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Restaurants and cafes in Kodiak Island Borough, AK

The restaurants and cafes in Kodiak Island Borough, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,568 of 2,405 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
50
7 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
21
−12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$18.8M
On food away from home · $4,046 a household
Spending per listing
$375K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
107.8
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,387
−5.0% 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 Kodiak Island Borough comes to about $18.8M a year: $4,046 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $375K per restaurant, in line with the U.S. figure of $371K.

Kodiak Island Borough has 50 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 107.8 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Kodiak Island Borough was 21 in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 221 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Kodiak Island Borough.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kodiak Island Borough declined 5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For restaurants and cafes, Kodiak Island Borough has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,568 of 2,405 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Alaska.

How Kodiak Island 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 Kodiak Island Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureKodiak Island BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households107.8117.3109.8
Spending per listing$375K$368K$371K
Households per official establishment221196209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.5%+3.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,046$4,320$4,070
Median household income$86,250$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score4141

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 21−12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
261
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
507 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Kodiak Island 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 Kodiak Island Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
12,387−5.0% since 2020
Households
4,640
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
6,690 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$86,250+0.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,824
Median home value
$412,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Kodiak Island 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 Kodiak Island 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 Kodiak Island Borough, AK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 restaurants and cafes in Kodiak Island Borough. 7 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Kodiak Island Borough, AK spend on food away from home?

About $18.8M a year, or $4,046 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 50 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $375K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,640 households in Kodiak Island Borough and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kodiak Island Borough has 107.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $375K, in line with the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Kodiak Island Borough would have about 51, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 221 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Kodiak Island Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Kodiak Island Borough at 12,387 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,640 households. Median household income in Kodiak Island Borough is $86,250, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 0.5%, 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. Kodiak Island Borough scores 41 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,568 of 2,405 scored counties.

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