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Restaurants and cafes in Fallon County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Fallon County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
14
2 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On food away from home · $3,934 a household
Spending per listing
$331K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
118.8
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,959
−2.3% 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

At $3,934 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Fallon County spend about $4.6M a year on food away from home. That works out to $331K per restaurant, 11% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

Fallon County has 14 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 118.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Fallon County in 2023. That is one for every 236 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Fallon County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Fallon County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Fallon County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureFallon CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households118.8114.0109.8
Spending per listing$331K$329K$371K
Households per official establishment236200209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,934$3,748$4,070
Median household income$76,250$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$395K
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Fallon 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 Fallon County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,959−2.3% since 2020
Households
1,178
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,621 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$76,250
Average household income
$111,823
Median home value
$244,800
Jobs located here
1,309
Daytime population
3,002Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Montana, with Fallon County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, MT853570.1$623K+9.8%#62 of 2,405
2Ravalli County, MT6617493.2$390K+9.4%#527 of 2,405
3Lewis and Clark County, MT6229393.9$418K+5.8%#688 of 2,405
4Yellowstone County, MT5468598.0$397K+4.5%#1,019 of 2,405
5Big Horn County, MT522770.6$444K−2.5%#1,086 of 2,405
6Missoula County, MT51552104.8$366K+4.4%#1,157 of 2,405
7Gallatin County, MT43731142.7$306K+7.7%#1,513 of 2,405
8Sanders County, MT4259108.2$297K+12.9%#1,556 of 2,405
9Flathead County, MT41536121.2$313K+10.1%#1,590 of 2,405
10Cascade County, MT40357100.2$356K+0.7%#1,615 of 2,405
Fallon County, MTNot scored14118.8$331K−2.3%

Other business types in Fallon County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Fallon County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 restaurants and cafes in Fallon County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fallon County, MT spend on food away from home?

About $4.6M a year, or $3,934 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $331K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,178 households in Fallon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fallon County, MT compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Fallon County has 118.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $331K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Fallon County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 236 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Fallon County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Fallon County at 2,959 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,178 households. Median household income in Fallon County is $76,250, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for restaurants and cafes · All 56 business types in Fallon County

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