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Restaurants and cafes in Dukes County, MA
The restaurants and cafes in Dukes County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,932 of 2,405 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 232
- 22 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 111
- +15.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.1M
- On food away from home · $5,027 a household
- Spending per listing
- $164K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 305.9
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
For restaurants and cafes, Dukes County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,932 of 2,405 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Dukes County spend about $38.1M a year on food away from home, or $5,027 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 232 restaurants and cafes, that is $164K per restaurant, 56% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 232 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Dukes County as of September 2026. 22 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 305.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Dukes County was 111 in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 68 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $325K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Dukes County. Population estimates put the population change in Dukes County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dukes 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 | Dukes County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 305.9 | 106.3 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $164K | $441K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 68 | 191 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.6% | +1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,027 | $4,685 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $125,786 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 96 → 111+15.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 562
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $325K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Dukes 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 Dukes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,584
- Median age
- 50.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 203
- Median household income
- $125,786+75.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $207,940
- Median home value
- $1,165,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,891
- Daytime population
- 20,942Residents 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 |
| 13Dukes County, MA | 33 | 232 | 305.9 | $164K | +3.1% | #1,932 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Dukes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants33
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza39
- Coffee shops and cafes33
- Bakeries and dessert shops32
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Dukes County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 232 restaurants and cafes in Dukes County. 22 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dukes County, MA spend on food away from home?
About $38.1M a year, or $5,027 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 232 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $164K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,584 households in Dukes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dukes County, MA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Dukes County has 305.9 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $164K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Dukes County would have about 103, against 232 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 68 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Dukes County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Dukes County at 21,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,584 households. Median household income in Dukes County is $125,786, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 75.2%, 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. Dukes County scores 33 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,932 of 2,405 scored counties.
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