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Restaurants and cafes in Juneau City and Borough, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Juneau City and Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,738 of 2,405 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
171
24 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
69
−10.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$59.4M
On food away from home · $4,509 a household
Spending per listing
$347K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
129.9
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,609
−1.8% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Juneau City and Borough spend about $59.4M a year on food away from home, or $4,509 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $347K per restaurant, 6% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

Juneau City and Borough has 171 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 14%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 129.9, 18% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 69 businesses with payroll in Juneau City and Borough classed as restaurants and other eating places, down 10.4% from 2019. That is one for every 191 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $539K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Juneau City and Borough.

Population estimates show Juneau City and Borough declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Juneau City and Borough scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #1,738 of 2,405 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Alaska.

How Juneau City and Borough compares

The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Juneau City and Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureJuneau City and BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households129.9117.3109.8
Spending per listing$347K$368K$371K
Households per official establishment191196209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.4%+3.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,509$4,320$4,070
Median household income$101,661$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score3741

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
77 → 69−10.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
753
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
17124 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
160The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$539K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Juneau City and Borough, 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.

Population and households in Juneau City and Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
31,609−1.8% since 2020
Households
13,167
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,703 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$101,661+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,599
Median home value
$449,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Juneau City and Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bethel Census Area, AK761326.9$1.4M−1.5%#212 of 2,405
2Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK7237594.1$455K+10.4%#351 of 2,405
3North Slope Borough, AK5425109.6$417K−3.8%#1,006 of 2,405
4Anchorage Municipality, AK431,294119.2$385K−1.3%#1,486 of 2,405
5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK42424116.6$362K−1.4%#1,533 of 2,405
6Kodiak Island Borough, AK4150107.8$375K−5.0%#1,568 of 2,405
7Juneau City and Borough, AK37171129.9$347K−1.8%#1,738 of 2,405
8Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK35374153.5$261K+5.1%#1,849 of 2,405
9Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK23107186.7$226K−2.6%#2,236 of 2,405

Other business types in Juneau City and Borough

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

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Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Juneau City and Borough, AK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 171 restaurants and cafes in Juneau City and Borough. 24 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 10.4% from 2019. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Juneau City and Borough, AK spend on food away from home?

About $59.4M a year, or $4,509 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 171 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $347K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,167 households in Juneau City and Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Juneau City and Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Juneau City and Borough has 129.9 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $347K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Juneau City and Borough would have about 160, against 171 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 191 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Juneau City and Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Juneau City and Borough at 31,609 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,167 households. Median household income in Juneau City and Borough is $101,661, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Juneau City and Borough scores 37 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,738 of 2,405 scored counties.

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