Food and drink · Small-town market · Michigan
Restaurants and cafes in the Sturgis, MI area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in the Sturgis, MI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #80 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 172
- 74 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 88
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.6M
- On food away from home · $3,495 a household
- Spending per listing
- $480K
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 72.8
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,968
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in the Sturgis area comes to about $82.6M a year: $3,495 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $480K per restaurant, 29% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 172 restaurants and cafes on map listings in the Sturgis area as of September 2026. 74 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 72.8 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 88 businesses with payroll in the Sturgis area classed as restaurants and other eating places, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 268 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $787K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Sturgis area.
Population estimates show the Sturgis area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in the Sturgis area is 70 (upper middle), #80 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Sturgis area compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Sturgis area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 72.8 | 91.9 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $480K | $422K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 268 | 241 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,495 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 880.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,537
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 223The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $787K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Sturgis area, 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 the Sturgis area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,968+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 23,620
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $66,425+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,433
- Median home value
- $178,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,267
- Daytime population
- 52,362Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Sturgis area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holland, MI | 86 | 367 | 80.6 | $501K | +2.1% | #8 of 538 |
| 2Hillsdale, MI | 78 | 114 | 63.8 | $549K | 0.0% | #35 of 538 |
| 3Coldwater, MI | 77 | 122 | 72.2 | $477K | +2.5% | #41 of 538 |
| 4Owosso, MI | 76 | 185 | 65.8 | $546K | −0.4% | #42 of 538 |
| 5Alma, MI | 71 | 99 | 67.0 | $517K | −1.1% | #72 of 538 |
| 6Sturgis, MI | 70 | 172 | 72.8 | $480K | +0.1% | #80 of 538 |
| 7Big Rapids, MI | 69 | 128 | 76.6 | $435K | +4.7% | #84 of 538 |
| 8Adrian, MI | 65 | 327 | 84.1 | $436K | −1.6% | #120 of 538 |
| 9Escanaba, MI | 54 | 145 | 90.8 | $372K | −0.8% | #223 of 538 |
| 10Marquette, MI | 54 | 276 | 97.7 | $359K | +2.3% | #225 of 538 |
Other business types in the Sturgis area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes70
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops66
- Pizza69
- Coffee shops and cafes52
- Bakeries and dessert shops64
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in the Sturgis, MI area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 172 restaurants and cafes in the Sturgis area. 74 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sturgis, MI area spend on food away from home?
About $82.6M a year, or $3,495 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 172 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $480K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,620 households in the Sturgis area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sturgis, MI area compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
The Sturgis area has 72.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $480K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, the Sturgis area would have about 223, against 172 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 268 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sturgis, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Sturgis area at 60,968 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in the Sturgis area is $66,425, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Sturgis area scores 70 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #80 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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