Food and drink · Small-town market · North Dakota
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Dickinson, ND area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in the Dickinson, ND area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #109 of 537 scored small-town markets
#3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in North Dakota
- Listings
- 23
- 21 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- All limited-service restaurants · +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.3M
- On food away from home · $4,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,142
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 fast food and sandwich shops in the Dickinson area. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 91%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 14.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in the Dickinson area comes to about $62.3M a year: $4,013 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Dickinson area was 25 in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 621 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Dickinson area.
Population estimates show the Dickinson area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, the Dickinson area has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #109 of 537 scored small-town markets and #3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Dickinson area 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 fast food and sandwich shops 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 | Dickinson area | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 12.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 621 | 649 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +2.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,013 | $3,940 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $85,938 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25All limited-service restaurants · +20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 484
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2321 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Dickinson 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 limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in the Dickinson area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,142+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,515
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $85,938
- Average household income
- $102,815
- Median home value
- $272,800
- Jobs located here
- 20,970
- Daytime population
- 39,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Dakota for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with the Dickinson area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wahpeton, ND-MN | 83 | 9 | 9.5 | $4M | 0.0% | #17 of 537 |
| 2Williston, ND | 72 | 16 | 10.6 | $4M | +1.4% | #72 of 537 |
| 3Dickinson, ND | 68 | 23 | 14.8 | $2.7M | +0.7% | #109 of 537 |
| 4Jamestown, ND | 52 | 15 | 15.9 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #266 of 537 |
Other business types in the Dickinson area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants61
- Fast food and sandwich shops68
- Pizza73
- Coffee shops and cafes31
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Dickinson, ND area?
The Dickinson area has 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Dickinson, ND area spend on food away from home?
About $62.3M a year, or $4,013 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,515 households in the Dickinson area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dickinson, ND area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Dickinson area has 14.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Dickinson area would have about 20, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 621 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Dickinson, ND area growing?
Population estimates put the Dickinson area at 39,142 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,515 households. The median household income in the Dickinson area is $85,938 a year, 6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Dickinson area scores 68 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #109 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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