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Coffee shops and cafes in Mellette County, SD

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On food away from home · $3,373 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
2,137
+11.5% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Mellette County spend about $2.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,373 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no coffee shops and cafes in Mellette County. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Mellette County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Mellette County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Mellette County grew 11.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Mellette County compares

The same measures for South 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 Mellette County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMellette CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.012.611.0
Spending per listingn/a$3.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,3791,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+44.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,373$3,849$4,070
Median household income$54,076$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Mellette 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 Mellette County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,137+11.5% since 2020
Households
641
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,307 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$54,076
Average household income
$74,230
Median home value
$84,100
Jobs located here
295
Daytime population
1,769Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across South Dakota

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

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Meade County, SD6797.5$5.2M+2.7%#382 of 2,063
2Codington County, SD57108.0$4.6M+4.3%#726 of 2,063
3Lincoln County, SD573512.6$3.6M+17.5%#746 of 2,063
4Brown County, SD54138.0$4.7M−1.7%#843 of 2,063
5Minnehaha County, SD539611.3$3.5M+7.6%#905 of 2,063
6Yankton County, SD501010.3$3.6M+1.5%#1,007 of 2,063
7Union County, SD501115.0$2.9M+3.3%#1,021 of 2,063
8Brookings County, SD502417.4$2.2M+9.6%#1,024 of 2,063
9Butte County, SD42511.6$3.3M+5.5%#1,318 of 2,063
10Hughes County, SD41912.4$3.2M−0.9%#1,347 of 2,063
Mellette County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+11.5%

Other business types in Mellette County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Mellette County, SD?

There are no coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Mellette County as of September 2026. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Mellette County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Mellette County, SD spend on food away from home?

About $2.2M a year, or $3,373 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 641 households in Mellette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mellette County has no coffee shops and cafes on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Mellette County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Mellette County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Mellette County at 2,137 people in 2025, up 11.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 641 households. Median household income in Mellette County is $54,076, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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

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