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Restaurants and cafes in Miner County, SD

The restaurants and cafes in Miner County, SD, 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
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.5M
On food away from home · $3,766 a household
Spending per listing
$319K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
118.0
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,281
−0.8% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Miner County comes to about $3.5M a year: $3,766 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $319K per restaurant, 14% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 11 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Miner County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 118.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Miner County in 2023. That is one for every 186 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Miner County declined 0.8%, 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 Miner County compares

The same measures for South 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 Miner County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMiner CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households118.0106.8109.8
Spending per listing$319K$361K$371K
Households per official establishment186232209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,766$3,849$4,070
Median household income$76,140$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$106K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
112 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 Miner 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 Miner County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,281−0.8% since 2020
Households
932
Median age
47.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$76,140
Average household income
$112,618
Median home value
$142,600
Jobs located here
829
Daytime population
2,074Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across South Dakota

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

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD9418265.3$694K+17.5%#6 of 2,405
2Union County, SD816791.7$471K+3.3%#128 of 2,405
3Meade County, SD759982.7$469K+2.7%#249 of 2,405
4Minnehaha County, SD55892105.2$377K+7.6%#982 of 2,405
5Brown County, SD5314387.8$425K−1.7%#1,045 of 2,405
6Oglala Lakota County, SD511965.0$431K−2.3%#1,127 of 2,405
7Beadle County, SD517396.9$369K+2.4%#1,156 of 2,405
8Hughes County, SD4977106.2$374K−0.9%#1,237 of 2,405
9Brookings County, SD49160116.0$324K+9.6%#1,252 of 2,405
10Lake County, SD4749103.9$374K−0.2%#1,314 of 2,405
Miner County, SDNot scored11118.0$319K−0.8%

Other business types in Miner 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 Miner County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 restaurants and cafes in Miner County. 2 of them (18%) 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 Miner County, SD spend on food away from home?

About $3.5M a year, or $3,766 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $319K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 932 households in Miner County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Miner County, SD compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Miner County has 118.0 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $319K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Miner County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 186 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Miner County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Miner County at 2,281 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 932 households. Median household income in Miner County is $76,140, 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 Miner County

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