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Coffee shops and cafes in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #174 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota

Listings
138
78 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
93
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +65.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$500.7M
On food away from home · $4,086 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.3
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
314,638
+9.5% 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

Household spending on food away from home in the Sioux Falls metro area comes to about $500.7M a year: $4,086 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 138 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.6M per cafe, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 138 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Sioux Falls metro area as of September 2026. 78 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Sioux Falls metro area in 2023, up 65.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,317 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Sioux Falls metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Sioux Falls metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Sioux Falls metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #174 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota.

How the Sioux Falls metro area 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureSioux Falls metro areaSouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.312.611.0
Spending per listing$3.6M$3.1M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,3171,3791,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+65.5%+44.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,086$3,849$4,070
Median household income$82,754$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score5342

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
93All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +65.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,196
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
9All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13878 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
135The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$3.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Sioux Falls metro area, 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 the Sioux Falls metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
314,638+9.5% since 2020
Households
122,517
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,058 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$82,754
Average household income
$108,829
Median home value
$295,900
Jobs located here
172,822
Daytime population
308,393Residents 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 metro areas in South Dakota for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in South Dakota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sioux Falls metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Dakota

Metro areas in South Dakota ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sioux Falls, SD-MN5313811.3$3.6M+9.5%#174 of 387
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD357313.2$2.9M+1.0%#312 of 387
2Rapid City, SD349715.4$2.5M+6.2%#320 of 387

Other business types in the Sioux Falls metro area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 138 coffee shops and cafes in the Sioux Falls metro area. 78 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 65.5% 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. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area spend on food away from home?

About $500.7M a year, or $4,086 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 138 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 122,517 households in the Sioux Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Sioux Falls metro area has 11.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.6M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Sioux Falls metro area would have about 135, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,317 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 65.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sioux Falls metro area at 314,638 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,517 households. Median household income in the Sioux Falls metro area is $82,754, 3% above 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 Sioux Falls metro area scores 53 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #174 of 387 scored metro areas.

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