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Restaurants and cafes in Blaine County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Blaine County, NE, 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
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$659K
On food away from home · $3,343 a household
Spending per listing
$329K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
101.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
458
+6.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 restaurants and cafes in Blaine County. That is 101.5 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on food away from home in Blaine County comes to about $659K a year: $3,343 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 restaurants and cafes, that is $329K per restaurant.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Blaine County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Blaine County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Blaine County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Blaine County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureBlaine CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households101.5105.5109.8
Spending per listing$329K$374K$371K
Households per official establishmentn/a229209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,343$3,946$4,070
Median household income$69,583$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Blaine 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 Blaine County

Population, 2025 estimate
458+6.8% since 2020
Households
197
Median age
Not shownNot reliable for an area this small
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
3.0
Land area
711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$69,583
Average household income
$93,711
Median home value
$116,900
Jobs located here
100
Daytime population
Not shownNot reliable for an area this small

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Restaurants and cafes across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, NE858376.6$568K+3.9%#65 of 2,405
2Sarpy County, NE8359580.3$575K+9.0%#93 of 2,405
3Washington County, NE825565.3$673K+1.8%#103 of 2,405
4Saunders County, NE768494.4$455K+6.0%#228 of 2,405
5Colfax County, NE653389.0$441K+3.6%#572 of 2,405
6Seward County, NE645986.9$461K+2.3%#605 of 2,405
7Lancaster County, NE551,30797.4$398K+3.4%#971 of 2,405
8Gage County, NE559096.5$372K+0.2%#986 of 2,405
9Otoe County, NE5577120.6$328K+3.9%#992 of 2,405
10Saline County, NE5258112.8$341K+1.9%#1,111 of 2,405
Blaine County, NENot scored2101.5$329K+6.8%

Other business types in Blaine 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 Blaine County, NE?

Blaine County has 2 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. No official count is published for restaurants and other eating places in Blaine County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Blaine County, NE spend on food away from home?

About $659K a year, or $3,343 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $329K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 197 households in Blaine County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blaine County, NE compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Blaine County has 2 restaurants and cafes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending.

How fast is Blaine County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Blaine County at 458 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 197 households. The median household income in Blaine County is $69,583 a year, 14% 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.

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

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