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Restaurants and cafes in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,236 of 2,405 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 107
- 16 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.1M
- On food away from home · $4,211 a household
- Spending per listing
- $226K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 186.7
- 70% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,549
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Ketchikan Gateway Borough scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #2,236 of 2,405 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $4,211 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Ketchikan Gateway Borough spend about $24.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $226K per restaurant, 39% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 107 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Ketchikan Gateway Borough as of September 2026. 16 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 186.7 for every 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 164 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Ketchikan Gateway Borough from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ketchikan Gateway 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.
| Measure | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 186.7 | 117.3 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $226K | $368K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 164 | 196 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.4% | +3.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,211 | $4,320 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $92,885 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 35+9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 268
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10716 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 restaurants and other eating places in Ketchikan Gateway 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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,549−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,732
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 4,857 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $92,885+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,287
- Median home value
- $393,300
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bethel Census Area, AK | 76 | 13 | 26.9 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #212 of 2,405 |
| 2Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 72 | 375 | 94.1 | $455K | +10.4% | #351 of 2,405 |
| 3North Slope Borough, AK | 54 | 25 | 109.6 | $417K | −3.8% | #1,006 of 2,405 |
| 4Anchorage Municipality, AK | 43 | 1,294 | 119.2 | $385K | −1.3% | #1,486 of 2,405 |
| 5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 42 | 424 | 116.6 | $362K | −1.4% | #1,533 of 2,405 |
| 6Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 41 | 50 | 107.8 | $375K | −5.0% | #1,568 of 2,405 |
| 7Juneau City and Borough, AK | 37 | 171 | 129.9 | $347K | −1.8% | #1,738 of 2,405 |
| 8Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 35 | 374 | 153.5 | $261K | +5.1% | #1,849 of 2,405 |
| 9Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 23 | 107 | 186.7 | $226K | −2.6% | #2,236 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes23
- Sit-down restaurants27
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes20
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 107 restaurants and cafes in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. 16 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK spend on food away from home?
About $24.1M a year, or $4,211 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $226K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,732 households in Ketchikan Gateway Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Ketchikan Gateway Borough has 186.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $226K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Ketchikan Gateway Borough would have about 65, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 164 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Ketchikan Gateway Borough at 13,549 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,732 households. Median household income in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is $92,885, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Ketchikan Gateway Borough scores 23 for restaurants and cafes (low), #2,236 of 2,405 scored counties.
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