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Restaurants and cafes in Berkshire County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Berkshire County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,159 of 2,405 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 773
- 158 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 333
- −5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $226M
- On food away from home · $3,925 a household
- Spending per listing
- $292K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 134.2
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,224
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Berkshire County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #2,159 of 2,405 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,925 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Berkshire County spend about $226M a year on food away from home. That is about $292K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 773 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Berkshire County as of September 2026. Of those, 158 are chain locations, or 20%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 134.2, 22% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 333 businesses with payroll in Berkshire County classed as restaurants and other eating places, down 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 173 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Berkshire County. Population estimates put the population change in Berkshire County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Berkshire County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Berkshire County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 134.2 | 106.3 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $292K | $441K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 173 | 191 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.4% | +1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,925 | $4,685 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,013 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 352 → 333−5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,960
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $103.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 773158 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 610The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Berkshire 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.
Population and households in Berkshire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,224−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 57,585
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $76,013+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,456
- Median home value
- $305,400
- Jobs located here
- 55,400
- Daytime population
- 126,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Worcester County, MA | 69 | 3,064 | 91.2 | $486K | +3.7% | #428 of 2,405 |
| 2Plymouth County, MA | 67 | 1,924 | 94.7 | $515K | +3.5% | #475 of 2,405 |
| 3Norfolk County, MA | 65 | 2,766 | 97.6 | $540K | +2.2% | #542 of 2,405 |
| 4Middlesex County, MA | 65 | 6,402 | 100.9 | $521K | +2.8% | #546 of 2,405 |
| 5Bristol County, MA | 62 | 2,091 | 89.4 | $465K | +2.9% | #675 of 2,405 |
| 6Hampshire County, MA | 61 | 644 | 103.7 | $406K | +10.4% | #726 of 2,405 |
| 7Essex County, MA | 59 | 3,177 | 101.5 | $456K | +2.3% | #792 of 2,405 |
| 8Hampden County, MA | 55 | 1,665 | 90.3 | $418K | +0.2% | #959 of 2,405 |
| 9Franklin County, MA | 51 | 297 | 94.1 | $402K | −0.3% | #1,140 of 2,405 |
| 10Barnstable County, MA | 36 | 1,590 | 150.3 | $298K | +2.4% | #1,797 of 2,405 |
| 14Berkshire County, MA | 26 | 773 | 134.2 | $292K | −1.2% | #2,159 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Berkshire County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes26
- Sit-down restaurants26
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza45
- Coffee shops and cafes27
- Bakeries and dessert shops29
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Berkshire County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 773 restaurants and cafes in Berkshire County. 158 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 333 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Berkshire County, MA spend on food away from home?
About $226M a year, or $3,925 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 773 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $292K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,585 households in Berkshire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkshire County, MA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Berkshire County has 134.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $292K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Berkshire County would have about 610, against 773 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 173 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Berkshire County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Berkshire County at 128,224 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 57,585 households. Median household income in Berkshire County is $76,013, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Berkshire County scores 26 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #2,159 of 2,405 scored counties.
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