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Restaurants and cafes in the Winnemucca, NV area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in the Winnemucca, NV area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #384 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Nevada

Listings
81
31 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
37
+5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$26.1M
On food away from home · $3,771 a household
Spending per listing
$322K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
117.2
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,267
0.0% 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

Households in the Winnemucca area spend about $26.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,771 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $322K per restaurant, 13% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 81 restaurants and cafes on map listings in the Winnemucca area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That is 117.2 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Winnemucca area in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 187 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Winnemucca area.

Population estimates show the Winnemucca area held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For restaurants and cafes, the Winnemucca area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #384 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Nevada.

How the Winnemucca area compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Winnemucca, NV area compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureWinnemucca areaNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households117.2130.3109.8
Spending per listing$322K$302K$371K
Households per official establishment187194209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.7%+15.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,771$3,930$4,070
Median household income$81,073$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score3932

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37+5.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
502
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8131 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Winnemucca 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 Winnemucca area

Population, 2025 estimate
17,2670.0% since 2020
Households
6,911
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
9,641 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$81,073+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,890
Median home value
$278,300
Jobs located here
6,951
Daytime population
16,323Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Nevada

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nevada for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Nevada, with the Winnemucca area marked.

Top small-town markets in Nevada

Small-town markets in Nevada ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pahrump, NV7819387.0$395K+10.3%#39 of 538
2Fallon, NV629195.6$396K+1.1%#152 of 538
3Elko, NV55234115.6$342K+2.1%#218 of 538
4Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA53267122.7$351K+0.9%#236 of 538
5Winnemucca, NV3981117.2$322K0.0%#384 of 538

Other business types in the Winnemucca area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in the Winnemucca, NV area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 81 restaurants and cafes in the Winnemucca area. 31 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Winnemucca, NV area spend on food away from home?

About $26.1M a year, or $3,771 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $322K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,911 households in the Winnemucca area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Winnemucca, NV area compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

The Winnemucca area has 117.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $322K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, the Winnemucca area would have about 70, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 187 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Winnemucca, NV area growing?

Population estimates put the Winnemucca area at 17,267 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,911 households. Median household income in the Winnemucca area is $81,073, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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 Winnemucca area scores 39 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #384 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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