Food and drink · County · South Dakota
Coffee shops and cafes in Union County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Union County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,021 of 2,063 scored counties
#7 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $31.5M
- On food away from home · $4,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,402
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Union County spend about $31.5M a year on food away from home, or $4,313 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Union County has 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 15.0 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 1,828 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.
Population estimates show Union County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Union County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,021 of 2,063 scored counties and #7 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Union 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.
| Measure | Union County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 12.6 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,828 | 1,379 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,313 | $3,849 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,636 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $235K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,402+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,310
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 462 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $89,636+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,814
- Median home value
- $301,100
- Jobs located here
- 9,648
- Daytime population
- 19,509Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Union County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| 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 |
Other business types in Union County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes81
- Sit-down restaurants80
- Fast food and sandwich shops90
- Pizza61
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops73
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Union County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 coffee shops and cafes in Union County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.
How much do households in Union County, SD spend on food away from home?
About $31.5M a year, or $4,313 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 7,310 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, SD compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Union County has 15.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Union County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,828 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 17,402 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,310 households. Median household income in Union County is $89,636, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Union County scores 50 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #1,021 of 2,063 scored counties.
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