora County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 9.4 | $3.8M | +2.6% | |
| Potter County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 18.8 | $2M | −3.8% | |
| Sanborn County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.6 | $3.6M | +2.5% | |
| Ziebach County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Miner County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.7 | $3.5M | −0.8% | |
| McPherson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.9 | $3.4M | −2.2% | |
| Faulk County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Mellette County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.5% | |
| Buffalo County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.8% | |
| Jerauld County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 12.7 | $2.9M | +0.6% | |
| Haakon County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 29.1 | $1.3M | −3.6% | |
| Campbell County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 13.3 | $2.8M | −0.1% | |
| Sully County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Harding County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 20.1 | $2M | +2.2% | |
| Jones County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 58.5 | $618K | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in South Dakota?
As of September 2026, map listings count 461 coffee shops and cafes in South Dakota. 174 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 265 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 44.8% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in South Dakota spend on food away from home?
About $1.4B a year, or $3,849 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 461 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 365,544 households in South Dakota and national spending patterns by income.
How does South Dakota compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
South Dakota has 12.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, South Dakota would have about 380, against 461 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,379 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 44.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
Which market in South Dakota has the highest market score for coffee shops and cafes?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest, at 53 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Aberdeen area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Among 17 scored counties in South Dakota, Meade County scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. South Dakota scores 42 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Dakota. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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