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Restaurants and cafes in Griggs County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Griggs County, ND, 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
15
5 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On food away from home · $3,663 a household
Spending per listing
$242K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
151.2
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,239
−2.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 restaurants and cafes in Griggs County. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 151.2 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Households in Griggs County spend about $3.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,663 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $242K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Griggs County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 198 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Griggs County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Griggs County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Griggs County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureGriggs CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households151.2105.1109.8
Spending per listing$242K$375K$371K
Households per official establishment198247209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,663$3,940$4,070
Median household income$61,711$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$452K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
155 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Griggs 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 Griggs County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,239−2.5% since 2020
Households
992
Median age
52.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
709 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$61,711
Average household income
$98,144
Median home value
$119,300
Jobs located here
796
Daytime population
2,070Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Griggs County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morton County, ND8010877.4$514K+3.8%#141 of 2,405
2McKenzie County, ND7360100.1$461K+2.8%#321 of 2,405
3Burleigh County, ND6737891.6$461K+4.7%#486 of 2,405
4Cass County, ND64848101.0$391K+9.1%#620 of 2,405
5Grand Forks County, ND5430095.9$388K+1.9%#1,021 of 2,405
6Richland County, ND5071103.7$376K+1.2%#1,187 of 2,405
7Stutsman County, ND488489.0$401K−0.6%#1,267 of 2,405
8Ward County, ND46289101.2$394K−2.4%#1,342 of 2,405
9Williams County, ND46177116.8$366K+1.4%#1,358 of 2,405
10Barnes County, ND4553108.0$336K−2.7%#1,420 of 2,405
Griggs County, NDNot scored15151.2$242K−2.5%

Other business types in Griggs 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 Griggs County, ND?

There are 15 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Griggs County as of September 2026. 5 of them (33%) 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.

How much do households in Griggs County, ND spend on food away from home?

About $3.6M a year, or $3,663 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $242K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 992 households in Griggs County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Griggs County, ND compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Griggs County has 151.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $242K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Griggs County would have about 10, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 198 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Griggs County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Griggs County at 2,239 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 992 households. The median household income in Griggs County is $61,711 a year, 24% 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 Griggs County

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