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Restaurants and cafes in Renville County, ND

The restaurants and cafes in Renville County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
19
3 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.7M
On food away from home · $3,794 a household
Spending per listing
$193K
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
196.1
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,331
+2.9% 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 19 restaurants and cafes in Renville County. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 196.1, 79% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Households in Renville County spend about $3.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,794 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $193K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Renville County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 162 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $192K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Renville County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Renville County grew 2.9%, in step with 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 Renville 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 Renville County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRenville CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households196.1105.1109.8
Spending per listing$193K$375K$371K
Households per official establishment162247209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,794$3,940$4,070
Median household income$74,301$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$423K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
193 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
1
Amount
$192K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Renville 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 Renville County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,331+2.9% since 2020
Households
969
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
877 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$74,301
Average household income
$88,283
Median home value
$166,000
Jobs located here
644
Daytime population
2,028Residents 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 Renville 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
Renville County, NDNot scored19196.1$193K+2.9%

Other business types in Renville 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 Renville County, ND?

There are 19 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Renville County as of September 2026. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023.

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

About $3.7M a year, or $3,794 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $193K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 969 households in Renville County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Renville County has 196.1 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $193K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Renville County would have about 10, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 162 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Renville County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Renville County at 2,331 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 969 households. The median household income in Renville County is $74,301 a year, 8% 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 Renville County

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