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Restaurants and cafes in Marquette County, WI
The restaurants and cafes in Marquette County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,371 of 2,405 scored counties
#35 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 84
- 12 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.3M
- On food away from home · $3,474 a household
- Spending per listing
- $289K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 120.2
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,927
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Marquette County comes to about $24.3M a year: $3,474 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $289K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
Marquette County has 84 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 14%, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 120.2 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Marquette County was 19 in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 368 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Marquette County.
Population estimates put the population change in Marquette County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Marquette County is 46 (lower middle), #1,371 of 2,405 scored counties and #35 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Marquette County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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.
| Measure | Marquette County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 120.2 | 106.3 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $289K | $373K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 368 | 242 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.4% | +4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,474 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,681 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 19−17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 180
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Marquette 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 Marquette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,927+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,987
- Median age
- 49.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $65,681+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,123
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,800
- Daytime population
- 12,809Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calumet County, WI | 84 | 132 | 61.8 | $681K | +2.9% | #67 of 2,405 |
| 2Washington County, WI | 75 | 442 | 77.4 | $566K | +1.8% | #237 of 2,405 |
| 3St. Croix County, WI | 73 | 355 | 94.6 | $491K | +4.7% | #316 of 2,405 |
| 4Waukesha County, WI | 72 | 1,549 | 91.8 | $518K | +2.4% | #338 of 2,405 |
| 5Pierce County, WI | 70 | 163 | 102.7 | $417K | +3.1% | #415 of 2,405 |
| 6Vernon County, WI | 69 | 101 | 81.3 | $458K | +2.4% | #438 of 2,405 |
| 7Dane County, WI | 67 | 2,496 | 99.2 | $441K | +4.9% | #492 of 2,405 |
| 8Ozaukee County, WI | 64 | 384 | 100.2 | $462K | +3.0% | #604 of 2,405 |
| 9Iowa County, WI | 63 | 98 | 96.9 | $416K | +1.0% | #645 of 2,405 |
| 10Racine County, WI | 62 | 722 | 89.8 | $441K | +0.4% | #679 of 2,405 |
| 35Marquette County, WI | 46 | 84 | 120.2 | $289K | +2.1% | #1,371 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Marquette County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants41
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops54
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Marquette County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 84 restaurants and cafes in Marquette County. 12 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Marquette County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $24.3M a year, or $3,474 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $289K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,987 households in Marquette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marquette County, WI compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Marquette County has 120.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $289K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Marquette County would have about 66, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 368 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Marquette County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Marquette County at 15,927 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,987 households. Median household income in Marquette County is $65,681, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. 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. Marquette County scores 46 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,371 of 2,405 scored counties.
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